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Education Mental Health Practitioner Supervisor
The closing date is 27 May 2026
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join the Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) in Schools, delivering services across Cornwall. These permanent posts will expand mental health support across primary and secondary school settings. Successful candidates will supervise and develop qualified EMHPs and trainees, contributing to early intervention and supporting schools to meet the mental health needs of children and young people. Those without the qualification will be required to complete the part‑time EMHP Supervisors programme in partnership with the University of Exeter.
We are recruiting four supervisors to be based within either the Kerrier Team (West Cornwall) or the Upper Tamar Team (North East Cornwall). You will join a supportive and progressive system committed to inclusive leadership, staff wellbeing, and innovative approaches including lifestyle medicine and nature‑based therapies, with strong support for your own professional development.
Main duties of the job
You will work therapeutically with children and their families providing support and treatment whilst overseeing and supervising the Education Mental Health Practitioners through their training at Exeter University and into role. We see quality supervision as a key enabler of good outcomes for children and young people accessing MHST but also in supporting staff and culture through trauma‑informed practice. Your role is highly valued and we are especially keen to recruit supervisors who have experience working with teenagers as we expand into secondary schools and colleges. Successful candidates will be employed on a permanent contract, providing an expansion to existing provision of mental health support across a range of educational settings in the Cornwall region. Supervising and helping to develop both our qualified staff and our Educational Mental Health Practitioners in training to contribute to the early intervention agenda and support our attached schools in their responses to the mental health needs of primary and secondary school‑aged children in Cornwall. All Psychological Professionals are expected to have a maintain an appropriate training and registration for the role.
Person Specification
Education /Qualifications/experience
* Eligible for registration with relevant professional body
* Relevant Degree and /or core profession. i.e. / relevant professional qualification as defined by BABCP http://babcp.com/Accreditation/Core-Profession.aspx plus relevant honours degree graded at 2.2 or above
* Skills and experience of working with children, young people and families around a range of emotional/mental health, behavioural /additional health or developmental needs / substance misuse needs.
Knowledge and abilities
* Knowledge of relevant legislation and documents pertaining to children (e.g. Children's Act, Mental Health Act, NSF, Every Child Matters, Future In Mind)
* Knowledge and experience of provision of a holistic emotional/mental health assessment.
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.
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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