Senior Educational Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP)

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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

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Evidence of qualification as a Senior Wellbeing Practitioner (PGCert SWP) from accredited training provider.
• Evidence of qualification as Education Mental Health Practitioner (PGDip EMHP) from accredited training provider

Desirable criteria

• Psychology or other health /social care/youth related undergraduate degree
• Other relevant postgraduate degree

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working as a Senior Wellbeing Practitioner and providing supervision for junior staff
• Significant experience post EMHP qualification of working with children and/or young people and families
• Knowledge of child and adolescent development and the role of the family in supporting children and young people's emotional well-being
• Understanding of systems and contexts in which children and young people are likely to live
• Worked in a service where agreed targets in place to demonstrating outcomes
• Demonstrates an understanding of common mental health problems experienced by children and young people
• Understands why it is essential to use evidence-based interventions when possible
• Experience in providing manualised EMHP interventions for children and young people experiencing, mild to moderate anxiety, low mood and behavioural difficulties.
• Experience of MDT working

Desirable criteria

• Understands why collecting feedback from children, young people and parents is important
• Able to identify common mental health problems in children and young people
• Worked in a service where agreed targets in place to demonstrating outcomes
• Experience of working with children with neurodevelopmental conditions (e.g. ASC, ADHD, Mild-moderate LD)
• Experience of working with children and young people with mental health difficulties

As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.

We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, you will be required to undergo a pre-employment checks which can take between 4-8 weeks . After which your information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR ).

Please ensure you include email addresses for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process.

West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We encourage the thoughtful use of technology as a demonstration of strong time management and a commitment to innovation. However, we encourage applicants to personalise their recruitment application to showcase their unique skills and experiences.

While AI-generated content can be a helpful tool, relying solely on generic responses instead of highlighting your own strengths and achievements may impact the success of your application. The success of an application will always be assessed against the essential and desirable criteria for the role, so it is important to ensure that your application and any supporting information clearly demonstrate how you meet these requirements.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Candidate Pack (PDF, 880.3KB)