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Are you a qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner or Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner looking for a role that offers flexibility as well as paying HCAS? Would you like to be a part of a new and exciting Team within an expanding CAMHS service?
We are looking for a qualified (or due to qualify) EMHP to join our team based at Fir Tree House in Slough.
The role has been designed In line with the Government’s priority to increase access and availability of mental health & wellbeing support for children and young people. This is an exciting opportunity to deliver evidence-based early interventions working across both educational settings and healthcare sectors in England.
We also do a lot of “whole school approach” work where we offer staff training, community outreach and both parent & pupil workshops. This role offers a lot of autonomy, and we require the practitioner to manage their own diary.
We can offer training within different therapeutic models including compassion focussed therapy as well as offering good CPD opportunities and support to undertake internal training.
This is a hybrid role split between schools, office and home working and offers a Monday to Friday 9-5 working pattern. We are open to applications from those looking for both full and part time work.

Interview date to be confirmed.

• 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.
• Free parking across Trust sites

The “must haves” for this role:

• Post Graduate Diploma –Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) or CWP
• Have a passion for early intervention
• Be confident working in a multiagency setting, working collaboratively with colleagues in schools and across the wider system

If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and let’s be outstanding together.

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.