Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) - Band 5
The closing date is 26 June 2026.
Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP), Band 5 in Mental Health Support Teams (MHST).
Are you looking to work in a supportive, collaborative MHST who can offer career progression opportunities? Here is a great opportunity to join our expanding service.
As an Education Mental Health Practitioner, you will be expected to work under supervision as part of a dynamic mental health team in a creative environment where evidence-based interventions, new ideas, ways of working and supporting children and young people are actively encouraged. Offering Whole School Approach is a part of this exciting role.
This approach requires flexibility and working in educational settings. We encourage continuing professional development and will continue to support you to consolidate and develop your skills. You will be able to use your skills via direct individual and group work to support children, young people and their parents.
We have neuro-developmental practitioners and a disordered eating practitioner within our service. We offer in-house training and clinical skills.
There will be an expectation and opportunities to work collaboratively with children, young people and their families to support the co-production and development of the service, creating meaningful participation work.
We will consider CWPs and PWPs with the appropriate experience and transferable skills.
You must evidence BABCP or BACP registration or evidence that this has been applied for.
Main Duties
* Work closely alongside a team of mental health professionals delivering a wide range of evidence-informed interventions.
* Employ evidence-based skills to work directly with children, young people and families.
* Carry out holistic and child-centred mental health assessments, including risk assessments.
* Facilitate parenting programmes.
Qualifications and Training
* Relevant EMHP Post Graduate Diploma following completion of a CYP IAPT approved training in Evidence-Based Psychological Treatment for Children and Young People (C&Y IAPT) (successful completion of the HEE commissioned 1 year Education Mental Health Practitioner course) or Childrens Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) CYP-IAPT qualification.
* Evidence of BABCP or BACP registration/accreditation or evidence of application for either.
Experience
* Experience of working with children and young people with mild to moderate mental health problems.
* Experience of working within education settings.
* Experience of using ROMS.
* Experience of delivering WSA.
* Experience of receiving and using clinical supervision.
* Experience and knowledge of safeguarding processes.
* Experience of managing risk.
* Experience of working with children and young people with additional needs (e.g. LD, ASD, ADHD).
* Experience of working with vulnerable children, young people and families.
Skills and Abilities
* Ability to use IT systems.
* Ability to offer remote and face‑to‑face interventions.
* Ability to record and document interventions.
* Ability to liaise with education settings regarding mental health needs of children and young people.
* Ability to complete audits.
* Ability to work within a team.
* Ability to work autonomously.
* Ability to carry out mental health assessments.
* Ability to safeguard children and young people and follow policy accordingly.
* Ability to travel to meet the requirements of the post (car user essential).
* Organisational skills.
* Ability to use a variety of IT systems/platforms.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer
Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
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