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Job overview

**Please note, the NHS salary scales have recently changed and are expected to come into effect in October. New starters joining the Trust before this time will commence on the old payscales and will move to the new ones once they have been finalised**

This post is an exciting opportunity to join the emotional health & resilience team  (EHRT) in County Durham, supporting children and young people with mental health & emotional wellbeing difficulties.  The candidate will work as part of the Countywide team predominantly within the South Locality in County Durham (Sedgefield & Durham Dales), delivering the service to Children Young People & Families (CYP&F)

The EHRT are  integrated within the 0-25 Family Health Service providing advice, consultation, training and professional support for staff in the children’s workforce to enable them to address, in the most effective way, the mental health and emotional wellbeing needs of children and young people.

If you are an enthusiastic team player who has experience and understanding of working with children and young people who are struggling with emotional health difficulties and you are passionate to make a difference for the children, young people and families in County Durham then we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

You will

• Work with CYP&F to develop strategies to ensure the emotional and wellbeing needs of the whole school population are identified and prioritised through resilience and health education programmes.
•  Facilitate effective collaboration between all relevant agencies and services to identify and implement the best approach to meet the mental health and emotional wellbeing needs of children and young people.
• Be professionally accountable and responsible for the direct care of children and young people, including assessment and provision of time-limited therapeutic interventions, in schools, family homes and community settings. Promoting at all times a positive image of children and young people with emotional and mental health needs.

Working for our organisation

At Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust we provide ‘outstanding’ care to both our patients and our staff.  We support staff through benefits, health and wellbeing initiatives and opportunities for personal and professional development. 

• An inclusive and supportive culture – our Trust encourages staff to bring their whole selves to work and active Staff Networks identify areas for improvement.
• Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise staff with our Making a Difference, Team of the Month Awards & Colleague Recognition Awards
• Employee Support and wellbeing - we have a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and fast track physiotherapy service for employees.
• Staff Benefits - We have a range of staff benefits and schemes to support staff health, engagement, wellbeing and inclusion.