Job Description

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Are you looking for a varied, exciting post in which you could train as an Educational Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP)? We could be looking to hire you!

We currently have a vacancy for 4 Trainee Educational Mental Health Practitioners within our Mental Health Support Team (MHST) at Solar and would love to see if you are the person we are looking for. We are looking for vibrant, creative staff that are just as passionate about the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people as we are. We are looking for individuals who are highly motivated, adaptable and flexible in their approach. Balancing the demands of the course with the fast-paced nature of the role can be difficult, therefore excellent organisational skills and time management are a must.

This is an exciting role providing opportunities to develop and train as an EMHP and deliver evidence-based interventions to children and young people in the Solihull area and work on developing schools approaches to mental health. We are a trauma informed service offering holistic, collaborative care with the child\'s voice always at the centre.

The post holder is responsible for assessment, and provision of low intensity, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy informed, guided self help. The role includes working throughout the Solihull Borough at several different locations, in addition to travel to the University of Derby on a weekly basis. In this instance, the University course is not optional, and candidates need to be in a position to enrol with University of Derby.

You will be expected to attend roughly 3 working days per week at university and the rest of the working week will be spent within the service. As you develop your skills as a trainee you will be expected to deliver guided self-help interventions using a variety of mediums including computerised CBT, psychoeducational workshops, one to one and telephone interventions. Furthermore, you will be expected to undertake Whole School Approach activities within the allocated schools for your team. You will be fully supervised throughout the course. Part of the trainee EMHP role also includes actively reducing stigma of common mental health problems by mental health promotion in the wider community.

Solar is a partnership project between Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (BSMHFT) and Barnardo\'s. It is a well established and nationally talked about service. We work together to provide emotional wellbeing and mental health services for children and young people in Solihull who are aged between 0-19, based on the principle of children and young people only needing to tell their story once. Solar utilise one clinical record and a single user led care plan, ensuring children and young people shape the service that they receive.

Rated \xe2\x80\x9cgood\xe2\x80\x9d by the CQC in January 2018, the service was peer reviewed by West Midlands Quality Review Service who said they \xe2\x80\x9cwere impressed with the level of integration across the services - the feedback from service users and their families and carers was that the pathway was seamless between the various services.\xe2\x80\x9d

This is an exciting opportunity to be based within a dynamic NHS service but employed and supported by a charity with a long history of working with and for children and young people (over 150 years!). Solar is a multi-disciplinary service which provides a rich learning environment for all staff. Our work is holistic and evidence based and we actively encourage the participation of children and young people in their assessment, care plan and treatment.

What are the essentials that we need from you?

• To have experience working with children and young people in a mental health setting.
• Experience in planning and undertaking individual/group work interventions.
• Ability to proactively manage a busy and complex diary in a fast-paced work environment.

(Please see all additional sheets for further breakdown)

What can Barnardos offer you?

• 26 days holiday plus bank holidays and the option to purchase 5 days
• Free DBS check (if required)
• 4% or 6% matched pension contribution
• Staff discounts at a variety of places (retail, cinema, theme parks, holidays, hotels)
• Access to \'Bluelight\' discount card
• Paid carers and bereavement leave
• Access to extensive professional training and support via the Barnardo\'s University
• Access to paid training in house
• A work environment which supports and celebrates their staff via events such as excellence awards
• A work environment dedicated to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Please see all attachments within the job advert for further information about the service, the post and the person specification. Please ensure you read the \'additional information\' sheet, as this tells you more specifically about the role.

Pay & Reward Framework

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo\'s . We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out 1st April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a key pillar of our Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to grow and develop in their career at Barnardo\'s as it will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues to progress through the pay band of their role.

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band - this ensures that pay progression steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo\'s pay framework can be found upon application.

Benefits

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

The world of work has changed. We are understanding of what works best for our colleagues both current and future as we look to embrace this new way of working. Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or any combination of these.

• Barnardo\'s believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 5 years service
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo\'s. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• 20% discount at Barnardo\'s stores
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo\'s Learning and Development offer

*T&C\'s apply based on contract

About Barnardo\'s

At Barnardo\'s we believe in children - no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is reflected in our values and our practice, and we have invested in this area of our work to ensure that we can deliver on our commitments to be an inclusive employer. EDI is a key enabler of our purpose as a charity and we want to ensure that the diversity of our teams is reflective of the communities we serve and that we continue to learn and develop our work with a focus on inclusion. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic Communities, candidates who are LGBT+ and Disabled candidates.

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