CAMHS School in Reach (SiR) Educational Mental Health Practitioner

Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom

8/2/2025

Job Overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a registered Health & Social Care professional to join the CAMH School In-Reach Service. You will work directly with education teams of teaching and non-teaching staff in schools across Flintshire and Wrexham to enhance the support already provided by our specialist CAMHS colleagues and other stakeholders.

We are hoping to recruit experienced practitioner/s permanently to contribute to strengthening the mental health knowledge and skills of education staff working in the 147 schools across Flintshire and Wrexham.

You will be based working from home and will have access to an area hub office.

As an Education Mental Health Practitioner, you will be responsible for providing direct CAMHS mental health consultation, advice, guidance and training to education staff and provide indirect support to the learners attending schools within a given area.

Main duties of the job

The ability to speak Welsh and drive/travel across the two counties is desirable for the service. Please note if you are unable to work full time, alternative working patterns will be considered.

Please note this post is predominately working with adults, working indirectly with children through the provision of consultation, and strengthening the capacity of education staff to respond to the emerging mental health needs of children and young people, a knowledge and/or experience of working with people across the life span would be an advantage.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Relevant professional Qualification and Registration
• Eligible to practice under the mental health measure Wales 2010. This includes registered mental health nurses, social workers, occupational therapist, dieticians, physiotherapists, learning disability nurses, and speech & language therapists.
• Experienced registered health and social care practitioners such as youth workers, school nurses, paediatric nurses, who meet the other essential criteria.
• Post grad diploma or relevant knowledge, training and experience in the specialist field acquired through specialist training and on the job experience.
• Excellent knowledge of mental health problems and disorders
• Excellent knowledge of family dynamics and issues relating to working with families
• Understanding of relevant therapeutic approaches
• Knowledge and appreciation of national policies
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of further training in psychological interventions / therapy.
• Training in delivery of programmes designed for mental health promotion and/or early interventions
• Formal qualification in a relevant field e.g. Child Development, Mental Health etc
• Understanding of multi- disciplinary services structures and inter-agency working
• Knowledge of specific disorders / conditions relevant to CAMHS
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Previous experience working at band 5 or 6 or equivalent in relevant area of work.
• Significant experience of working with the primary care client group.
• Good understanding of mental health assessment, risk assessment and management.
• Good understanding of multi-disciplinary and community work.
• Experience of delivering mental health training across a range of service areas
• Experience in providing consultation in relation to emotional well-being and mental health.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience in the community
  
  

Aptitude And Abilities

Essential criteria

• Able to carry out mental health consultations autonomously through appropriate questioning, observations and accurate recording
• Able to collate and interpret information to coproduce action plans
• Able to demonstrate and model evidence based mental health interventions such as Friends Resilience Programme
• Good organisational skills, Effective time management, Good communication, Team Player
• Able to relate to children, adults effectively
• Able to relate well to other professionals
• High level of enthusiasm and Motivation.
• Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships.
• Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively.
• Willingness to provide support, education, guidance to the carer’s and family members.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Able to use formal assessment tools / clinical interviews
• Able to implement specific evidence based approaches
  
  

Values

Essential Criteria

• Able to adapt to changing circumstances
• Personable and amiable
• Ability to use own initiative
• Assertive
• Able to work under pressure
• Confident
• Approachable
  
  

Other

Essential criteria

• Ability to travel within geographical area.
• Basic IT skills use of e-mails, basic word processing
• Aware of professional issues
• Professionally accountable
• Manage work load without direct supervision.
• Travel to places of work.
• Willingness to work flexible hours as required.
  
  

Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to use empathic communication skills.
• Convey and receive highly complex and sensitive information.
• Ability to make autonomous decisions under pressure.
• Good decision-making skills.
• Work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary setting.
• Ability to create and maintain effective working relationships.
• Good decision-making skills.