Mental Health Practitioner - MHST

TN United Kingdom; Wigan; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits in the Children's and Young People's Mental Health sector, where you'll be integral to a forward-thinking service. This role involves delivering interventions in schools, supporting young people with emotional and mental health issues. You'll work closely with educational staff, assess needs, and implement effective strategies. Join a vibrant organization dedicated to mental health care, where your contributions will make a meaningful impact on the lives of children and families in the Wigan borough. If you're passionate about mental health and education, this is the role for you!

Benefits

30% Pay Enhancements for Evenings and Saturdays

60% Pay Enhancements for Sundays and Bank Holidays

27 Days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays

Cycle to Work Scheme

Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering evidence-based mental health interventions.
• Knowledge of safeguarding procedures for children and adults.
• Understanding of child and adolescent development.

Responsibilities

• Delivering mental health interventions in schools for young people.
• Conducting risk assessments and developing management plans.
• Supervising clinical practice of Education Mental Health Practitioners.

Skills

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Risk Assessment

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Assessment Skills

Education

HEE Postgraduate Diploma in Education Mental Health Practice

Postgraduate Diploma in Psychological Wellbeing Practice

CYP Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Certificate

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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Greater Manchester Mental Health

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Wigan, United Kingdom

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Posted:

29.04.2025

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13.06.2025

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Job overview

Applicants must have EMHP and CYPWP qualifications to apply

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This is an exciting opportunity to work in Children's and Young Peoples (CYP) Mental Health sector. You will play an important part in a forward-thinking service delivering interventions into schools within the Wigan borough as part of the mental health support team in schools.
The post holder will be responsible for delivering interventions within a Mental Health Support Team (MHST) in identified schools and colleges and for the clinical supervision of Education Mental Health Practitioners within the team.
The post-holder must have completed the HEE Postgraduate Diploma in Education Mental Health Practice or Postgraduate Diploma in Psychological Wellbeing Practice for children and young people; and have previous consolidated post graduate experience of working with young people with emotional and mental health issues.

In addition, you will have extensive experience of delivering evidenced-based CBT interventions for mild to moderate mental health issues such as anxiety, low mood and behavioural problems to CYP both individually and in groups.

Main duties of the job

Delivering consultation to school staff in education settings. To
assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions that are agreed
with the child and caregiver in accordance with best practice.
To ensure comprehensive risk assessment of children, young people
and families and that risk management plans are in place and
documented.
To develop and review whole school mental health initiatives
alongside young people, school staff, senior leads and parents.
To provide 1:1 brief intervention for mild to moderate mental health
problems.
To provide low level intervention including behavioural activation,
CBT informed worry and anxiety management interventions, graded
exposure, sleep and stress management, behavioural experiments.
To evaluate the success of intervention at regular intervals using
Routine Outcome Measures (ROMS)
To liaise with schools and other agencies in terms of information
gathering and sharing.
To offer parent consultation, support and advice and parent led CBT
approaches.
To inform local child protection co-ordinator and senior clinicians of
any concerns regarding protection issues.
To gain feedback on experience through session rating scales,
experience of service questionnaires.
To see families/children in the setting most appropriate for effective
and efficient care.
Supervising the clinical practice of Education mental health practitioners.

Working for our organisation

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See attached detailed job description and person specification:

• Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme

Person specification

Qualifications

• •Evidence of continuing professional development in the field of child and adolescent mental health
• Completion of a CYP improving access to psychological therapies certificate.

Experience

• The post holder should: •Experience of assessment and delivering evidence based mental health interventions including low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy interventions. •Experience of Multi-disciplinary working within a CAMHS setting •Experience and knowledge of implementing safeguarding procedures for children and adults. •Experience in utilising and interpreting routine outcome measures in practice. •Experience of peer supervision, supervising colleagues in the multi-disciplinary team and consultation in other agency settings.
• •Experience of supporting young people in an educational setting

knowledge

• •Understanding of child and adolescent development. •Knowledge of risk assessment and safety planning. •Knowledge of legislation related to children and/or adolescent’s mental health and social care Mental Health Act, Child Protection and Safeguarding of Vulnerable Children etc •Understanding and knowledge of psychological models of brief intervention.
• •Ability to teach and train others using multi-media materials suitable for presentation within public. •Level of knowledge of research methodology and data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of child and adolescent mental health.

skills abilities

• •Ability to utilise CYP assessment skills and routine outcome measures effectively including suitability and risk assessments. •Ability to apply therapeutic knowledge to clinical practice. •Effective communication skills in respond to a variety of needs and situation. •Good organisational/time management skills with the ability to manage own workload, organise own time and diary, and meet deadlines. •Ability to work autonomously in the community and use own initiative and make appropriate decisions. •Must demonstrate a commitment to the overall vision of the development of the professional group of mental health practitioners in education settings. •Knowledge and experience of using Microsoft word applications, including PowerPoint and excel.

Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you.

Sponsorship

We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government’s website – click.

If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.

Do you have experience outside the NHS?

We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.

We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment.