Senior Education Mental Health Practitioner

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Rotherham is seeking Senior Education Mental Health Practitioners to enhance mental health support in schools. The role involves providing case management, clinical supervision, and evidence-based interventions to children and young people with mild to moderate mental health issues. Ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications, experience in delivering low-intensity interventions, and strong teamwork skills. Join a growing team dedicated to improving children's mental health in educational settings.

Qualifications

• Hold an Education Mental Health qualification or equivalent.
• Experience in developing and delivering evidence-based interventions.
• Registered with a regulating body in mental health.

Responsibilities

• Provide case management and clinical supervision to EMHPs.
• Manage caseloads of children and young people in education settings.
• Offer evidence-based practice in guided self-help and CBT.

Skills

Early intervention

Teamwork

Clinical supervision

Mental health care

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

Education Mental Health qualification

Registered with BABCP or BPS

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Senior Education Mental Health Practitioner

Go back Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT

The closing date is 28 December 2025

Rotherham With Me In Mind (Mental Health Support Team) were fortunate to be one of the national 'trailblazer' sites for developing mental health support in schools back in 2019. This is an exciting time for us as we continue to grow and develop, the Senior Education Mental Health Practitioner posts are part of our Wave 14 expansion. We are a large team with approx. 40 staff and with the wave 14 expansion we will have coverage of approx. 85% of educational settings in Rotherham.

We have an exciting opportunity for 2 x band 6 to join our Rotherham team as Senior Education Mental Health Practitioners. For these posts, we are looking for someone who:

• Has a passion for early intervention and Children's low intensity services
• Is excited at the prospect of working in Rotherham with a range of educational settings
• Values and prioritises supervision
• Acts as a role model
• Is committed to growth and learning
• Is enthused about working in an ever growing, changing team
• Is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion
• Values team work
• Takes pride in their work

If this sounds like you we would love to hear from you.

Interviews for this role will be on the 6th January at Kimberworth Place. There will be both a service and young person interview panel

If you will need to attend the supervision course at university for this post, the deadline for completing the application, post successful interview, will be the 12th January 2026.

Main duties of the job

Hold either an Education Mental Health or Children's Wellbeing Practitioner qualification (either a Post Graduate Diploma or Certificate) or an equivalent level of professional qualification

Be registered with a regulating body and maintain registration with such body*

Provide case management and clinical supervision to EMHPs and Trainee EMHPs under the direction of the Senior Clinicians and Clinical Lead

Manage a caseload and the provision of Mental Health Care services to children and young people with mild to moderate mental health problems in education settings

Provide assessment and formulation of mental health difficulties in children and young people

Offer evidence-based practice in guided self-help, CBT, child and adolescent mental health practice and Whole School Approaches to mental health

Lead on triage routes for our low intensity referrals.

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications

Person Specification

Qualifications

• and registration CYP IAPT CWP supervisor training or willing to undertake it.
• Registered with the BABCP or BPS as an EMHP (or applied for this)
• A qualification or have undertaken a program of formal training supervision

Experience

• Consolidated, supervised post qualifying experience (normally 2 years, as advised by HEE) in developing and delivering the range of evidence-based low intensity interventions such as group psychoeducation, guided self‑help and parent‑led CBT. with children and young people across the full age range (5‑ 18) and with parents / carers
• Experience of peer supervision
• Experience of planning and delivering whole school emotional wellbeing activities through a variety of mediums e.g., face to face and digital
• Experience of delivering training to a range of professionals through a variety of different mediums e.g., face to face and digital.
• Experience of communicating evidence-based theory led information to a diverse range of audiences
• Experience of mentoring or supervising Trainee EMHPs
• Experience of audit and research. Significant experience of working within an educational setting
• Experience of working directly with senior leadership teams in service context (e.g., education, health, VCSE) to support design and delivery of programmes, policy, pathways, support offers etc
• Experience of negotiating, problem solving and relationship management where there are disagreements or resistance within systems
• Experience of working with risk and knowledge of safeguarding procedures within health and education
• Experience of managing and prioritising a high caseload
• Experience of Multi‑Disciplinary Working
• Currently engaged in an advanced level of practice and able to demonstrate a degree of professional autonomy
• The ability to provide patient‑centred assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation with children, young people, parents and families
• Ability to undertake Risk Assessments and identify appropriate plans in partnerships with the young person, families and other agencies
• Experience of providing supervision to junior members of staff.
• Planning and delivering presentations and training to groups
• Experience of offering consultation (under guidance of supervisor) to schools/other professionals within bounds of knowledge and competence
• Experience of audit and research
• Significant experience of working within an educational setting
• Experience of working directly with senior leadership teams in service context (e.g., education, health, VCSE) to support design and delivery of programmes, policy, pathways, support offers etc

Knowledge

• Theoretical and practical knowledge in areas of child and adolescent mental health and good awareness of key drivers in the field
• Highly competent in making a decision regarding ongoing patient care based on clinical and risk factors
• High level of problem solving and planning skills
• Effective communication skills with all disciplines and agencies to optimise patient management
• Awareness of own competency level and how to seek appropriate help
• Understanding of confidentiality and risk management.
• Clinical audit, research and clinical governance principles
• Have a good understanding of child protection/safeguarding policies, recording and reporting any concerns to the appropriate agency including participate in case conferences as required.
• Wider NHS and social care policy
• Importance of public relations
• Research, audit and quality improvement methodologies
• Understanding of assessment of children suspected of having ADHD/ ASD/SEND/SEMH

Skills

• Ability / Skills to support change and improvement, support and inspire colleagues / act as a role model
• Ability to motivate others Good planning and organizational skills
• Good Assessment skills selecting treatment from a range of options
• Able to manage caseload and to prioritise under time pressures for self and team
• Good clinical reasoning skills
• Ability to work autonomously
• Flexible approach to problem solving
• Multi‑agency team work
• Effective communication skills with all disciplines and agencies to optimise patient management
• Effective communication skills both orally and in written formProviding clinical supervision
• Time management
• IT literate - use of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and email and Internet
• Ability to give presentations

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT