Interview will be held on 9th Oct 2024
This is an exciting time of growth and change within East Berkshire NHS Trust as our CAMH service is currently working collaboratively with children and young people, and partners to deliver the Governments Programme for mental health support to be available in schools.
To support the development of our newly established Mental Help Support Teams, we are looking to recruitx4SeniorEducation Mental Health Practitioner and Supervisorsto support the implementation of two new Mental Health Support Teams(Bracknell and Slough). We have x2 vacancies in Slough and x2 vacancies in Bracknell.
In line with the Government’s priority to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people, the new Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) role is an exciting opportunity to deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, working across both educational settings and healthcare sectors in England.
1. To be trained and confident in the use of CYP IAPT principles,evidence basedinterventions and routine outcome measures.
1. To care co-ordinate and manage a defined caseload of children and young people presenting with emotional health and wellbeing difficulties in schools
1. To co-ordinate and deliver individualised care packages / programmes for children and young people and evaluate these programmes, ensuringhigh standardsof practicein accordance withnational guidelines and trust policy.
1. To provide day to day clinical and supervisory support for the Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP).
1. Toprovidespecialist mental health advice, consultation and signposted using anoutcome basedtriage model, to schools
1. To provide training toschoolsstaff,parentsand carers in conjunction with colleagues.
1. Within schools actively promote the wholeschool basedapproach to developing andmaintainingemotional health and well-being.
1. To train and mentor students and less experienced members of the team.
1. To act as an autonomous practitioner with an understanding of own limitations and recognition of when to seek support.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites
If you share our values and would like to come and work for us, please submit your application as soon as possible as we'll occasionally close roles early that have a high number of applications.
The “must haves” for this role:
• be friendly, self-motivated, and self-organising,
• be confident in working in a multiagency setting, working collaboratively with colleagues in schools and across the wider system,
• enjoy regular collaboration with your peers and the senior colleagues to whom you report,
• as a person, will always be looking for new or better ways to deliver care and be keen to learn,
• and most of all will have a calm, friendly and compassionate outlook and have a keen interest in working in a schools setting
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’recommitted to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Pleasedon’thesitate tocontact:Jade HensJade.Hens@berkshire.nhs.ukwho’llbe delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so pleasesubmityour application as soon as possible.
This advert closes on Monday 30 Sep 2024
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