Education Mental Health Practitioner/ Child Wellbeing Practitioner

Surrey And Borders Partnership Nhs Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust invites qualified Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP) or Child Wellbeing Practitioners (CWP) to join its school-based MHSTs in Surrey. The role focuses on delivering brief, evidence-based CBT with children and young people in schools and community settings.

You will work with CAMHS, GPs, and schools to deliver early intervention, whole-school approaches, and provide professional consultation.

Qualifications

• Essential qualifications include PGCerts in relevant fields and registration with BABCP or BPS.
• Experience with managing a caseload of children and young people with mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
• Ability to collaborate with CAMHS, schools, GPs and social care to integrate support.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based CBT interventions in schools and community settings.
• Co-produce whole school approaches with partner schools.
• Provide 1:1 and group interventions and professional guidance to school staff.

Skills

Caseload management

Holistic assessment

Risk formulation

Partnership with CAMHS/Schools/GPs

Evidence-based CBT

Whole school approach

1:1 and group interventions

Education

Children's Wellbeing Practitioner PGCert

Low-Intensity Psychological Interventions for Children and Young People PGCert

Educational Mental Health Practitioner PGCert

BABCP/BPS registration

Job description

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for qualified Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP) or Child Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) to join a school-based service in Surrey.

We invite you to consider being involved in this exciting opportunity to be a part of delivering the government's vision and commitment of having integrated mental health teams in schools as set out in the NHS Long Term Plan.

Each MHST is co-located in a carefully selected group of schools within their Borough of Surrey. We currently have established teams in all 11 boroughs (Epsom, Spelthorne, Reigate and Banstead, Elmbridge, Surrey Heath, Woking, Runnymede, Guildford, Waverley, Tandridge and Mole Valley).

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will work within an MHST within the wider School-based Need team delivering, high-quality; brief outcome focused evidence-based CBT interventions for children and young people experiencing mental health difficulties. The post holder will work in schools and in community locations. This post is suitable for someone who is passionate about intervening early to support children, young people and their family who need support with managing their mental health and emotional wellbeing to enable them to thrive.

They will be expected to:

• Manage a caseload and offer the provision of mental healthcare services, to young people with mental health difficulties.
• Holistic assessment of mental health and wellbeing in children and young people.
• Work in partnership with Primary Mental Health Workers, CAMHS, Schools and GPs to liaise and support children and young people.
• Offer high quality brief outcome focused evidence-based CBT practice to individuals, workshops and groups.
• Work together with their schools to co-produce and deliver whole school approach work and offer ongoing professional consultation and advice to School Professionals.

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received. Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.

Job responsibilities

Our MHSTs support children and young people with emerging or mild-moderate mental health difficulties and Getting Help within the Thrive Framework by delivering targeted evidence-based interventions in schools. The MHSTs also work together with their schools to co-produce and deliver whole school approach work and offer ongoing professional consultation and advice to School Professionals, being the link between the school and wider EWB and MH services within Surrey.

Please note: Subject to reasonable adjustments in respect of any disability, the post holder must possess a valid driving license and be able to drive and have the unrestricted use of a car or motorcycle for work at all times including community based work.

Evidence of registration with relevant professional body (BABCP/BPS) is required.

Essential qualifications

• Successful completion of Children's Wellbeing Practitioner PGCert, Low-Intensity Psychological Interventions for Children and Young People PGCert or Educational Mental Health Practitioner PGCert
• Registration with BABCP or BPS

Desirable qualifications

• A further relevant degree qualification
• Teaching qualification
• Youth Mental Health First Aid trained

Essential experience

• Experience of managing a caseload and providing mental health services to children and young people with mild to moderate mental health difficulties
• Experience of holistic assessment of mental health, including risk formulation
• Experience of working in partnership with CAMHS, Schools, social care and GPs
• Experience of offering high quality brief outcome focused evidence-based practice
• Experience of delivering whole school approach interventions
• Experience of delivering 1:1 and group interventions to both children, young people and families

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer contact

Contact: Kerrie Waller, Operational and Strategic Lead for MHST

Email: [e-mail]

Closing date: 11 November 2026

Reference number: 325-8380507-CYPS

Pay scheme: Agenda for change, Band 5

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time