Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner

In line with policy to increase the access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support, we are seeking to recruit two graduate level (or equivalent) practitioners to provide CBT based guided self-help and parenting interventions to children and young people. They will be taught to deliver evidence based 1:1 and group interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.

The post holder will use their newly developing skills to support children and young people who are referred into the service and trainees will receive supervision to support their professional development. Applicants will need to be ready to start work by 06/01/2027, with training commencing on the 18/01/2027. Posts cannot be offered to candidates unless they can guarantee this start date.

Candidates will also need to submit an application form to KCL for a place on the Diploma in Education Mental Health Practice. The KCL application guidance and programme brochure are attached to this advert.

• Under supervision and with support, to develop knowledge and practice skills in:
• Delivering evidence-based interventions (such as guided self-help) for children and young people in education settings with mild to moderate mental health problems as part of West London Minds MHST.
• Helping children and young people within these education settings who present with more severe problems to access / be signposted to more specialist services.
• Supporting and facilitating staff in education settings to identify, and where appropriate manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing.
• Developing an awareness of and engagement with issues of power, discrimination and diversity throughout the systems where the work is carried out.
• Fulfilling the requirements of, and completing, a PG diploma at Kings College London to enable progression to a fully qualified EMHP; evidence development of clinical skills with associated knowledge acquisition to record and evidence progression towards this academic award and demonstrable practical ability., Schools-based Work
• Be supervised, supported and assessed as a trainee to assess and deliver outcome focused, evidence-based interventions in educational settings for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
• Develop skills in supporting parents/carers, families and educators in self-management of presenting difficulties.
• Developing and learning the skills required in order to enable children and young people in education, and where appropriate parents/carers, to collaborate and coproduce their own agreed plan of care.
• Show evidence in a variety of forms that, at all times, assessment and intervention is provided from an inclusive values base, which recognises and respects diversity.
• Discuss with supervisors and agree to accept appropriate referrals for children and young people in educational settings, according to agreed referral routes.
• Under supervision, undertake accurate assessments of risk to self and others.
• Learn, understand, rationalise and adhere to the protocols within the educational service to which the postholder is attached.
• Practice, evidence, reflect on and demonstrate an ability to manage ones own caseload in conjunction with the requirements of the team and training course.
• Keep coherent records of all training and clinical activity in line with both health and education service protocols and use these records and outcome data to inform decision making.
• Complete all requirements relating to data collection.
• Contribute to the development of individual or group clinical materials or training materials and go on to develop further such materials as falls within own degree of competence.
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