Senior Educational Mental Health Practitioner | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Pennine Care NHS FT; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust in Greater Manchester invites applications for a Senior Educational Mental Health Practitioner. You will join Mental Health Support Teams across schools and education settings to deliver early intervention and coordinated care for children and young people.

You will assess needs, plan care and provide evidence-based interventions, working with schools to strengthen mental health support and outcomes.

Job description

Senior Educational Mental Health Practitioner | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

#JoinUsBeYou and make a difference to a young person's life.

We are looking forenthusiastic dynamic motivatedindividuals who are passionate aboutmaking a difference to young people’s lives.

Pennine Care within GreaterManchester have successfully received funding to developMental Health Support Teams (MHST’S)to work in a number ofschools and education settingsacross the boroughs, Oldham, Stockport, HMR.

Successful candidates will be employed on a full-time basis based within Pennine Care Mental health support teams, and will play a key role as members of the Mental Health Support Team, who will have the responsibility for delivering schools' overarching approach to providing mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people.

This service will help to reduce disadvantage by intervening early. As part of a new team you will be empowered to shape and build the service. You will help build and sustain working relationships, both with your colleagues and the wider network.

Above all we have a desire to develop a service where we can nurture and support staff to have a long term career in child mental health.

You will be an integral part of the MHST Team. They will be responsible for assessing the needs of the children, planning care , providing interventions as well as evaluating the care using evidence based interventions.

You will use your clinical skills to listen to the needs of the child and family to provide meaningful evidence based interventions, that can demonstrate clinical change.

You will support staff in schools and colleges to help the whole system develop an understanding of how to work together to improve health and mental wellbeing

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. Were really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure were a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.

This advert closes on Friday 20 Nov 2026