Educational Mental Health Practitioner: Sponsorship Available
Job Title: Educational Mental Health Practitioner
Agency: Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Halesowen, United Kingdom
Salary/Rate: 32,073 – 39,043 £ / Year
Job Summary
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1wte B5 Education Mental Health Practitioner (must have the specific EMHP qualification to be able to apply for this post)
Post based in Dudley but may at times need to work across the Black Country, dependent on service need.
We have an exciting opportunity for a low-intensity practitioner (Educational Mental Health Practitioner) to deliver short-term interventions in schools and colleges throughout the localities to those young people demonstrating a need for support with their emotional health and wellbeing. We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed individual to join our team who has been successful in their training and wants to embed their learning in the Black Country.
Main duties of the job
As an EMHP, you will be expected to work autonomously but also as part of a dynamic mental health team in a creative environment where evidence-based interventions, new ideas, ways of working, and supporting children and young people are actively encouraged. This approach requires flexibility and adaptability, and above all, a passion for working with children and young people in educational settings. The training you will have undertaken will have enabled you to develop knowledge and practice skills to employ a range of evidence-based interventions for common mental health problems via direct individual and group support for children, young people, and their parents.
About us
The Education Mental Health Practitioner role will:
- Work closely alongside a team of mental health professionals delivering a wide range of evidence-informed interventions
- Develop and practice evidence-based skills under supervision to work directly with children, young people, and families.
- Develop and practice evidence-based skills to carry out holistic and child-centred mental health assessments, including risk assessments.
The Education Mental Health Practitioner is required to:
- Demonstrate and evidence that they have completed the Educational Mental Health Practitioner training
- Have experience of working with children and young people, their families, and others.
- Have experience working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders
- Have experience of working with children and young people who have social, emotional, and/or mental health difficulties
How to Apply;
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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