# Education Mental Health Practitioner/Child Wellbeing Practitioner

**Company**: Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: Chertsey
**Salary**: £33,677 to £40,996 a year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

This is an exciting opportunity for qualified Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP) or Child Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) to join a school-based service in Surrey.

The post-holder will work within a Mental Health Support Team (MHST) within the wider School-based Need team delivering high-quality, brief outcome-focused evidence-based CBT interventions for children and young people experiencing mental health difficulties.

The post holder will work in schools and in community locations. This post is suitable for someone who is passionate about intervening early to support children, young people and their family who need support with managing their mental health and emotional wellbeing to enable them to thrive.

Key responsibilities include:

- Managing a caseload and offering mental healthcare services to young people with mental health difficulties

- Conducting holistic assessments of mental health and wellbeing in children and young people

- Working in partnership with Primary Mental Health Workers, CAMHS, Schools and GPs to liaise and support children and young people

- Offering high-quality brief outcome-focused evidence-based CBT practice to individuals, workshops and groups

- Co-producing and delivering whole school approach work and offering ongoing professional consultation and advice to School Professionals

The salary for this position ranges from £33,677 to £40,996 a year, including 5% HCAS per annum pro-rata.

The trust actively seeks to engage people who use their services and their communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. They work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations that provide services and support people who use services and carers.

## Skills

### Required
- Children's Wellbeing Practitioner PGCert
- Low-Intensity Psychological Interventions for Children and Young People PGCert
- Educational Mental Health Practitioner PGCert
- Registration with BABCP or BPS
- Valid driving license

### Nice to have
- Further relevant degree qualification
- Teaching qualification
- Youth Mental Health First Aid trained

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