Qualifications
Applicants must be a qualified and registered Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) or a Children and Young People Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP); or qualified and registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with previous consolidated postgraduate experience of working with young people with emotional and mental health issues and with experience of delivering evidence‑based CBT interventions for mild to moderate mental health issues to CYP both individually and in groups.
Responsibilities
- Provide evidence‑based interventions for mild to moderate mental health issues.
- Support the senior mental health lead in each education setting to introduce or develop their whole‑school or college approach.
- Give timely advice to school and college staff, and liaise with external specialist services, to help children and young people to get the right support and stay in education.
You will be part of a new Mental Health Support Team (MHST) created to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people and to play a key part in a team of people delivering low‑intensity interventions into schools and other settings in MK. You will work alongside EMHPs, CWPs, Senior Wellbeing Practitioners, Team Leaders. You will undertake assessments of children and young people and deliver evidence‑based low‑intensity group and individual interventions to children and young people with mild to moderate anxiety and depression and/or behavioural difficulties and their families and carers.
This role requires flexibility and adaptability and above all, a desire to work with children and young people with mental health difficulties within an educational context.
There is professional development opportunity for applicants who have not yet completed the PG Certificate in Supervision for Children and Young People’s Services or Senior Wellbeing Practitioner training. Other service‑specific training in a range of evidence‑based therapeutic modalities is also available.
Disability Confident
We are a Disability Confident employer and will generally offer an interview to any applicant who declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer.
For further candidate information about working in MK and MHST, refer to the candidate pack: MK_MHST_Candidate_packs.pdf (cnwl.nhs.uk).
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