MHST Education Mental Health Practitioner

Nhs-1; Mansfield; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking two qualified Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP) for schools in the Mansfield area. The post involves early intervention for mild/moderate mental health issues in young people, collaboration with teachers, and promotion of wellbeing.

A driving licence and vehicle for business use are required; hybrid working is available. The team operates within the MHST service, joining health and education to deliver evidence-based

Qualifications

• Must have EMHP Post Graduate Diploma following CYP IAPT.
• Accredited and registered with BABCP or BPS.
• Full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use; adjustments available under Equality Act 2010.

Responsibilities

• Assess and deliver evidence-based interventions in educational settings.
• Support children and carers with self-management of presenting difficulties.
• Promote Whole School Approach to mental health in schools.
• Maintain clear records and contribute to data collection.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Assessment skills

Education

EMHP Post Graduate Diploma

CYP IAPT training

BABCP/BPS registration

Job description

Employer Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Lindsey Close Town Mansfield Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum (pro rata for part time) Salary period Yearly Closing 27/09/2026 23:59 Interview date 24/10/2026

NHS AfC: Band 5

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Job overview

We are looking for 2 qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner's (EMHP) to work as part of a multidisciplinary team in an evolving service, based in schools, working alongside teaching staff to support the early identification of mental health and promote wellbeing for staff and young people.

Delivering evidence-based , early intervention for children and young people in education settings with mild to moderate mental health problems, working with a range of professionals to direct best practice, in a holistic, and child centred way.

Helping children and young people within these setting to deliver early intervention to prevent onset of more complex mental health needs

Supporting and facilitating staff in education settings to identify mental health and wellbeing needs, promoting a Whole School Approach and embedding a positive ethos and attitude to mental health and wellbeing.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Main duties of the job

This is an opportunity to be involved in the expanding MHST service, as a joint initiative between health and education. The Mental Health Support Team (MHST) is a unique service available in certain Nottinghamshire schools . We have been a trailblazer site for the project and were the first site nationally to go live in December 2019.

Please note that the above are office bases only, the team operate within a hybrid model with some remote work as well as working in schools.

You must be a qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner or and have obtained the relevant EMHP / CWP Post Graduate Diploma qualification following the completion of a CYP IAPT approved training in Evidence-Based Psychological Treatment for Children and Young People (C&Y IAPT) and be accredited and registered with BABCP or BPS

Please see the attached job description for full details

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

Working for our organisation

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire,Leicestershire,Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Assess and deliver outcome focused, evidence-based interventions (either directly or using a remote approach, individual or group ) in educational settings for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties, working at all times in collaboration with and giving respect to the education function of the setting in which you are deployed.

Work in partnership to support children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their parents/carers, families and educators in the self-management of presenting difficulties.

Work in effective, evidence-based partnership with children, young people, their families and their educators in the development of plans for the intervention and agreed outcomes.

Support and empower children, young people, their parents/carers and families and their educators to make informed choices about the interventions being offered.

Operate at all times from an inclusive values base, which recognises and respects diversity.

Undertake and record accurate assessments of risk and operate clear risk management processes in line with locally agreed procedures including the safeguarding protocols of the educational setting and Local Safeguarding Board guidance.

Adhere to all regulations, processes and procedures within the educational service to which you are attached within the educational setting where you are working including (but not limited to) HR policies, training requirements, referral protocols, and emergency procedures. Signpost referrals of children with more complex needs to a locally identified appropriate relevant service

Through case management, supervision and any other relevant local pathway, elevate cases where the level of need or risk is beyond the scope of your practice.

Provide a range of information and support for evidence based psychological treatments, primarily guided self-help.

Practice, evidence and demonstrate an ability to manage one’s own caseload in conjunction with the requirements of the team.

Attend multi-disciplinary and multi-agency meetings relating to referrals or children and young people in treatment, where appropriate.

Keep clear, professionally coherent records of all activity in line with both health and education service protocols and use these records and outcome data to inform decision making.

Complete all requirements relating to data collection.

Assess and integrate issues relating to transitions, education and training/employment into the overall therapeutic process.

Work within a collaborative approach involving a range of relevant others when indicated.

Contribute to the development of individual or group clinical materials or training materials, and in addition to develop such materials independently as falls within own degree of competence, and under direction of the wider team.

Continue to apply learning gained on the training program directly to practice.

Prepare and present case load information to supervisors within the service on an agreed and scheduled basis to ensure safe practice and the governance obligations of the trainee, supervisor and service are delivered.

Respond to and implement supervision suggestions by supervisors in practice.

Engage in and respond to personal development supervision to improve competences and practice.

To disseminate research and service evaluation findings in appropriate formats through agreed channels.

To support schools to adopt a Whole School Approach to mental health and wellbeing.

Person specification

Qualifactions

• Relevant EMHP Post Graduate Diploma qualification Following the completion of a CYP IAPT approved training in Evidence-Based Psychological Treatment for Children and Young People (C&Y IAPT)
• Registration with relevant professional body

Experience

• Qualifications Relevant EMHP Post Graduate Diploma qualification Following the completion of a CYP IAPT approved training in Evidence-Based Psychological Treatment for Children and Young People (C&Y IAPT)
• Qualifications Registration with relevant professional body
• Contractual Requirements A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
• Training Evidence of Continuing Professional Development and commitment to ongoing learning.
• Experience Proven post qualification experience of working in and with schools
• Experience Experience of Multi agency work
• Experience Skills and experience of working with children, young people and families around a range of emotional/mental health, behavioural and additional health or developmental needs.
• Experience of teaching groups of professionals and parents
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and documents pertaining to children (e.g. Children's Act, Mental Health Act, NSF, Every Child Matters, Future In Mind)
• Knowledge and experience of provision of evidence based emotional/mental health assessment Knowledge and experience of the provision of different models of therapy and interventions
• Knowledge Ability to manage a defined caseload as required and participate in case management supervision.
• Knowledge Organise own work schedule
• Knowledge Ability to maintain accurate case records in line with Trust policies and procedure
• Knowledge Ability to be an autonomous practitioner whilst being able to work as an integral part of a multi agency locality team
• Knowledge Be committed to anti discriminatory/ anti oppressive practice and equal opportunity
• Skills Ability to identify training needs and prepare and deliver training packages for parents and teaching staff.
• Skills Ability to offer individual and group therapeutic interventions.
• Physical Requirements A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
• Qualifications Educated to Degree Level
• Training Qualification in therapeutic approaches with children and families eg CBT systemic, solution focused, play therapy
• Experience vidence of the ability to use and provide clinical supervision
• Experience Community experience, working in schools and with families
• Knowledge Ability to use electronic data recording systems
• Knowledge knowledge and application of behaviour programmes and support for parents of children with emotional health problems

Additional Information

• We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants.
• The Trust believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. We guarantee an interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum essential criteria.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.