Education Mental Health Practitioner - Selby

NHS; Selby; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is looking for an Education Mental Health Practitioner to support young people in Selby by providing evidence-based interventions and promoting wellbeing in educational settings. Candidates must have the required qualifications and experience in mental health support. This role involves working closely with schools to develop mental health strategies and providing direct support to students.

Qualifications

• Must have successfully completed the Post Graduate Certificate in Education Mental Health Practitioner.
• Evidence of working with young people who have experienced emotional distress.
• Experience delivering low intensity CBT interventions is required.

Responsibilities

• Support development of whole-school wellbeing approaches.
• Provide advice to education staff to support student wellbeing.
• Undertake direct assessments and interventions for young people.

Skills

Working with young people

Delivering low intensity CBT

Clear report writing

Managing own caseload

Good communication skills

Risk assessment

Therapeutic relationship building

Understanding emotional distress in young people

Education

Post Graduate Certificate 'Education Mental Health Practitioner'

Registration with BABCP or BPS

Job description

Education Mental Health Practitioner - Selby

The closing date is 20 November 2025

Would you like to be part of a new, exciting and innovative service working with young people with an ethos of prevention and early intervention?

In line with the government's priority to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people, the new Mental Health Support Teams (named by children and young people in the region as Wellbeing in Mind teams) are an exciting opportunity to deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, working across both educational settings and healthcare sectors in England. We currently have 5 Wellbeing in Mind teams across North Yorkshire, which are embedded within education settings.

We are looking to recruit a new Education Mental Health Practitioner. The successful candidates will become part of a team delivering support to schools in the Selby area.

Applicants must have successfully completed the 1 year Post Graduate Certificate 'Education Mental Health Practitioner' course and be registered with either the BABCP or BPS.

Main duties of the job

The Wellbeing in Mind team has 3 functions:

• Support the development of a whole-school or college approach to wellbeing. This can include, but is not limited to, supporting sites to develop and implement mental health and wellbeing policies, development of resources, supporting campaigns and delivering training, assemblies and PHSE curriculum.
• Provide timely advice and consultation to education staff. This is designed to support teaching staff to build their skills and confidence in supporting the wellbeing needs of their students/pupils. This is offered in both a formal and informal way.
• Undertake direct assessments and intervention for young people within education. We offer a low intensity service model, predominantly using cognitive-behavioural therapy.

Each function accounts for a third of the team's workload.

Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

About us

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care – our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Successfully completed British Psychological Society (BPS) Accredited or Higher Education England (HEE) Approved academic course of study in line with the CYP IAPT Low Intensity National Programme and will be qualified as an Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP)
• Professional registration as an Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) with an appropriate regulatory body (e.g. British Psychological Society (BPS) or British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP))

Knowledge/Skills/Experience

• Evidence of working with young people who have experienced emotional distress impacting on their mental health
• Experience of delivering low intensity CBT interventions
• Experience of working in an education setting
• Able to write clear reports and letters
• Ability to manage own caseload and time
• Able to deliver evidence-based LICBT interventions in line with protocols
• Good verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
• Competent in risk assessment
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
• Demonstrates an understanding of how emotional distress may present in young people and impact upon their mental health
• Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post

Personal Attributes

• High level of enthusiasm and motivation
• Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
• Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
• Ability to work under pressure
• Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
• Ability to be self-reflective
• Fluent in languages other than English

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.

Address

Schools and Colleges in Selby and surrounding areas