Education Mental Health Practitioner

• Support the development of a whole-school or college approach to wellbeing
• Provide timely advice and consultation to education staff
• Undertake direct assessments and intervention for young people within education

• Successfully completed British Psychological Society (BPS) Accredited or Higher Education England (HEE) Approved academic course of study in line with the CYP IAPT Low Intensity National Programme and will be qualified as an Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP)
• Professional registration as a Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) with an appropriate regulatory body (e.g. British Psychological Society (BPS) or British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP))
• Evidence of working with young people who have experienced emotional distress impacting on their mental health
• Experience of delivering low intensity CBT interventions
• Experience of working in an education setting
• Able to write clear reports and letters
• Ability to manage own caseload and time
• Able to deliver evidence-based LICBT interventions in line with protocols
• Computer skills
• Good verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
• Competent in risk assessment
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
• Demonstrates an understanding of how emotional distress may present in young people and impact upon their mental health
• Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post
• High level of enthusiasm and motivation
• Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
• Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
• Ability to work under pressure
• Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
• Ability to be self-reflective
• Able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes
• Must have current UK professional registration

Fluent in languages other than English