Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP)

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust; Peterborough; Sur place; GBP 32 000 - 36 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust is recruiting three Band 5 Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioners to work with the Peterborough and Huntingdon/Mental Health Support Teams. Posts involve travel to schools and collaboration across education and healthcare settings.

Successful applicants will deliver early interventions to CYP and families, with regular supervision and a base in Hampton or Huntingdon. Registration with BPS or BABCP is required or in progress.

Responsabilités

• Carry out assessments of children, young people, parents and carers.
• Develop and deliver evidence‑based interventions addressing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
• Deliver services across educational settings and healthcare sectors.
• Travel around allocated schools within Peterborough and Huntingdon areas.
• Receive regular supervision to support practice as an autonomous practitioner.

Formation

EMHP qualification

Description du poste

We have a brilliant opportunity for three Band 5 Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP); there will be two posts with the Peterborough Mental Health Support Team based in Hampton, Peterborough and one post with the Huntingdon and St. Neots Mental Health Support Team with a base in Huntingdon.

• Please only proceed to application if you are a qualified EMHP*

'It is a condition of your employment that you will be registered with either the BPS or BABCP. We understand there is a backlog and therefore will accept applications where registration is in progress or you intend to register as soon as possible'

The EMHP role is an opportunity to deliver evidence-based early interventions to parents and young people, working across both educational settings and healthcare sectors.

Mental Health Support Teams work in collaboration with education settings to provide early intervention to children, young people and their families/carers for mild to moderate mental health difficulties.

The role requires the applicant to travel around the area to allocated schools.

Should we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 15th October 2026

You will be working in a creative environment where evidence-based interventions, new ideas, ways of working and supporting children and young people (CYP) are actively encouraged. The approach requires flexibility and adaptability, and a passion for working with CYP in education settings.

The post holder will work as an autonomous Practitioner in education and health care settings alongside a team of mental health professionals and within the scope of their job description.

The post holder will carry out assessments, develop and deliver evidence-based interventions to children, young people, parents and carers.

The interventions address mild to moderate mental health difficulties (anxiety, worries and fears, behaviour, low mood).

The post holder will receive regular supervision to support them in their work.

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.

There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff - who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.

our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Clare Oakman Job title: Clinical and Team Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07837 503212