Education Mental Health Practitioner

Overview

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (NHS) provides a range of innovative services for people of all ages with mental and/or community health needs. The Trust is committed to high-quality care close to where people live and tailored to individuals’ needs.

Working within the MHST in Bradford and Craven District is an amazing experience for any qualified EMHP. The team is a passionate and caring team with capacity to support individual growth and development, leading the way in mental health in schools and colleges.

• To provide low intensity CBT to mind to moderate mental health conditions within school/colleges and community settings.
• To audit/plan and review whole school/college approach interventions.
• Engage in case management and clinical skills supervision.
• Offer assessments to children, young people and families.
• To provide consultation to education staff and supportive signposting.
• Work alongside other professionals within mental health services.

Closing Date: 11th February 2026

Short listing Date: 18th February 2026

Interview Dates: 4th March 2026

The post-holder will work within a CYP mental health service delivering, under supervision, high-quality, brief, outcome focused, evidence-based interventions and guided self-help for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.

To act as an interface between staff working in all emotional mental health services providing liaison, assessment, training, and consultation regarding the emotional and psychological wellbeing of children and young people.

To work as a member of the MHST to support education settings to create a positive ethos through Whole School Approaches (WSA) to mental wellbeing.

This post will work under the direction of the Lead and Senior MHST Practitioners within Bradford District Care Trust’s MHST service, across primary, secondary, and further education settings (college).

The actual distribution of workload within these areas will depend on the demands of the service by agreement with the Clinical lead

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values:

We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

Increase mileage rates for > 3500

A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages

A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities

Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received
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Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.

Right to Work in the UK

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.

Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship…