Mental Health Practitioner

The Methodist Church in Britain; Banks; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday + bank holidays (pro‑r

Life assurance at 2x basic salary

Competitive pension scheme

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced sick pay

Learning and development opportunities

Annual salary review

Job summary

Compass is recruiting a Mental Health Practitioner to deliver 1:1 emotional wellbeing interventions with children in schools across Central and West Lancashire. You will assess risk, deliver CBT-based interventions, and collaborate with schools and families to support emotional wellbeing.

Applicants should have EMHP/CYP IAPT or equivalent registration, maintain professional registration, and possess experience with mild-to-moderate mental health needs in educational settings.

Qualifications

• Core clinical or professional qualification such as EMHP, CYP IAPT, registered social worker or nurse
• Current professional registration, maintained throughout employment
• Experience delivering 1:1 and group therapeutic interventions with children and families
• Experience delivering therapy to mild to moderate mental health needs
• Liaising with schools and multi-agency partners

Responsibilities

• Deliver 1:1 therapeutic emotional wellbeing interventions with children
• Provide 1:1 emotional wellbeing support to families
• Assess mental health, evaluate risk and take appropriate action
• Deliver evidence-based psychological interventions (e.g., CBT)
• Use approaches such as CBT or solution-focused techniques
• Support children and young people to self-manage mild mental health needs
• Build trusted relationships with schools, families and partners
• Provide early support within educational settings
• Apply safeguarding practices, including capacity and consent

Skills

CBT

Risk assessment

Liaison with agencies

Communication

Safeguarding

Education

EMHP

CYP IAPT

Registered social worker

Registered mental health nurse

Job description

Compass, a national charity, is recruiting a Mental Health Practitioner into a growing service across Central and West Lancashire. The post centres on one-to-one therapeutic work with children, young people and families, using approaches such as CBT or solution-focused techniques, often in school settings. It suits a qualified practitioner who can build trusted relationships with schools and multi-agency partners, and Education Mental Health Practitioners are invited to apply. Professional registration and an appropriate-level DBS check are required.

What the job involves

• Deliver 1:1 therapeutic emotional wellbeing interventions with children
• Provide 1:1 emotional wellbeing advice and support to families
• Assess mental health, evaluate risk and take appropriate action to manage it
• Deliver evidence-based psychological interventions for anxiety and low mood
• Use approaches such as CBT or solution-focused techniques
• Support children and young people to self-manage mild mental health and wellbeing needs
• Build trusted working relationships with schools, families and multi-agency partners
• Provide early support within educational settings
• Apply safeguarding practice, including capacity and consent

What’s required

Qualifications

• Core clinical or professional qualification such as EMHP, CYP IAPT, registered social worker or registered mental health nurse

Registration & licences

• Current professional registration, maintained throughout employment

Experience

• Delivering 1:1 and group therapeutic interventions with children and families, including parenting programmes
• Therapeutic work with children and young people with mild to moderate mental health needs
• Delivering evidence-based psychological interventions for anxiety and low mood
• Supporting children with social, emotional or behavioural needs
• Working with children and young people facing mental and emotional health challenges, and their families
• Liaising with a wide range of agencies and stakeholders

Skills & knowledge

• Assessing mental health, evaluating risk and managing it appropriately
• Knowledge of safeguarding issues
• Knowledge of capacity and consent, including Gillick competence
• Excellent oral and written communication
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Supporting children and families to self-manage mild mental health issues

Checks & eligibility

• Appropriate-level DBS check

Other

• Able to work all year round and flexibly as part of a team

Nice to have

• Youth Mental Health First Aid training
• Teaching degree
• Experience in education or healthcare settings
• Experience of delivering group interventions
• Monitoring and recording outcome measures for children's emotional wellbeingExperience working in education, community or social systems with competing priorities
• Experience working with looked-after children and other vulnerable groups

What’s offered

• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, rising to 32 days over time (pro rata)
• Life assurance at 2 times basic salary
• Competitive contributory pension scheme
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and occupational health service
• Enhanced sick pay
• Learning and development opportunities and career progression
• Annual salary review