This is an exciting time of growth and change within East Berkshire NHS Trust as our CAMH service is currently working collaboratively with children and young people, and partners to deliver the Governments Programme for mental health support to be available in schools. To support the development of our newly established Mental Help Support Teams, we are looking to recruit aEducation Mental Health Practitioner to be based in Slough. In line with the Government’s 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. • Deliver evidence-based intervention for children and young people in education setting with mild to moderate mental health problems • 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 education environments to afford better access to specialist mental health services • As a qualified EMHP be confident in the use of CYP IAPT principles, evidence-based interventions and routine outcome measures. Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish. Our values at Berkshire Healthcare: • Caring for and about you is our top priority • Committed to providing good quality, safe services • Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us. Benefits of working for us include: • Flexible working options to support work-life balance. • 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell • Generous NHS pension scheme • Excellent learning and career development opportunities • ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme • Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services • Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants • Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality • Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave. The 5 “must haves” for this role: • candidates must have the Education Mental Health Practitioner certificate or diploma • be friendly, self-motivated, and self-organising, • be confident in working in a multiagency setting, working collaboratively with colleagues in schools and across the wider system, • enjoy regular collaboration with your peers and the senior colleagues to whom you report • as a person, will always be looking for new or better ways to deliver care and be keen to learn, and • most of all will have a calm, friendly and compassionate outlook and have a keen interest in working in a schools setting. If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and let’s be outstanding together. We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to email Jade Hens on jade.hens@berkshire.nhs.uk who’ll be delighted to help. We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required. This advert closes on Friday 31 May 2024 Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Disability Confident About Disability Confident