Assistant Education Mental Health Practitioner

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; South Staffordshire; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Assistant Education Mental Health Practitioner to join the East Staffordshire team, covering Burton-on-Trent and Uttoxeter schools. You will deliver mental health and wellbeing support to children, young people and families under supervision from qualified practitioners.

You will liaise with school staff and partner services to develop and embed mental health strategies, identify early needs and contribute to planned interventions and

Qualifications

• Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care or equivalent.
• Experience delivering mental health/wellbeing support to children and families.
• Experience in educational settings and with risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and carry out therapeutic interventions with children, young people and parents under supervision.
• Complete planned reviews of care with appropriate supervision.
• Maintain documentation and ensure record keeping standards are met.
• Facilitate parent support and parenting skills groups.
• Contribute to risk assessments with guidance from practitioners.
• Communicate changes in condition and adjust risk plans with the team.

Skills

Understanding of mental health issues

Communication and rapport with young

Knowledge of safeguarding duties

Understanding education needs of young

Coordinate delivery of interventions

Develop and support teaching sessions

Education

Level 3 Health & Social Care

Further personal development

Degree level qualification

Job description

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Assistant Education Mental Health Practitioner

The closing date is 10 November 2026

This role isnot eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn

Do you have experience with the delivery of mental health/ wellbeing advice and support to children, young people and their families? Or experience of working with children & young people with common mental health difficulties and behavioural needs?

The Mental Health Support Teams sit at the 'getting help' aspect of the Thrive model and work closely with the different pathways as part of the Children's Mental Health Function.

In the role you will be expected to contribute to undertake planned interventions with children, young people and their families as directed by qualified practitioners within MHST and/or Supervising Practitioners. This post is within the East Staffordshire team and covers Burton-on-Trent and Uttoxeter schools.

You will be responsible for working with colleagues in enabling schools to develop and embed their mental health and wellbeing strategies. This includes liaising with teaching staff and associated roles within the education setting, as well as with partner services and agencies. They will be involved in early identification and intervention of mental health need as well as delivering emotional health and wellbeingpromotion activities.

Main duties of the job

• To prepare, plan and carry out individual or group therapeutic interventions with children, young people and parents as indicated within the child / young person's care plan, with supervision and guidance from qualified practitioners.
• Complete planned reviews of care as requiredunder appropriate supervision.
• To be responsible for documentation and ensure that standards of record keeping are adhered to.
• To participate in and facilitate parent support and parenting skills groups.
• To participate in completing and reviewing risk assessments of the child/young person in terms of behaviour or mental health in relation to their circumstances, with guidance and supervision from qualified practitioners.
• Take prompt action to communicate any changes in condition, liaising with other members of the team, reviewing and amending the risk assessment/care plan as directed

You will deliver and contribute to the development of evidence based brief interventions on a range of health, lifestyle and behaviour related issues under the direction of the qualified practitioners and/or Supervising Practitioner. This may include: providing brief advice, co-deliver group interventions, guided self help, signposting, creating and distributing resources, assisting with delivery of WSA activities and supporting the development and delivery of our digital offer

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Job responsibilities

For further information relating to this vacancy please refer to the attached job description and job specification.

Person Specification

Education

• Minimum of Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care or equivalent
• Evidence of further personal development
• Degree level qualification reflecting ability to study at that level

Experience

• Experience with the delivery of mental health/ wellbeing advice and support to children, young people and their families
• Experience of working with children & young people with common mental health difficulties and behavioural needs
• Experience of working in an educational based setting
• Work in community settings with an understanding of partner organisations and key agencies
• Experience of implementing therapeutic interventions
• Competent in supporting clinicians with risk assessments

Skills

• Understanding of common mental health problems/disorders
• Able to communicate and build rapport with children, young people, families /carers and other professionals
• To have knowledge of the key legislation and documents that underpin the work in delivering mental health interventions in an educational setting.
• Demonstrate an understanding of duties in relation to Safeguarding
• Understanding of education needs of children and young people
• Able to support clinicians in implementing and coordinating the delivery of individual, targeted and group based interventions
• Ability to develop and support the implementation of teaching sessions for parents/carers, children/young people and other professionals

Personal Attributes

• Demonstration of Trust behaviours: - Lead by Example - Respectful - Honest and Trustworthy - Caring and Compassionate - Listen and Engage
• Flexibility to work in a variety of educational and community settings across the area
• Able to meet the travel requirements of the role, travel independently to meet the service needs
• Demonstrates ability to work under own initiative and as part of a team.
• Flexibility in working hours

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 name

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

£25,760 to £27,476 a yearPer annum, pro-rata