Job vacancy: EMHP / CWP Senior MH Practitioner for MHST, Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust, Coventry

Job summary

Main area: Senior Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP / CWP)
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 444-7422981-MH

Employer: Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Coventry Parkside House
Town: Coventry
Salary: £38,682 - £46,580 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 28/08/2025 23:59

EMHP / CWP Senior MH Practitioner for MHST

NHS AfC: Band 6

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.

Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services

‘We recognise the benefits of flexible working and support applications wherever possible. If you would like to work flexibly please ask the recruiting manager for more information.’

Armed Forces Community welcome to apply.

PLEASE NOTE that this vacancy can be closed as soon as sufficient applications are received. Staff at risk within the Trust will be given priority.

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Candidate Information Pack

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

• To assess the current mental health need of children and young people referred to MHST.

• To identify areas of need for children and their families and to assist their being able to access appropriate services.

• To act always in such a way as to promote and safeguard the wellbeing and interests of patients and clients in accordance with National Occupation Standard

• To plan, support, implement and manage programmes for children and their families in conjunction with other professionals and /or other agencies.

• To advise agencies on the most appropriate service for the child, dependent on need.

• To work in collaboration with adult mental health services for the care of young people whose mental health needs are likely to continue into adulthood.

• To take responsibility for the management of their own caseload.

• To undertake online appointments and attend case conference reviews as appropriate.

• To take responsibility for own continuing professional development in order to meet statutory requirements and to utilise relevant research and evidence based practice.

• To develop and utilise specialist knowledge about working with children and their families.

• To hold a caseload independently and as part of the multi-disciplinary team, working with children with moderate mental health needs

• To undertake comprehensive and specific assessments of the children's and families' needs and in partnership, working with other disciplines/agencies.

• To work as part of a team to coordinate the delivery of care.

• To work in partnership with others, to assess and identify the child’s needs, taking into account parenting capacity, environment as well as the child’s needs.

• Follow processes of reasoning which balance additional information against the overall picture of the child

• Decide upon interventions from a holistic assessment needs.

• To support and supervise EMHP’s with low intensity interventions and implementing whole school approach principles.

• Ensure care plans have clear measurable goals which have taken into account the views of the child and carers, inclusive of routine outcome measures.

• Coordinate the delivery of care, feeding in relevant information to support wider service planning.

• Monitor the implementation of care plans and make changes to better meet the needs of children with Moderate health and well-being needs.

• Provide training and competency assessments for students, staff trainees on placement.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Relevant professional qualification, e.g., Educational Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) or Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP)
Low Intensity Supervision Qualification
Registration to professional body
Car driver and access to vehicle for business use

Knowledge & Skills

Essential criteria

Excellent written communication Skills
Effective organisational and time management skills
An understanding of relevant legislation including NICE Guidelines, Mental Health Act, Children’s Act.
Ability to assess and manage risk

Experience

Essential criteria

Significant experience of working with people who have experienced mental health problems
Experience of supervising others
Significant experience of undertaking assessment, formulation, risk assessment and positive risk management

Other

Essential criteria

Car owner / driver

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, if appropriate for the role, it is mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to be registered with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Update Service.

The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications regardless of age, gender, race, disability or sexual orientation. Guidance and criteria on the filtering criminal cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service website.

For more information on how our Trusts handles your data please view the 'Privacy Notice - Staff - V1.0 May 2018.pdf' at https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/privacy

Mindful employer. Being positive about mental health.

Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Helen Rogers
Job title: Team Lead
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 07721108882

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EMHP / CWP Senior MH Practitioner for MHST

NHS AfC: Band 6

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications

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Knowledge & Skills

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Experience

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Other

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