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Job overview

Are you looking for an opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people?

* Please note: You must have either completed the HEE commissioned 1yr ‘Education Mental Health Practitioner’ course or be due to complete this by May 2024 to be considered for this post *

We are recruiting qualified Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) to join the our Wiltshire MHST. The Wiltshire team works with schools and colleges across the county, with bases in Melksham, Chippenham, Devizes, Westbury and Salisbury.

You will be working in education settings (primary schools, secondary schools and colleges) within a specific area of Wiltshire, which will be agreed upon an offer being made. There will be occasions where we will need you to travel across different Wiltshire sites outside of your specified area. 

Your role will be to assess and provide interventions to children and young people with mild to moderate mental health conditions including anxiety and low mood. You will provide early, brief evidence-based interventions to promptly address emerging mental health needs of children and young people, and support schools and colleges to improve mental wellbeing for students.

You will also support schools with their 'Whole School Approach' to mental health and wellbeing. Wiltshire MHST offers a range of psychoeducation and therapeutic groups, staff training, workshops and assemblies to the education settings we support. 

Main duties of the job

Your role will be to deliver 1:1 and group interventions to children, young people and caregivers within your allocated schools. You will also support schools with their Whole School Approach to mental health and wellbeing.

You will receive additional training to be able to deliver the full range of interventions offered by Wiltshire MHST. This will include accredited Decider Skills Life Skills training.

Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) have been set-up in response the Government’s 2017 Green Paper, Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision. MHSTs aim to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people.

The Wiltshire MHST is made up of four teams: North, South, East and West. We currently cover over 25% of the schools in Wiltshire. Every team has a team base for use in their geographical patch.

Working for our organisation

We are a supportive MHST and we provide many opportunities for ongoing training and CPD. You will receive regular case management and clinical skills supervision which also includes Whole School Approach supervision.

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible 

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”

Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team