We are delighted to be recruiting 2 x 1.0 wte Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHPs) to join our developing Mental Health Support Team (MHST) pathway within Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD).
Various locations are available for these posts across Torbay, South and East Devon.
This is an exciting opportunity to begin a rewarding career supporting the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people across Devon and Torbay. Successful applicants will undertake a fully funded, part-time one-year Postgraduate Diploma at the University of Exeter while gaining valuable clinical experience working within our service.
Trainees will be employed on a Band 4 contract during training and will progress to Band 5 on successful completion of the programme and qualification requirements.
In line with the Governments priority to improve access to mental health support for children and young people, the EMHP role offers the opportunity to deliver evidence-based early interventions within educational settings and to work collaboratively across health, education, and community services.
Main duties of the job
As part of the Mental Health Support Team, trainees will develop the knowledge and skills required to deliver evidence-based interventions and support schools in developing a whole-school approach to emotional wellbeing and mental health.
- Undertake specialist EMHP training alongside supervised clinical practice.
- Develop skills in assessing and supporting children and young people with emotional and mental health needs.
- Deliver evidence-based, low-intensity interventions for mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
- Work collaboratively with schools, families, and professionals to support positive outcomes for children and young people.
- Contribute to the development of whole-school approaches to mental health and wellbeing.
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing early intervention and prevention support within community and educational settings.
- Participate in regular clinical supervision, training, and professional development opportunities.
The MHST pathway currently consists of Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) and Child Wellbeing Practitioners (CWPs) and continues to grow across Devon and Torbay. This is an excellent opportunity to join an innovative and supportive service committed to improving outcomes for children and young people.
We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure.
Successful applicants will be employed by Devon Partnership Trust (https://jobs.dpt.nhs.uk/locations/working-here)
Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) comprises an Alliance of NHS organisations working together to improve health outcomes for children and young people in Devon.
CFHD provides integrated care and treatment for children and young people across physical and mental health. We are working closely with other organisations and providers to ensure we deliver locality and county-wide based integrated access to all of our services, based on the i-Thrive Framework.
CFHD works closely with our local universities of Plymouth, Exeter & the Peninsula Medical School where we support students in clinical training placements and in addition support our own staff to undertake post graduate training.
Our integrated care and treatment has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers.
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