Mental Health Practitioner

• Forming strong working relations with education settings
• Providing consultations to education colleagues and support education settings to embed a whole school approach to wellbeing
• Developing and delivering evidence-based individual and group time limited interventions to young people within education settings
• Evidencing the outcomes of the MHST service
• Providing clinical supervision to Education Mental Health practitioners

• Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts

Essential

• Core profession with valid registration of professional body e.g. RMN, Social Work or equivalent post graduate accreditable qualification CBT, EMHP, CYWP.
• Evidence of continuing professional development in the field of child and adolescent mental health

Desirable

• Completion of a CYP improving access to psychological therapies certificate.
• Completion of an EMHP Supervisors Course

Essential

• The post holder should:
• Experience of assessment and delivering evidence based mental health interventions including low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy interventions.
• Experience of Multi-disciplinary working within a CAMHS setting
• Experience and knowledge of implementing safeguarding procedures for children and adults.
• Experience in utilising and interpreting routine outcome measures in practice.
• Experience of peer supervision, supervising colleagues in the multi-disciplinary team and consultation in other agency settings.

Desirable

• Experience of supporting young people in an educational setting

Essential

• Understanding of child and adolescent development.
• Knowledge of risk assessment and safety planning.
• Knowledge of legislation related to children and/or adolescent's mental health and social care e.g. Mental Health Act, Child Protection and Safeguarding of Vulnerable Children etc
• Understanding and knowledge of psychological models of brief intervention.

Desirable

• Ability to teach and train others using multi-media materials suitable for presentation within public.
• Level of knowledge of research methodology and data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of child and adolescent mental health.

Essential

• Ability to utilise CYP assessment skills and routine outcome measures effectively including suitability and risk assessments.
• Ability to apply therapeutic knowledge to clinical practice.
• Effective communication skills in respond to a variety of needs and situation.
• Good organisational/time management skills with the ability to manage own workload, organise own time and diary, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work autonomously in the community and use own initiative and make appropriate decisions.
• Must demonstrate a commitment to the overall vision of the development of the professional group of mental health practitioners in education settings.
• Knowledge and experience of using Microsoft word applications, including PowerPoint and excel.

Desirable

• Experience of database use