Trainee Educational Mental Health Practitioner

at  Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

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 michael.turnbull2@nhs.ne

Please refer the Job description for details