Education or Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner (EMHP or CWP) | East London NHS Foundation Trust

East London NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health organization in East London is seeking 2 education wellbeing practitioners to join their Mental Health Support Team. The role involves delivering evidence-based interventions, supporting educational leads, and working closely with schools. Ideal candidates will have experience in mental health support and collaboration within educational settings. This position supports a hybrid working model for optimal service delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering mental health interventions to children and young people.
• Ability to liaise with external specialist services.
• Understanding of education settings and mental health needs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based interventions to children and young people.
• Support senior mental health leads in educational settings.
• Provide advice to staff and liaise with external services.

Skills

Evidence-based interventions

Collaboration with education staff

Mental health support

Communication skills

Education

Relevant degree or qualification in mental health or education

Job description

Overview

We are seeking to recruit 2x education wellbeing practitioners to join the Tower Hamlets Education Wellbeing Service (THEWS).

THEWS is a Mental Health Support Team (MHST) established following the government Green Paper: Transforming Children & Young People’s Mental Health Provision. The service has undergone recent expansion. For further information about our service please see our website: https://www.elft.nhs.uk/thews

Core functions of the MHST

1. Delivering evidence-based interventions for children and young people (CYP) with mild-to-moderate mental health problems.
2. Supporting the senior mental health lead in each education setting to introduce, develop and deliver the whole school/college approach.
3. Giving timely advice to school and college staff, and liaising with external specialist services, to help CYP to get the right support and stay in education.

THEWS is part of the Tower Hamlets Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) based in Whitechapel, East London.

The post-holder will deliver and assess outcome focused, evidence-based interventions to children and young people with mild-to-moderate mental health problems, and their families, parents, and carers. They will support the senior mental health lead to introduce or develop their whole school/college approach. They will also liaise with supervisors to agree appropriate signposting and referrals for children and young people.

In line with Trust policy, the service has adopted a hybrid clinical working model of direct face to face and remote working as appropriate.

The service embraces continual improvement and well-being of the staff and has a high degree of enthusiasm for quality improvement and working together with partner agencies to provide the highest quality service to the population we serve.

The East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) provides a wide range of community and inpatient services to children, young people, adults of working age, older adults and forensic services to the City of London, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Bedfordshire and Luton. In Tower Hamlets the Trust provides high standard mental health services for children and young people based on strong partnerships with the Borough’s education and social care services, community health services and voluntary/third sector agencies.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for details.

For further information and/or an informal discussion about this role, please contact Ruveena Birdi, Senior Therapist - [e-mail]

This advert closes on Sunday 28 Sep 2025