Assistant Education Mental Health Practitioner (A-EMHP)

This exciting opportunity has arisen within the team as a permanent assistant EMHP. The MHST's are part of the Emotional Health and Wellbeing Service in East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust and are within the 'Getting Advice' & 'Getting Help' (quadrants of) the developing iThrive model currently being implemented across Cambridge and Peterborough. The iThrive model provides an integrated approach to the delivery of person-centered & needs-led services for children, young people & families. The post holder/s will be supporting various locations in Peterborough MHST provision of a high-quality service to students (and parents) experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. The three core elements that the MHST's provide are:

• Evidence based interventions for mild to moderate mental health and emotional wellbeing issues
• Support designated senior mental health leads in educational setting
• Provide timely advice to school and college staff, The post holder/s will work alongside Educational Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP's), Senior Wellbeing Practitioners (SWP's) and Senior Clinicians through direct delivery of evidence-based interventions that support the recovery of young people referred to the service.
The post holder will also utilise their skills and knowledge of Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and child and adolescent mental health practice, alongside their knowledge of whole school approaches to mental health. This work will be in accordance with clinical governance processes and professional standards.

Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives. There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.Please be aware that East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust will never ask applicants to pay fees at any stage of the recruitment process, including job applications, sponsorship arrangements, or employment offers. All recruitment communications and job applications should only be made through our official careers website and published contact details.If you receive a suspicious job offer or recruitment-related communication, do not make any payments, share personal information, or provide identity documents. We encourage you to report the matter to your local police or relevant law enforcement agency. Any concerns relating to potential recruitment fraud should also be reported to our Local Counter Fraud Specialist (LCFS) as soon as possible.