Job overview
We are seeking to fill Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) / Educational Wellbeing Practitioner (EWP) vacancies in Hounslow that are arising due to staff progression. We are looking for applications from qualified EMHP / EWP or those at the end of their EMHP/ EWP training. Full time, part time and job share opportunities will be considered.
This is an exciting time to join a rapidly growing and dynamic new workforce in West London NHS Trust CAMHS. We offer high quality supervision, with excellent CPD and career development opportunities. If you are interested in partnership working (notably with schools) and you want to help shape new models of evidence-based support to promote the emotional wellbeing of children and young people, this job could be for you.
The post holders will offer assessment and guided self-help interventions (individual and group-based) to children and young people (aged 5-18) and their families.
Main duties of the job
With appropriate supervision, to work as an autonomous and responsible practitioner as their training affords and within the scope of their local job description, to engage in;
• Delivering evidence-based 1:1 or group interventions for children and young people in education setting with mild to moderate mental health problems
• Helping children and young people who present with more severe problems to rapidly access more specialist services
• Supporting and facilitating staff in education settings to identify and where appropriate manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing
• Working with and within education environments to afford better access to specialist mental health services
• Support in implementing Whole School Approach across Hounslow schools
• And to use the acquired skills, knowledge and abilities to deliver a service based within education settings that builds on and reinforces but does not replace those initiatives that already exist within these environments.
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
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Essential criteria
1. •Experience of working with children and young people, their families and others.
2. •Experience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders
Desirable criteria
3. •Experience of working with children and their families in a healthcare setting
4. •Experience of working with children and their families in an education setting
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
5. •Self-motivated
6. •Able to travel to meet the requirements of the post
7. •Team player
8. •Excellent time management and organisational skills
9. •Able to meet the physical requirements of the role after reasonable adjustments have been made for any illness or disability
Qualifications
Essential criteria
10. Successful completion of the HEE commissioned 1yr Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) / Educational Wellbeing Practitioner (EWP)
Desirable criteria
11. •A further relevant degree qualification •Teaching qualification •Youth Mental Health First Aid trained
Skills
Essential criteria
12. •Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health interventions with children
13. •Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health interventions with families
14. •Ability to conduct group parenting programmes
15. •Ability to work within educational settings to increase mental health awareness within the staff group
16. •Ability to conduct mental health assessments of children and young people
17. •Ability to make an assessment of risk and to record and communicate it appropriately
18. •Ability take appropriate action to mitigate or manage risk
Desirable criteria
19. •Ability to teach others about mental health issues
20. •Ability to conduct other group therapeutic
21. interventions with children and their families
Knowledge
Essential criteria
22. •Knowledge of educational environments
23. •Knowledge of safeguarding issues
24. •Knowledge of capacity and consent issues including Gillick competence
Desirable criteria
25. •Knowledge of the functional operation of specialist CAMHS teams
Experience
Essential criteria
26. •Experience of working with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties
27. •Experience of working with anxiety disorders
28. •Experience of working with affective (mood) disorders
29. •Experience of the delivery of specific therapeutic interventions to children, young people or their families (e.g. CBT, solution focused brief therapy)
Desirable criteria
30. •Experience of monitoring and recording outcome measures for children’s emotional wellbeing
31. •Experience of navigating complex social systems and environments, who may have conflicting priorities or agendas
32. •Experience of working with looked after children
33. •Experience of working with other vulnerable groups
Specific Attributes
Essential criteria
34. •Full, enhanced and current satisfactory DBS disclosure for the role
35. •Ability to personally manage a sensitive, traumatic and potentially emotionally distressing caseload
36. •Excellent oral and written communication skills
Desirable criteria
37. •Proven commitment to continuous professional development