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    Trainee Educational Mental Health Practitioner - Darlington, United Kingdom - Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

    Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
    Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust Darlington, United Kingdom

    1 week ago

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    Job summary

    Durham and Darlington Mental Health Support Teams have some fantastic and exciting opportunities available.

    In line with the government's priority to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people, the new Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) role is an exciting opportunity to deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, working across both educational settings and healthcare sectors in England.

    Across the Durham MHST patch we are looking for trainee 2 EMHP's to work in Easington . The teams across Durham have been running since November 2019.

    Successful candidates will be employed on a full-time basis and based within education settings where the Mental Health Support Teams would be located to deliver mental health support across a range of educational settings in the region. The sites will be based in Durham .

    This means as part of this role there will be a requirement to travel to NorthumbriaUniversityfor an element of the training from the service where the candidate is based.

    Main duties of the job

    Successful candidates will be offered a full-time educational programme specifically for the role in partnership with the NorthumbriaUniversity. This post will be funded at NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) Band 4 level, gaining credits towards either a graduate or postgraduate level qualification (depending on level of previous academic study), there will also be an opportunity for employment on successful completion of training, with a starting salary projected to be based on the NHS AfC Band 5 scale.

    To enable this, all applicants must demonstrate in their application the ability to work at degree level or have an equivalent level of relevant experience, with a proven record of previous learning or formal study in child development, wellbeing or mental health. Further to that experience of working with children and young people and an understanding of the educational system in England is highly desirable.

    About us

    We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

    From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

    We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

    We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

    We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

    The training programme for this post is 12 months in duration and will consist of academic and supervised practice learning across mental health services and educational settings, such as primary and secondary schools, and further education colleges.

    Delivery of the programme will be provided through a combination of taught days withinUniversity, independent self-guided study days and experience gained in education wellbeing and mainstream mental health services.

    During training, the post-holder will work under supervision to gain experience across healthcare and educational settings to enable them to gain the level of competence required to deliver high-quality, evidence-based early interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health problems.

    The training course is divided into modules, developing skills and knowledge in areas such as:

    Working with children, young people and their parents/carers to support self-management including development of plans for specific interventions and agreeing outcomes;

    Learning to manage own caseload, gaining the necessary skills to practice a range of interventions such as guided self-help;

    Preparing and presenting caseload information to supervisors;

    Working with colleagues to provide better access to specialist mental health services and supporting referrals where required;

    Supporting colleagues in education to identify and manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing.

    On successful completion of training, trainee EMHPs will be equipped with the necessary skills, knowledge and capabilities to work as a qualified EMHP; as autonomous and responsible practitioners within their scope of practice, alongside education colleagues.

    EMHPs will play a key role as members of the new Mental Health Support Teams, who will have the responsibility for delivering schools overarching approach to providing mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people.

    As this is a full time training post, initially you will apply for the training post, just as you would with any other job application, and then you will be expected to make a separate application to the university mentioned later on in the recruitment and selection process.

    Please find attached the job description and person/role specification.

    Additional contact details - Mike Turnbull

    Person Specification

    Qualification

    Essential

  • Applicants will have a minimum of good Honours degree (Level 6) in a relevant subject to the programme.
  • Prove record of previous academic attainment.

    • Experience

    Essential

  • Previous experience of working with people in a care setting (for example, private / third sector services, NHS, local authority provision)

    • Desirable

  • Experience of working in with children , young people and their families
  • Experience of working in an education setting.

    • Knowledge, skills and competencies

    Essential

  • Ability to learn in a variety of settings and using a variety of learning methods
  • Knowledge of the educational system in England.
  • Ability to study as a self-motivated learner who can formulate their own progress towards learning objectives and negotiate pathways to achievement with supervisory teams
  • Computer literate
  • Knowledge of children and young people gained through academic study in child development, child wellbeing or mental health.

    • Desirable

  • ECDL or equivalent IT qualification.
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