09 Oct
NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Maidstone
Job description
Job summary
Qualified CWP / EMHP - Band 5
Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) support children, young people and their families that have links to identified school settings.
Each designated MHST will work in collaboration with schools and other agencies who cover a population of up to 7,000 children and young people.
Trailblazer sites were established in Kent in 2019, with the service aim to cover 50% of the schools across Kent and Medway by 2026.
It is expected that this will increase early access to services and offer greater preventative provision.
We also work with our schools to support their development of a Whole School Approach (WSA)
to emotional wellbeing and mental heath as well as their development of curriculum content to ensure pupils are taught about mental health in the classroom.
Kent and Medway Mental Health Support Teams NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
We have vacancies in different parts of the county.
- Dartford
- Swale
- Medway
- Maidstone
You will be able to make your preference at interview.
Main duties of the job
Main duties and responsibilities
- Assessment and Treatment of Children and Young People under the MHST 3 Core functions (Targeted Intervention, Whole School Approach & Consultation and Liaison)
- To work as part of a team with a set number of schools to deliver the core components of the service
- Active participation in local and county wide meetings and supervision forums
Please see Job Description for more details)
We hope successful candidates will come with a passion for participation and service development as we have a number of research and co-production projects we are working is also the aspiration that successful candidates will be keen to develop their skills further to consider their exciting career prospects within MHST services.
About us
Working for your organisation
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment.
As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes.
The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
We also have an extensive local induction for all new staff which includes service welcome meeting, team meet and greet and shadowing opportunities across a range of settings.
Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Flexible Working
We will consider part-time hours (30 hours plus) and flexible working pattern applications will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis to promote a healthy work life balance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- We are looking for Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP)
or Qualified Children's Wellbeing Practitioners (CWP) to join the teams and work with us to develop the service further and ensure we meet the core components;
- Whole School Approach
- Targeted Treatment (main evidence base is low intensity CBT individual and group)
- Consultation and Liaison
if you are about to qualify from an EMHP or CWP course please apply as posts can be held for successful applicants)
Our senior Clinical Team are passionate about the careers of EMHP's and CWP's and we have exciting CPD program happening in service and are working closely with Health Education England (HEE) and NHS England to look at the career pathways of this new work force.
We have good working relationships with University of Surrey and Kings Collage London and are looking at developing our staff to progress into senior positions and consider senior EMHP / CWP training opportunities and supervisor training.
We have vacancies in different parts of the county. You will be able to make your preference at interview.
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If you are an overseas qualified nurse and wanting to start your journey to becoming a UK based registered nurse with the NMC, you can check whether you are eligible to be supported through our Capital Nurse consortium.
Please visit; Whilst NELFT is happy to welcome overseas nurses we are unable to consider your application directly. You should submit your interest and apply through the Capital Nurse London group.
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation,
we are unable to offer sponsorship for some job roles, and this will be identified through filtering questions at the start of any job application on the Trac recruitment system.
Use of AI
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process.
This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
Successful completion of Education Mental Health Practitioner and Child Wellbeing Practitioner course
Desirable
- 1 year qualified experience
- Working with children
Experience
Essential
Experience of the delivery of specific therapeutic interventions to children, youn gpeople, or their families ( CBT, solution focused brief therapy)
Desirable
Experience of working within educational settings
Skills
Essential
Excellent communication skills
Travel
Essential
- Has a driving licence
▶️ Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) or CWP
🖊️ NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
📍 Maidstone