Educational Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) | East London NHS Foundation Trust

East London NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is offering a position for an Education Mental Health Practitioner in London. This role will involve delivering early interventions and conducting assessments under supervision. Successful candidates will secure a place in the UCL PG Dip course as part of the training program. The basic salary will be at the bottom of NHS band 4 and candidates will be subject to a 2-year fixed term contract. The application deadline is Sunday, 12 Oct 2025.

Qualifications

• Must secure a place on the Educational Mental Health Practitioner PG Dip course at UCL.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based interventions under supervision.
• Conduct holistic and child-centered mental health assessments.
• Work closely with mental health professionals.

Job description

Overview

In line with the government’s priority to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people, the Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) role is an opportunity to deliver evidence-based early interventions, working across educational settings and healthcare sectors in England.

Responsibilities

• Work closely alongside a team of mental health professionals delivering a wide range of evidence informed interventions, under supervision.
• Develop and practice evidence-based skills under supervision to work directly with children, young people, and families.
• Develop and practice evidence-based skills under supervision to carry out holistic and child-centered mental health assessments, including risk assessments.

Training programme

The training programme for this post will consist of academic and supervised practice learning across mental health services and educational settings, such as primary and secondary schools, and further education colleges.

Delivery

Delivery of the programme will be provided through a combination of taught days at the Anna Freud office in North London (Rodney St, N1 9JH), independent self-guided study days, and experience gained in the Wellbeing in Newham Schools Team (WINS) and partnering education settings.

Values

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people’s lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive. We are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Eligibility and requirements

Anyone applying for this role also needs to secure a place on the Educational Mental Health Practitioner PG Dip course at UCL. You are required to make a separate application for the university course: https://evision.ucl.ac.uk/urd/sits.urd/run/siw_ipp_lgn.login_enc?0qhYzuG1h9udTFM8i9sPhtGiUgIR6D6inoqhAaU88mQz1TP-axNSoUQsdmcXcRAfPThKFMfz2bQ=

Salary and terms

Basic stated salary for a trainee EMHP is at the bottom of an NHS band 4. Previous experience in the NHS cannot be counted or used for a higher placing on the scale. NHS staff in London also receive an Inner or Outer London “high cost area supplement” which is an additional sum. Details about how this is calculated and how it will affect your final salary can be found at https://www.nhsemployers.org/your-workforce/pay-and-reward/agenda-for-change/pay-scales/annual.

Contract duration

The EMHP posts are training positions subject to 2-year fixed term contracts. Upon completing the training year and receiving final confirmation of a pass from the education provider the candidate will be offered progression to Band 5 on a permanent basis within the Newham CAMHS WINS team.

Application deadline

This advert closes on Sunday 12 Oct 2025