Senior Mental Health Practitioner - Mid Essex MHST | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 24 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 May 2024 |
| Location: | Chelmsford, CM2 0QX |
| Company: | North East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6242516/395-EC226-24 |
Summary
Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) are a service designed to support children and young people with mild to moderate mental health and emotional wellbeing difficulties within education settings. We are a multidisciplinary team made up of Children and Young People’s Mental Health Practitioners and Education Mental Health Practitioners.
MHSTs aims to:
• Support children and young people with mild to moderate mental health problems through evidence-based interventions
• Support schools in developing their whole school approach to mental health
• Provide timely advice to school staff and to liaise with other services to help children and young people get the right help and stay in education.
The post-holder will be a graduate qualified health care practitioner with qualifications in at least one of the following areas:
• Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP)
• Children Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP)
• Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT)
• Children and Young People-IAPT (CYP-IAPT)
Or
For the applicant to have extensive Children and Adolescent Mental Health experience delivering Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and who are eligible for
registration as a full member of the appropriate professional body (e.g. HCPC, NMC).
The role will require the successful applicant to work across the Mid Essex area (Braintree, Chelmsford and Maldon). Therefore, candidates with a valid driving licences and access to a vehicle are desirable.
The responsibilities of the Senior Mental Health Practitioner are:
• To work in partnership with schools, children, young people, and families in the development of plans for the intervention and agreed outcomes.
• To support and deliver CBT to the CYP either within a group setting or on an individual basis.
• To support and provide groups for parents/guardians/carers of the CYP within the MHST
• To support and provide Whole School Approaches
• To confidently and effectively manage a caseload of Children and Young People (CYP) with mild to moderate emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties.
• Provide supervision and caseload management to Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs)
• To undertake further educational development as part of the role.
• To work as part of a Multidisciplinary team across the MHST and with other professionals
• Being able to work as part of a team and autonomously.
• To ensure that there is accurate documentation, and that Routine Outcome Measures are completed.
• Appropriately raise safeguarding concerns were identified and to support colleagues with this process.
COVID-19 Vaccination
We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Base
This post requires the successful applicant to work agilely between NELFT sites and educational settings. For applicant to have the ability to work independently is an important factor. Some travel around the county is also expected. The nominated base for Mid Essex is Stapleford House in Chelmsford.
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Please see person specification and job description for full details and responsibilities required for this role.
This advert closes on Wednesday 8 May 2024