Education Mental Health Practitioner

Overview

Manchester University Foundation Trust were successful in their bid to be allocated funding as part of the governments green paper ambitions to transform children and young people’s mental health support in England..

The Mental Health Support Teams in Manchester, Salford and Trafford will form part of a Thrive In Education model working in an integrated manner with Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust's partnership agencies from the voluntary sector and provide ‘Getting Help’ and ‘Getting Advice’ as part of the MFT Thrive offer.

The Thrive In Education team will work flexibly in and around several educational settings, working alongside education colleagues to develop and provide preventive and early help support to meet the needs of their pupils experiencing low intensity mental health issues, mainly anxiety, low mood and emotional regulation. A multi professional team around the school has been developed to work collaboratively to support schools including professionals from Educational Psychology, Early Help, 42nd Street, Mind and Place2Be.

Main duties of the job

Trafford's Mental Health Support Team (MHST) forms part of a Thrive In Education model working in an integrated manner with Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust's partnership agencies from the voluntary sector.

The MHST Thrive In Education Team has three core functions:-

• To deliver evidence-based interventions for mild to moderate mental health presentations
• Support the mental health leads in schools/colleges to deliver a whole school approach to wellbeing and mental health.
• Provide advice and guidance to education staff and liaise with specialist services to support children and young people to remain in education through the right support.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust work flexibly in and around the borough's educational settings, working alongside education colleagues to develop and provide preventive and early help support to pupils with low intensity mental health issues, mainly anxiety, low mood and emotional regulation.

A multi professional team around the school exists to work collaboratively to support schools including professionals from Educational Psychology, Early Help, 42nd Street, Mind and Place2Be.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust deliver low intensity, short-term, evidence-based interventions to Children and Young People in education settings as well as providing rapid access to relevant specialist mental health services via a Single Point Of Contact.

If you are passionate about early intervention and prevention in children and young people's mental health, then this is a team you will want to be a part of. 

Working for Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust's organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust's services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust's 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust's Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust’re excited to be embarking on Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust's Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust's organisation together.