Education Mental Health Practitioner

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust; South Shields; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner to join their Mental Health Support Team. The role involves providing early intervention and supporting children's mental health across local schools. The successful candidate will need to deliver evidence-based clinical interventions and collaborate with educational professionals to promote resilience and wellbeing in young people. This position offers a rewarding opportunity to make a significant impact in the community.

Benefits

Flexible working policy

Access to high quality education and training

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience delivering low intensity psychological interventions.
• Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner registered with relevant body.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and welfare.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based interventions to children and families.
• Work collaboratively with schools and professionals.
• Provide training and support for education staff.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication

Time management

Team collaboration

Education

Post Graduate Diploma in Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Studies

Registered with BABCP/BPS

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

Education Mental Health Practitioner

The closing date is 16 June 2025

Are you aqualified Education Mental Health Practitioner? Are you looking for a new andexciting opportunity to work within South Tynesides Mental Health Support Teamthe Healthy Minds Team? Do you have motivation, drive and commitment tosupporting children and young peoples mental health? If so this could be theopportunity for you.

Wehave an exciting opportunity to be part of The Health Minds Team as a qualifiedEducation Mental Health Practitioner. The post holder will work collaborativelywith our education sites across the borough to provide early intervention andpreventative evidence based clinical interventions to children and young peopleto promote resilience and support their emotional wellbeing.

The post holderwill be expected to work with their school setting to build and develop apositive mental health ethos through a whole school approach model and willidentify individual needs of the school and work collaboratively to develop andimplement an action plan.

Thepost holder will have specific knowledge and experience of working withchildren and young people who have mental health difficulties and haveexperience of working within education settings.

The post holder will work within the aims and objectives of the Mental HealthSupport Team set out in the Mental Health Green Paper, and parameters set outby NHS England.

Main duties of the job

The aims of the MHST - The HealthyMinds Team will be to:

• Support children and young peoplewithin an education setting by delivering Low Intensity CBT (LICBT) evidence-basedinterventions in particular around anxiety and low mood.
• Delivering programmes of low-leveland preventative support for children and young people in accordance with theirneeds and age.
• Deliver evidence based support toparents.
• Support school professionals withthe provision of advice and consultation around children and young peoplesmental health.
• Work collaboratively with schools todeliver Whole School Approach to mental health, which includes workshops,assemblies, and whole school activities.
• Deliver a high-quality general andtargeted training offer to both parents and professionals.
• Be able to reach those children andyoung people who find it hard to access services.

The post holder will have successfully completed the PostGraduate Diploma inMental Health and EmotionalWellbeing Studies in the Education Environment, and have registered with theBABCP/BPS within 6 months of qualification.

The Mental HealthSupport Team is located within schools across South Tyneside, and anyintervention or service will be delivered from schools and other communitybases.

For an informal discussion aboutthis post please contact Lisa Mundell (Clinical Lead) on 0191 2832937 or [e-mail].

About us

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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.

We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for STSFT. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via the Trust's Flexible Working Policy.

The Trust employs around 8,600 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area, in some cases to a population as great as 860,000. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements. The Trust will not accept applications which are found to be AI generated.

Job responsibilities

PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE.

To work as amember of the Mental Health Support Team in South Tyneside and Sunderland NHSFoundation Trust providing an Education based mental health service to childrenand young people.

This includes the direct provision of evidence-based interventions and outcomefocused standards of care to children and families/carers.

The delivery ofhigh-quality training, consultation, and support to other Education staff.

To deliver aWhole School Approach to developing positive culture of mental health withinthe school environment.

The service will be delivered from Education bases as an integral part of anagreed iTHRIVE multi-agency model of Children and Young Peoples Mental HealthService provision.

Work collaboratively with multi professional teams to ensure practice isefficient, effective, evidence based and safe.

This will be achieved by:

• Listening to and understanding the community.
• Bringing people together to develop a shared localvision with service users as equal partners.
• Assessing community assets, resources, needs andissues.
• Empowering community members to identify localissues and articulate solutions.
• Linking in with Community Mental Health Services(i.e. CYPS, IAPT, CTT).

The post holder will ensure they uphold our Trust vision, values andbehaviours.

To promote at all times a positive image of children and young peoplewith mental health conditions.

To promote at all times a positive image of the specialist service areaand the wider Trust.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of working to support the mental health needs of children, young people and families.
• Experience of working within a community/education context.
• Experience of delivering low intensity psychological interventions
• Experience of working collaboratively within a multi-agency context.
• Knowledge and experience of safeguarding and the promotion of welfare in children.
• Facilitation the teaching or delivering training.
• Experience of working in a service where agreed targets are in place that demonstrates clinical outcomes.
• Experience of working to support the mental health needs of CYP and their families.
• Experience of working within the community and or education settings.

Skills and Knowledge

• Knowledge of universal and specialist childrens mental health service provision.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and other associated IT packages.
• Proven organisational skills.
• Proven time and caseload management skills.
• Able to write clear reports and letters. Demonstrates a high standard in both written and oral communication.
• Ability to engage vulnerable and underserved populations.
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to undertake risk assessments.
• Ability to work flexibly in a variety of environments.
• Ability to work under supervision and make good use of the supervisory process for personal and clinical development.
• Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how this may present in children and young people.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the need for evidence based psychological therapies.
• A working knowledge of child development and the links with childhood mental health.
• Knowledge of relevant guidance policy and good practice.

Qualifications

• Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner (Post Grad Diploma Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing studies in the Education Environment).
• Registered with appropriate governing body for example BABCP/BPS, as an Educational Mental Health Practitioner or working towards registration and successfully registered within the first 6 months of appointment.
• Additional post graduate qualification in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, therapeutic training or other relevant area.

Physical Skills

• Holds a full UK driving licence and has access to a vehicle.
• Ability to manage own time and diary and meet requirements and demands of the training course and work within the service.
• Ability to sit, stand, and walk as required across the full duration of the working day.
• Ability to - on occasion, to move and handle objects in line with Trust guidelines using appropriate aids.
• The ability to work flexibly sometimes working additional or unsocial hours as necessary to meet the needs of the service and ensure a complete understanding is had in relation to care delivery.

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.

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

£29,970 to £36,483 a year2025/26 pay award pending (£31,049-£37,796)