Educational Mental Health Practitioner - Liverpool

Alder Hey Children's Nhs Foundation Trust, Liverpool

Educational Mental Health Practitioner - Liverpool

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Alder Hey Children's Nhs Foundation Trust, Liverpool

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 30 May | Get your application in now before you're too late!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

Job ref: 4f68cf85c1ed42a6909d39c988a8cb72

Location ref: Liverpool

Full Job Description

  • Working as a member of an integrated multi-disciplinary team providing comprehensive assessment of children, young people and families. Planning, implementing and evaluating interventions to address identified needs.
  • To work alongside partner agencies to offer Whole School Approach (WSA)
  • Acting as case manager for children and young peoplewith mild to moderate mental health problems.
  • Delivering evidence-based interventions in a group format alongside or under supervision of senior CAMHS practitioners.
  • Monitoring risk and supporting children and young people who present with more severe problems to rapidly access assessment and intervention from senior CAMHS practitioners.
  • Promoting the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people.
  • Adhering to Trust policies and procedures and the legislative framework in which children's mental health care is delivered.

    PLEASE DO NOT APPLY UNLESS YOU HAVE COMPLETED: Post Graduate Diploma as an Educational Mental Health Practitioner
  • This is an exciting opportunity for Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) to join our Mental Health Services Team (MHST) working with schools across Liverpool. We are looking for individuals who have skills and experience in engaging families who are from communities that may be at increased risk of social exclusion or marginalisation. The successful candidate will work as part of an integrated multi-disciplinary team. They will act as case managers for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health problems and deliver evidence-based interventions alongside or under supervision of senior CAMHS practitioners. Please note that the Person Specification does not state Post Graduate Diploma in EMHP however you will not be shortlisted without this qualification.

    Alder Hey MHST is part of the Education Mental Health Team within the Liverpool CAMHS; and North and South Sefton Partnership. MHST covers both Liverpool and Sefton and currently has links with around 200 schools. Liverpool MHST comprises 4 teams, North, Central, South along with a Transitions Team. Sefton MHST has four teams North, South and Central (with a focus on transition) along with the new Wave 11 team focusing on LD support across the three MDTs.

    This will be paid in two parts, £250 in first month pay on commencement in post, and £750 on completion of six months. Accommodation Alder Hey will support the cost of accommodation for up to 3 months from the date of employment (up to £500 per month) The cost is to be paid by the staff member and reclaimed as expenses. Relocation package

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