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Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner
NHS
West Midlands Combined Authority
On-site
GBP 27,000 - 38,000
Full time
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Job summary
A leading health trust in the UK is seeking Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioners to provide support for children and young people experiencing mental health challenges. This role offers hands-on training while working in a multi-disciplinary team. Applicants should be compassionate and willing to undertake training at the University of Derby. Competitive salary and flexible working options are provided.
Benefits
Flexible working hours
Free staff parking
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Qualifications
- Ability to learn in various settings and using a variety of learning methods.
- Knowledge of the educational system in England.
Responsibilities
- Deliver high-quality, evidence-based interventions for children and young people.
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team under supervision.
- Support children experiencing mild to moderate anxiety and low mood.
Skills
Compassionate
Ability to learn in various settings
Knowledge of educational system
Education
Ability to study at degree level
Minimum academic credit at level 5
Job description
Job Summary
Our Trust is on an incredible journey of innovation and we'd like you to be part of it. To excel you will be an enthusiastic, caring and compassionate individual who is looking to work within a Trust that is ambitious to perform well and has been told by the Care Quality Commission that it is the fastest improving mental health Trust in the country. We are looking to recruit Trainee Education mental health practitioners. This is a training position and the post holder will be undertaking the training at the University of Derby alongside working in the Mental Health Support Team.
The role is specific and involves offering Low Intensity interventions based on Cognitive Behavioural Techniques for Children and Young People. All applicants will need to meet the criteria laid out by the University of Derby to access the training course - either post graduate or graduate.
Our vision is 'To be Outstanding in all we do and how we do it.' Our teams pride themselves on compassion, team work and resilience. The Trust supports you by offering a flexible shift system and compressed hours to support working families and our staff parking is free on all our main sites.
You can expect Continuing Professional Development (CPD) which is tailored to meet your professional development; individual CPD advice is available from our Practice Education Team.
You will receive supervision in line with the Trust values and the training course.
Interviews will take place week commencing 8 September 2025.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering, under supervision, high-quality; outcome-informed, focused, evidence-based interventions for children and young people experiencing, mild to moderate anxiety, low mood and behavioural difficulties.
The Mental Health Support Teams are currently based in two sites across the locality. These are Stoke, the Staffordshire Moorlands and North Staffordshire.
This is a unique opportunity to be part of a developing service with high expectations for improving the outcomes for children and families in Stoke on Trent and Staffordshire.
About Us
As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.
We pride ourselves onensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.
We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our "Proud to be Green" engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme".
The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.
Details
Date posted
22 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£27,485 to £37,796 a year Pro rata, per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
232-CMT-7332298
Job locations
Blurton Health Centre
Stoke on Trent
ST3 3BS
Job Description
Job responsibilities
As an employee and representative of the Trust, you are required to demonstrate and uphold the Trusts Values. These are:
Proud To CARE:
Compassionate
Caring with compassion, its about how we listen, what we say, what we do.
Approachable
Friendly, welcoming, sharing ideas and being open
Responsible
Taking personal and collective responsibility, being accountable for our actions
Excellent
Striving for the best, for high-quality safe care and continually improving
This is an exciting time in the Transformation of Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Services, and as one of the founding areas for this service, this role is a perfect opportunity to help shape the services we provide in Stoke on Trent and North Staffordshire in our MHST schools.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
As an employee and representative of the Trust, you are required to demonstrate and uphold the Trusts Values. These are:
Proud To CARE:
Compassionate
Caring with compassion, its about how we listen, what we say, what we do.
Approachable
Friendly, welcoming, sharing ideas and being open
Responsible
Taking personal and collective responsibility, being accountable for our actions
Excellent
Striving for the best, for high-quality safe care and continually improving
This is an exciting time in the Transformation of Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Services, and as one of the founding areas for this service, this role is a perfect opportunity to help shape the services we provide in Stoke on Trent and North Staffordshire in our MHST schools.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Essential
Essential
Essential
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.
Employer details
Employer name
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust
Address
Blurton Health Centre
Stoke on Trent
ST3 3BS
Employer's website
https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust
Address
Blurton Health Centre
Stoke on Trent
ST3 3BS
Employer's website
https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Our Trust is on an incredible journey of innovation and we'd like you to be part of it. To excel you will be an enthusiastic, caring and compassionate individual who is looking to work within a Trust that is ambitious to perform well and has been told by the Care Quality Commission that it is the fastest improving mental health Trust in the country. We are looking to recruit Trainee Education mental health practitioners. This is a training position and the post holder will be undertaking the training at the University of Derby alongside working in the Mental Health Support Team.
The role is specific and involves offering Low Intensity interventions based on Cognitive Behavioural Techniques for Children and Young People. All applicants will need to meet the criteria laid out by the University of Derby to access the training course - either post graduate or graduate.
Our vision is 'To be Outstanding in all we do and how we do it.' Our teams pride themselves on compassion, team work and resilience. The Trust supports you by offering a flexible shift system and compressed hours to support working families and our staff parking is free on all our main sites.
You can expect Continuing Professional Development (CPD) which is tailored to meet your professional development; individual CPD advice is available from our Practice Education Team.
You will receive supervision in line with the Trust values and the training course.
Interviews will take place week commencing 8 September 2025.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering, under supervision, high-quality; outcome-informed, focused, evidence-based interventions for children and young people experiencing, mild to moderate anxiety, low mood and behavioural difficulties.
The Mental Health Support Teams are currently based in two sites across the locality. These are Stoke, the Staffordshire Moorlands and North Staffordshire.
This is a unique opportunity to be part of a developing service with high expectations for improving the outcomes for children and families in Stoke on Trent and Staffordshire.
About Us
As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.
We pride ourselves onensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.
We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our "Proud to be Green" engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme".
The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.
Details
Date posted
22 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£27,485 to £37,796 a year Pro rata, per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
232-CMT-7332298
Job locations
Blurton Health Centre
Stoke on Trent
ST3 3BS
Job Description
Job responsibilities
As an employee and representative of the Trust, you are required to demonstrate and uphold the Trusts Values. These are:
Proud To CARE:
Compassionate
Caring with compassion, its about how we listen, what we say, what we do.
Approachable
Friendly, welcoming, sharing ideas and being open
Responsible
Taking personal and collective responsibility, being accountable for our actions
Excellent
Striving for the best, for high-quality safe care and continually improving
This is an exciting time in the Transformation of Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Services, and as one of the founding areas for this service, this role is a perfect opportunity to help shape the services we provide in Stoke on Trent and North Staffordshire in our MHST schools.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
As an employee and representative of the Trust, you are required to demonstrate and uphold the Trusts Values. These are:
Proud To CARE:
Compassionate
Caring with compassion, its about how we listen, what we say, what we do.
Approachable
Friendly, welcoming, sharing ideas and being open
Responsible
Taking personal and collective responsibility, being accountable for our actions
Excellent
Striving for the best, for high-quality safe care and continually improving
This is an exciting time in the Transformation of Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Services, and as one of the founding areas for this service, this role is a perfect opportunity to help shape the services we provide in Stoke on Trent and North Staffordshire in our MHST schools.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- For access to PG EMHP course: Ability to study at degree level.
- For access to Graduate EMHP course: Minimum academic credit at level 5 or equivalent and significant related experience in a workplace setting
Essential
- Ability to learn in a variety of settings and using a variety of learning methods
Essential
- Knowledge of the educational system in England
Essential
- Knowledge of the educational system in England
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.
Employer details
Employer name
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust
Address
Blurton Health Centre
Stoke on Trent
ST3 3BS
Employer's website
https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust
Address
Blurton Health Centre
Stoke on Trent
ST3 3BS
Employer's website
https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)
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