Education mental health practitioner MHST | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a growing and supportive team dedicated to making a positive difference to the mental health of children and young people.
• Access to regular supervision, professional development, and training opportunities.
• A competitive salary, pension scheme, and generous annual leave.
• Opportunities for career progression.

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Us Be You

• Deliver CBT evidence‑based interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health and behavioural problems in a range of education settings.
• Help children and young people within these settings who present with more severe problems to rapidly access more specialist services.
• Support the staff in your allocated education settings to identify, and where appropriate, manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing; and support them to develop whole school approaches to positive mental health.
• Work within educational environments to afford better access to specialist mental health services; identify and work with low level risk and recognise higher level risk, escalating appropriately.
• Deliver evidence‑based interventions in educational settings for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
• Develop skills in supporting children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties, their parents/carers, families and educators in the self‑management of presenting difficulties.
• Develop and practice evidence‑based skills and work in partnership with children, young people, their families and educators in the development of treatment plans for the specific intervention and agreeing outcomes.
• Work in collaboration with children, young people and where appropriate parents/carers to formulate and develop agreed treatment plan.
• Provide individual and group interventions to children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
• Be an active participant in case discussions, multi‑agency meetings, and regular supervision to ensure high standards of care.

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. We’re really proud of our #Pennine Care People  and do everything we can to make sure we’re 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.

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance.
• Access to Continued Professional Development.
• Involvement in improvement and research activities.
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service.
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel.

Applicants must have successfully completed the 1year Post Graduate Certificate 'Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP)' course in order to be considered for shortlisting. We welcome applications from qualified EMHPs and Trainee EMHPs who are due to finish or have recently finished their training.

You must have registration as an EMHP in order to commence in post. This will be verified at interview and during pre‑employment checks. It is a mandatory requirement as you are working within an NHS commissioned service.

We are unable to accept applications from children and young people wellbeing practitioners (CWP). The only exception to this is if you are currently working in an MHST service, and your started in this service prior to 1st October 2024. You are only able to gain professional registration for roles that they are qualified to deliver.

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