Education Mental Health Practitioner | West London NHS Trust

Ealing MHST is looking for a qualified or about to qualify Educational Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP), who is keen to join an innovative early intervention team that provides direct interventions for mild-to-moderate low mood, anxiety and behaviours that challenge, into schools; as well as wider whole school approach interventions, such as group work, workshops, wellbeing assemblies and classroom interventions.

Our team has grown significantly over the last two years, and we place a lot of emphasis on wellbeing and creating an environment where people want to stay and develop. We have a lot of positive feedback from staff about the team and continue to value their contributions and feedback to further support the development of the team.

Locally and nationally, the team is well-regarded. We were recently invited by the Department for Education to attend a ministerial event with the Education Secretary in one of our schools, where an announcement was to be made about the expansion of MHSTs nationally. We have also been contacted by the national MHST team and more recently the Mayor’s Children and Young Londoners team to share good practice about our innovative and unique Autism/Learning disability offer in mainstream schools.

The main focus of this role is to deliver evidence-based brief interventions to children and young people presenting with mild to moderate mental health difficulties. As part of our core offer to schools, we also work with groups of children, young people, parents, and teachers raising awareness of common mental health difficulties and any available support.

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m. The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.