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NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
About
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex and Kent.
We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.
Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioners
Closed for applications on: 22-Aug-2022 00:01
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 22-Aug-2022 00:01
Key details
Location
- Site
- Ashford and Faversham Teams
- Town
- Ashford
- Postcode
- TN24 0QE
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Fixed term: 1 year (This is a training contract that on successful completion leads to a permanent Band 5 post on qualifying (see Band 5 JD) Our service operates in schools and therefore we ask all staff to use their Annual Leave entitlement predominantly in the school holidays. We ask staff to use 80% in school holidays and then there is an option of the remaining to be taken in term time this is to minimise disruption to treatment.)
- Hours
- 37.5 hours per week (Full Time - 37.5 hours per week)
Salary
- Salary
- £23,949 - £26,282 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 4)
Specialty
- Main area
- Children's Mental health
Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video
Job overview
In line with the governments priority to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people, the new Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) role is an exciting opportunity to deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, working across both educational settings and healthcare sectors in England.
Successful candidates will be offered a post-graduate educational programme specifically for the EMHP role and delivered by the Kings Collage London. The roles are funded at NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) bottom of Band 4, gaining credits towards a diploma level qualification, plus guaranteed employment on successful completion of training, with a starting salary at the bottom of the NHS AfC Band 5 scale with NELFT.
The posts are situated in Ashford or Faversham areas please discuss your preference at interview. (please see both Band 4 and Band 5 Job Descriptions attached)
For more information about the service please see our website.
Kent and Medway Mental Health Support Teams | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
For more information about the course please see the KCL website
Education Mental Health Practice - King's College London (kcl.ac.uk)
Advert
Applicants will need to be ready to start work on Early January 2023 and posts cannot be offered to candidates unless they can guarantee this start date.
Shortlisted candidates will also need to submit an application form to KCL for a place on the Diploma in Education Mental Health Practice. The application form details are attached and will need to be completed at the same time as your application for a post.
PLEASE ENSURE YOU APPLY FOR THIS POST AND KCL EMHP TRAINING AT THE SAME TIME
We can only interview candidates that are approved by KCL
Working for our organisation
COVID-19 Vaccination
We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.
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).
Starting with NELFT
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 focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Under supervision and with support, to develop knowledge and practice skills in:
• Delivering evidence-based interventions for children and young people in education settings with mild to moderate mental health problems as part of the broader new and developing mental health support team (MHST)
• Helping children and young people within these education settings who present with more severe problems to 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 (Face to Face at university at Denmark Hill campus) 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.
For Qualified EMHP post holders please see the Job Description included with this advert.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.
PLEASE NOTE...
There has been a delay with the Kings College Portal and it is anticipated that it won’t reopen until the 15th September. We are aware that the closing date for this position is the 21stof August and it states that you must also apply via KCL. Please still continue to apply via our website, as we will just delay our shortlisting to allow everyone to apply via the KCL portal as well. Apologies for the delay and thank you for your patience with this application.
Benefits
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:
- A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
- A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our efforts to support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity.
- Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
- Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.
Supporting our Armed Forces
We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Gold Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme. We have supportive policies, guaranteed interview schemes for veterans. reservists and military spouses and give additional leave to our Reservists so that they can attend their annual camp.
Equal opportunities employer
We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity and positively encourage applications from all sections of the community regardless of any protected characteristic.
We are a Disability Confident employer and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with disabilities. If you require this application in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape please contact the recruitment team on 0300 300 1530 or email [email protected].
Correspondence with us
You are advised to regularly check your emails (including any junk mail/spam folders) for correspondence related to this post.
In the event of a high number of responses to any advert, NELFT reserves the right to close the vacancy early. If you do not hear from us within three weeks of the closing date then please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- Degree Qualification
- Worked with children
Desirable criteria
- Child development qualification
- Relevant mental health experience
- 18 months plus experience of paid employment working with children
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Knowledge of the educational system in England
- • Knowledge of children and young people gained through academic study in child development, child wellbeing or mental health.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Holds Driving license and has access to vehicle
Desirable criteria
- Has worked within an Education Setting or Mental Health Setting.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- James Lamb-Down
- Job title
- Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07522715309
- Additional information
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