Senior Educational Mental Health / Child Wellbeing Practitioner

NHS; England; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a CAMHS Clinician to join its team. The role focuses on supporting children and adolescents with emotional and mental health issues, providing interventions in schools, and mentoring junior staff. Applicants should have a relevant degree and experience in mental health, along with strong communication and teamwork skills. This permanent position offers a salary between £44,485 and £52,521 annually.

Benefits

NHS Discounts

Generous annual leave

NHS pension scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years' experience as a Child and Young Person's Mental Health professional.
• Ability to manage own workload and work autonomously.
• Experience working with children with neuro-developmental conditions preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for children with mild to moderate emotional difficulties.
• Deliver evidence-based group interventions in schools.
• Mentor junior staff and support service development.

Skills

Ability to assess, plan, implement risk/care

Excellent written & verbal communication skills

Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team

Education

Relevant degree in psychology

Children and Young Peoples Psychological Wellbeing Qualification

Job description

Job Summary

The CAMHS Clinician will join the existing Enfield MHST multi-disciplinary team (that includes a Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Lead, CAMHS clinicians/supervisors from a range of disciplines including clinical psychologists, child and adolescent psychotherapist, CAMHS nurse specialists, Educational Psychologists, and qualified children's wellbeing practitioners and education and mental health practitioners) to support the work within schools. The qualified Senior Education and Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) or Children's Wellbeing Practitioners (CWPs) will join this growing team that includes CAMHS clinicians, Educational psychologists, and trainee EMHPs. The post holder will provide support for children and adolescents with mild to moderate emotional and mental health difficulties and deliver evidence-based 1:1 and group interventions in schools, employing CYP‑IAPT principles (Children and Young Peoples Improving Access to Psychological Therapies). The post holder will provide mentoring for junior staff and support the team with service development. The post holder will develop relationships with designated mental health leads in schools, alongside CAMHS clinicians/supervisors, and educational psychologists, and help them develop their approaches to mental health and wellbeing in schools. They will gain some experience of teaching, training and consultation through this joint work.

Main duties of the job

The Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) are part of an exciting programme funded by NHS England with the aim of improving the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people in the community in response to the government's Green Paper for Young People's Mental Health. The practitioner role may (site‑dependent) focus on providing day to day clinical and supervisory support for the EMHP as they complete their qualifications over their training year and become a fully qualified EMHP. The MHST team will require development and there will be specific work to ensure robust integration across the schools pathway. The role will be working alongside community partners and developing relationships between the new MHST and educational settings. The role will ensure the efficient and effective delivery of the MHST, providing high quality, safe and responsive specialist mental health services to children, young people, parents/carers and professionals provided in accordance with Children and Young Peoples mental health training principles, in partnership with service users and partner agencies, working as part of a multi‑agency system. The post holder may have clinical supervisory responsibility/co‑responsibility for EMHP clinicians within the MHST and will also work as part of a seniors team, supporting the specialist practitioner and service development manager to set up the new pathway.

About Us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people. Our Five‑Year Strategy:

• We will provide consistently high‑quality care closer to home.
• With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all.
• We will offer great places to work, providing staff with a supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

Why NLFT?

We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities. We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives. NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme. Excellent internal staff network. In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Details

Date posted: 11 November 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £44,485 to £52,521 a year Per annum including HCAS
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full‑time
Reference number: 455‑NLFT‑0463
Job locations: Enfield CAMHS, Educational Mental Health Team
Bay Tree House, Christchurch Close, Enfield, EN2 6NZ

Job responsibilities

• A requirement to undertake, complete and pass the supervisors course at Kings (KCL) or UCL.
• To demonstrate the ability to work as an autonomous specialist practitioner in relation to the specialist area and in clinic which will include the reading and recording of the clinical observations of each child and the ongoing assessment of the effectiveness of treatment packages.
• To carry own caseload and take responsibility for the assessment, planning and evaluation of care for clients in the specialist area.
• To demonstrate the ability to develop specialist programmes of care for the specialist client group and their families in accordance with Trust and national standards, policies and guidelines and appropriate professional codes of conduct.
• To take case management responsibilities when appropriate in clinical meetings, giving clear clinical advice with regard to assessment, Risk Assessment, formulation and treatment of identified clients.
• To recognise responsibility and act according to Trust and national guidelines alongside protocols with the relevant education settings in safeguarding children and adults.
• To demonstrate the ability to teach in informal and formal settings, e.g. carers at home, students on specialist placement.
• To respond to the needs of clients and their carers in an honest, non‑judgemental and open manner, which respects the rights of individuals and groups.
• To demonstrate a commitment to equal opportunities for all people.
• To understand the impact of social & cultural diversity on patients and carers needs and on their experiences of mental illness and mental health services.
• ***Please see the attached Job Description and Person specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.***

Person Specification

Essential – Education and Qualifications

• A relevant degree, from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in a relevant subject (e.g. psychology) with relevant experience and competencies as required.
• Children and Young Peoples Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Qualification or Education and Mental Health Practitioner Qualification from an accredited training provider.
• Should have attended/currently be undertaking/have plans to undertake the supervisor (PG Certificate or CPD) or Senior Wellbeing Practitioner G/PG Diploma training programme, provided by one of the nationally commissioned training providers.

Desirable – Education and Qualifications

• Psychology or other health / social care / youth related undergraduate degree.

Essential – Experience and Knowledge

• A minimum of two years' experience as a Child and Young Person's Mental Health professional which can include providing clinical, therapeutic, or consultative practice within a CYP population.

Essential – Skills and Abilities

• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate risk/care plans to meet the needs of clients.
• Ability to work to standards for quality within the Service.
• Work as a member of a multi‑disciplinary team and demonstrate awareness of MDT functioning.
• Maintain and manage own workload and work autonomously within the specialist area.
• Willingness and ability to develop specialist knowledge of clinical aspects of child & adolescent mental health.
• Recognise own limits and seek support re supervision as appropriate.
• Develop computer skills to enable input of relevant data and typing of summaries and reports etc.
• Supervise, teach and develop the skills of student and junior staff as and when appropriate.
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills & demonstrable ability to work flexibly and respectfully with others.
• Ability to analyse risk and respond appropriately, seeking support as necessary.

Desirable – Skills and Abilities

• Experience of working in mental health, education or related services.
• Experience of working with children with neuro‑developmental conditions (e.g. ASC, ADHD, mild‑moderate LD).
• Agries to manage own caseload and time, having worked in a service where agreed targets are in place to demonstrate outcomes.

Essential – Other Requirements

• High level of enthusiasm and motivation.
• Advanced communication skills.
• Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships.
• Use supervision and personal development positively and effectively.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality.
• Self‑reflective in personal and professional development and in supervision.
• Willingness to travel to locations throughout the organization.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here: Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

North London NHS Foundation Trust
Enfield CAMHS, Educational Mental Health Team
Bay Tree House, Christchurch Close, Enfield, EN2 6NZ

Website: https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)