You must be a qualified Children's Wellbeing Practitioner or Educational Mental Health Practitioner and have a driving license with daily access to a car for work.

You will consult with school staff, conduct assessments, deliver interventions, lead workshops, and provide training for parents and staff to support children's mental health.

United Kingdom

Birmingham

Birmingham Women's Hospital, part of Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, provides specialized care in women’s health, including maternity, gynecology, and reproductive services. Their ultimate mission is to deliver exceptional, patient-centered care to women and families, ensuring the best outcomes for both mother and baby. Their purpose is to offer high-quality, compassionate services that address the unique health needs of women and support their well-being throughout their lives.

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Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Every day our team gets the chance to make a real difference to the lives of local children, young people and their families through this unique Early Help Mental Health project in Birmingham schools. Our service prides itself in its innovative approach where we build lasting relationships with a group of schools to champion a whole school approach to mental health, as well as tailored 1 to 1 and group interventions. Have you got the relevant experience and do you share our passion for early help and prevention? Then please read on! We invite qualified Childrens Wellbeing Practitioners (CWP) and qualified Educational Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP) to join our dynamic, welcoming, and supportive team. With plenty of opportunity for training and progression our service welcomes candidates who are interested in ongoing professional development. The job is a mix of independent and collaborative working, working in schools, working from home and team meetings and trainings. A driving license and access to a car for work purposes on a daily basis is also an essential requirement of this post. For informal enquiries please contact Rosa Tarry rosa.tarry@nhs.net The post will involve delivery of consultation with school staff, helping them access early mental health support for pupils with mild to moderate mental health difficulties to prevent mental health difficulties escalating to secondary / CAMHS level (severe and complex difficulties). You will conduct screening assessments of children and young people and deliver evidence-based interventions on a 1:1 or group basis in primary and secondary schools. As part of the Whole School Approach you will join your colleagues to deliver engaging workshops and assemblies, as well as parent and staff training. Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care. Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas. Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care. Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old. Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rosa Tarry Job title: Lead Nurse Email address: rosa.tarry@nhs.net

Every day our team gets the chance to make a real difference to the lives of local children, young people and their families through this unique Early Help Mental Health project in Birmingham schools. Our service prides itself in its innovative approach where we build lasting relationships with a group of schools to champion a whole school approach to mental health, as well as tailored 1 to 1 and group interventions. Have you got the relevant experience and do you share our passion for early help and prevention? Then please read on!We invite qualified Childrens Wellbeing Practitioners (CWP) and qualified Educational Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP) to join our dynamic, welcoming, and supportive team. With plenty of opportunity for training and progression our service welcomes candidates who are interested in ongoing professional development. The job is a mix of independent and collaborative working, working in schools, working from home and team meetings and trainings.A driving license and access to a car for work purposes on a daily basis is also an essential requirement of this post.For informal enquiries please contact Rosa Tarry rosa.tarry@nhs.netThe post will involve delivery of consultation with school staff, helping them access early mental health support for pupils with mild to moderate mental health difficulties to prevent mental health difficulties escalating to secondary / CAMHS level (severe and complex difficulties). You will conduct screening assessments of children and young people and deliver evidence-based interventions on a 1:1 or group basis in primary and secondary schools. As part of the Whole School Approach you will join your colleagues to deliver engaging workshops and assemblies, as well as parent and staff training.Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rosa Tarry Job title: Lead Nurse Email address: rosa.tarry@nhs.net

Education Mental Health Practitioner/Children's Wellbeing Practitioner - Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Every day our team gets the chance to make a real difference to the lives of local children, young people and their families through this unique Early Help Mental Health project in Birmingham schools. Our service prides itself in its innovative approach where we build lasting relationships with a group of schools to champion a whole school approach to mental health, as well as tailored 1 to 1 and group interventions. Have you got the relevant experience and do you share our passion for early help and prevention? Then please read on!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We invite qualified Childrens Wellbeing Practitioners (CWP) and qualified Educational Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP) to join our dynamic, welcoming, and supportive team. With plenty of opportunity for training and progression our service welcomes candidates who are interested in ongoing professional development. The job is a mix of independent and collaborative working, working in schools, working from home and team meetings and trainings.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A driving license and access to a car for work purposes on a daily basis is also an essential requirement of this post. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;For informal enquiries please contact Rosa Tarry rosa.tarry@nhs.net&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The post will involve delivery of consultation with school staff, helping them access early mental health support for pupils with mild to moderate mental health difficulties to prevent mental health difficulties escalating to secondary / CAMHS level (severe and complex difficulties). You will conduct screening assessments of children and young people and deliver evidence-based interventions on a 1:1 or group basis in primary and secondary schools. As part of the Whole School Approach you will join your colleagues to deliver engaging workshops and assemblies, as well as parent and staff training.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rosa Tarry Job title: Lead Nurse Email address: rosa.tarry@nhs.net

Education Mental Health Practitioner/Children's Wellbeing Practitioner

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