Senior Educational Mental Health Practitioner

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust; Hetton-le-Hole; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health care organization in Hetton-le-Hole is seeking a Senior Educational Mental Health Practitioner to join their team. The role involves delivering evidence-based therapeutic interventions, collaborating with schools, and providing clinical supervision for EMHPs. Candidates should possess qualifications in mental health practice and significant experience in educational contexts. The position offers the opportunity to contribute to children's mental health development within an educational framework, promoting resilience and effective support systems.

Benefits

Flexible working policy

Commitment to staff wellbeing

Access to training and career progression

Qualifications

• Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner with the ability to deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions.
• Significant experience working within a Mental Health Support Team (MHST).
• Knowledge of safeguarding and promoting welfare in children.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clinical evidence-based therapeutic interventions to children and young people.
• Support school professionals with advice, consultation, and training.
• Lead and supervise junior team members.

Skills

Knowledge of children's mental health service provision

Organisational skills

Time and caseload management

Written and oral communication

Education

Post Grad Diploma in Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing studies

EMHP Supervision qualification

Senior Wellbeing Practitioner course

Child and Adolescent Mental Health qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Go back South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Educational Mental Health Practitioner

The closing date is 01 January 2026

We have anexciting opportunity to be part of Sunderlands Mental Health Support Team(MHST) The Health Heads Team as a Senior Education Mental Health Practitioner.The post holder will work collaboratively with our education sites across the cityto provide early intervention and preventative evidence-based interventions tochildren and young people to promote resilience and support their emotionalwellbeing. The post holder will be responsible for working in a timely fashion,building sound and positive relationships with schools, aid in deliveringconsultation and training, and be a positive and professional role model forthe service. The post holder will have a specific role in supporting trainees,newly qualified and existing qualified EMHPs through clinical and caseloadsupervision, training, and providing clinical leadership.

The post holderwill be expected to work with their school settings to build and develop apositive mental health ethos through a whole school approach model, and willidentify individual needs of the school and work collaboratively to develop andimplement an action plan.

The post holderwill be an experienced (Senior) / Education Mental Health Practitioner, whounderstand the aims and objectives of the national Mental Health Support Team initiativeset out in the Mental Health Green Paper.

Main duties of the job

The role of the Senior EMHP and aimsof the MHST include:

• Support children and young peoplewithin an education setting by delivering clinical evidence-based therapeuticinterventions based on a Low Intensity CBT model.
• Delivering evidence-basedgroup work programmes of low-level and preventative support for children andyoung people in accordance with their needs and age.
• Deliverevidence-based support to parents
• Support schoolprofessionals with the provision of advice, consultation and training
• Workcollaboratively with schools to deliver Whole School Approach to mental health,such as workshops, assemblies, class based activities.
• Be able to reachthose children and young people who find it hard to access services.
• Deliver clinicaland caseload supervision
• Oversee juniormembers of the team
• Offer support andguidance to team
• Engage in furthertraining as required to support the role and clinical delivery of the service.
• Take a lead rolein overseeing and coordinating activity within your locality base

For an informal discussion about this post please contact Lisa Mundell (Clinical Lead) on 0191 2832936 or [e-mail]

About us

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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.

We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for us. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via our Flexible Working Policy.

The Trust employs around 8,746 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Care Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.If you use AI,and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual recruitment process, wemay withdraw your application at any stage of the process.

Job responsibilities

To work as amember of the Healthy Heads Team (Mental Health Support Team in Sunderland)providing an education based mental health service to children and young people.

This includes the direct provision of evidence-based interventions and outcomefocused standards of care to children and families/carers.

The delivery ofhigh-quality training, consultation, and support to other Education staff.

To deliver aWhole School Approach to developing positive culture of mental health withinthe school environment.

To deliver ofclinical and caseload supervision. To support the facilitation and developmentof clinical development and expertise within the team.

To lead,motivate and support the team.

To support withservice development and innovative models.

To support withclinical governance and quality monitoring, ongoing research and audit ofpractice.

To workautonomously, assessing child/young person needs, identify and implement a planof care and initiate appropriate holistic research based heath information andcare.

Act as acluster lead over an allocated group of schools and have oversight of EMHPs tosupport the delivery of all three functions of MHST.

To take a lead/ champion role in an area of specialist area of interest relevant to an MHST.

Engage infurther training required for the role / service delivery.

The service will be delivered from Education bases as an integral part of anagreed iTHRIVE multi-agency model of Children and Young Peoples Mental HealthService provision.

Work collaboratively with multi professional teams to ensure practice isefficient, effective, evidence based and safe.

This will be achieved by:

• Listening to and understanding the community
• Bringing people together to develop a shared localvision with service users as equal partners
• Assessing community assets, resources, needs and issues
• Empowering community members to identify localissues and articulate solutions
• Linking in with Community Mental Health Services(i.e. CYPS, IAPT, CTT)

The post holder will ensure they uphold our Trust vision, values andbehaviours.

To promote at all times a positive image of children and young peoplewith mental health conditions.

To promote at all times a positive image of the specialist service areaand the wider Trust.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner (Post Grad Diploma Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing studies in the Education Environment)
• Registered with appropriate governing body for example BABCP/BPS, as an Educational Mental Health Practitioner.
• To have a recognised EMHP Supervision qualification or willingness to work towards and complete training programme at Northumbria University.
• To have completed the Senior Wellbeing Practitioner course or be willing to attend and complete training programme at Northumbria University.
• Additional post graduate qualification in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, therapeutic training or other relevant area.
• Evidence of further study to enhance practice
• Evidence of providing supervision
• Evidence of leadership responsibilities

Experience

• Significant experience of working as an EMHP within an MHST
• Experience of working to support the mental health needs of children, young people and families.
• Experience of working within a community/education context.
• Experience of delivering low intensity psychological interventions
• Experience of working collaboratively within a multi-agency context.
• Knowledge and experience of safeguarding and the promotion of welfare in children.
• Facilitating teaching or delivering training
• Experience of working in a service where agreed targets are in place that demonstrates clinical outcomes.
• Experience of working to support the mental health needs of CYP and their families.
• Experience of working with in the community and or education settings

Physical skills

• Holds a full UK driving licence and has access to a vehicle.
• Ability to manage own time and diary and meet requirements and demands of the training course and work within the service.
• Ability to sit, stand, and walk as required across the full duration of the working day.
• Ability to - on occasion, to move and handle objects in line with Trust guidelines using appropriate aids.
• The ability to work flexibly sometimes working additional or unsocial hours as necessary to meet the needs of the service and ensure a complete understanding is had in relation to care delivery.

Skills and Knowledge

• Knowledge of universal and specialist childrens mental health service provision.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and other associated IT packages.
• Proven organisational skills.
• Proven time and caseload management skills
• Able to write clear reports and letters. Demonstrates a high standard in both written and oral communication.
• Ability to engage vulnerable and underserved populations.
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to undertake risk assessments.
• Ability to work flexibly in a variety of environments.
• Ability to work under supervision and make good use of the supervisory process for personal and clinical development.
• Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how this may present in children and young people.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the need for evidence based psychological therapies
• A working knowledge of child development and the links with childhood mental health
• Knowledge of relevant guidance policy and good practice

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.

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust