Education Mental Health Practitioner

Permanent - Band 5 Education Mental Health Practitioner 37.5 Hours per weekThis is an exciting opportunity for a qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) to join our Mental Health Services Team (MHST) working with schools across Liverpool. From April 2024, EMHPs were be required to be registered with either British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) or the British Psychological Society (BPS) - this is a requirement of this post.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. Postholders 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. Delivering Evidence-Based Interventions for children and young people, with mild to moderate mental health problems, in Education Settings. Helping children and young people within these settings who present with more severe problems to rapidly access more specialist services. Supporting and facilitating staff in Education Settings to identify, and where appropriate, manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing. Working with and within educational environments to afford better access to specialist mental health services. Working with low level risk and recognise higher level risk, escalating this appropriately to relevant services e.g., CAMHS /Child Care Services/MASH. The post holder will be developing polices and protocols with Mental Health Leads in school around Mental Health.Alder Hey MHST is part of the Schools Mental Health Team within Liverpool and Sefton CAMHS, alongside key stakeholder and partners as part of the Whole School Approach in Liverpool and Sefton.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jenna Crosbie Job title: Operational Service Manager Email address: jenna.crosbie@alderhey.nhs.uk