Qualified Educational Mental Health/Child Wellbeing Practitioner

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust; St Albans; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider seeks a Qualified EMHP or CWP to work with children and families across Hertfordshire. The role involves delivering mental health support in schools, adapting practices to meet diverse needs, and contributing to team development. The ideal candidate should have SEND experience, creativity, and professionalism. The position offers extensive support, professional development, and a generous holiday entitlement.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

NHS pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Discounts

Eye Care Vouchers

Responsibilities

• Support children and young people with mental health needs.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions in educational settings.
• Participate fully in supervision and team meetings.

Skills

SEND experience

Creative and flexible approach

Understanding of additional needs

Relationship building

Evidence-based interventions

Risk assessment

Professionalism in emotional settings

Job description

The SEND MHST (Mental Health Support Team) are seeking to appoint a motivated, committed, flexible and forward thinking Qualified EMHP (Educational Mental Health Practitioner) or CWP (Child wellbeing practitioner) to work in our MHST team, who is committed to supporting Children and Young People (CYP) and their families across Hertfordshire.

The Mental Health Support Team works specifically with a SEND children and families across Hertfordshire and West Essex schools, delivering early intervention mental health support and supporting schools to develop their whole school approach to emotional wellbeing.

This is a really exciting opportunity to take your EMHP or CWP training and build the MHST offering to children, families and schools who can have a great need for mental health support, whilst working very creatively with the training to meet the children’s additional needs and support the schools.

*Proposed interview date: 15-Aug-2025*

You will be working in a variety of school environments across Hertfordshire and West Essex, combined with being part of a “virtual team” to deliver our service. We operate from 7-7 Monday to Friday.

The Ideal Candidate Will Match These Criteria

• Must have some SEND experience
• Creative and flexible in their approach
• Have a good understanding of children with additional needs learning styles, and how to adapt practice to support children and their families
• Able to work and build relationships with a wide variety of professionals, schools, and families
• Be able to deliver evidence-based interventions for children and young people in education settings
• Have a good understanding of risk assessing and seek support from supervisor to manage risk
• Be willing and able to participate fully in supervision
• Flexible in their approach and have resilience under pressure
• Able to work both in a team environment and autonomously
• Able to maintain a high degree of professionalism when working in settings where there is a highly emotive atmosphere.
  
  

We Can Offer You

• Regular clinical and professional supervision
• Regular appraisal, personal development planning and opportunities for continuing professional development. This includes specific support with regards to fulfilling the MHST role such as co-facilitating workshops.
• Regular opportunities to meet as a team
• Regular CPD and Peer Reflection
• Opportunities to work closely with a multi-disciplinary team including learning from other evidence-based frameworks and approaches.
• Involvement in service development
• Opportunities to provide line management and clinical supervision to other members of the MHST team
  
  

27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)

One of the UK's best pension schemes

Special Leave for family and personal reasons

NHS Car Lease Scheme (for substantive staff)

Eye Care Vouchers

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Discounts

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sarah Garvey Job title: Operational Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01727 732031