Job summary
- Main area
- Allied Health Professionals
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 311-HYM650-25-G
- Employer
- Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trust Headquarters
- Town
- Ashton-Under-Lyne
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Education mental health practitioner - Stockport MHST
NHS AfC: Band 5
If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople
https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk/values
Job overview
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.
Qualified EMHP Post in Stockport MHST #joinUsBeYou
As an EMHP you will be delivering CBT Evidence-Based Interventions for children and young people, with mild to moderate mental health and behavioural problems, in a range of Education Settings.
You will be helping children and young people within these settings who present with more severe problems to rapidly access more specialist services. Another key part of your role is to support the staff in your allocated Education Settings to identify, and where appropriate, manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing; supporting them to develop whole school approaches to positive mental health.
Working with and within educational environments to afford better access to specialist mental health services. You'll be able to identify and work with low level risk and recognise higher level risk, escalating this appropriately to relevant services.
Main duties of the job
Delivering Evidence-Based Interventions in Educational Settings for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
Developing 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.
Developing and practicing Evidence-Based skills and working 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 and 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.
Working for our organisation
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 #PennineCarePeople 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.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
- 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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Important information - please read before applying
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 EMHP's 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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Expertise within specialism, underpinned by theory Knowledge of mental health services and procedures gained through training in Educational Health Practice for Children and Young People (EMHP Qualification).
- BABCP and or BPS registered as an EMHP
Desirable criteria
- Training in Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Counselling or within a Psychological Therapy.
- Psychology or other Health related undergraduate degree.
- Psychology or other health related Postgraduate degree.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of managing a caseload of children and young people with a range of mild and moderate mental health needs
- Working within a community mental health setting.
- Experience of delivering evidence based psychological interventions.
- Experience of delivering groupbased interventions.
- Experience of providing psychological interventions in Educational Settings.
- Experience of working with children and families and a hospital or community setting.
- Experience of working within mental health service.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of working in the local community.
- Experience of safeguarding vulnerable people.
- Working within an integrated multidisciplinary environment and coworking with other teams within team meetings, case conferences and professional meetings.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of mental health issues in young people.
- Knowledge of legislation and National policies in relation to mental health issues in young people.
- Child protection knowledge and implemented in practice.
- Knowledge of CPA Processes.
- Understanding of how difficulties.
- Understanding how difficulties can be maintained by the wider system and family.
- Working Knowledge of the educational system in England
- Knowledge of children and young people gained through academic study in child development, child wellbeing or mental health.
- An understanding of mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
- An understanding of mental health in community settings.
- An understanding of The Mental Health Act/Mental Capacity Act.
- An understanding of Child Development.
- An understanding of Safeguarding responsibilities and the importance of multi-agency working for children and families in the community.
- Understanding of CYP-IAPT Principles including the use of Routine Outcome Measures.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the functional operation of specialist CAMHS teams.
- Knowledge of the school’s safeguarding procedures and who the Designated Safeguarding Lead, (DSL), is in each establishment that they work in.
- Knowledge of Pennine care trusts Safeguarding policy
- Working knowledge and working relationship with CAMHS.
- Low Intensity Interventions for low mood, worry/ anxiety
- Working knowledge of the Whole School Approach to mental health.
Skills And Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to assess, plan and implement care programmes for young people with complex emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.
- Ability to observe, listen and communicate effectively, verbally and non-verbally with young people and their families.
- Insight into clients’ perceptions and ability to empathise.
- Ability to use humour constructively
- Effective communication skills.
- Ability to plan work of self
- Ability to recognise own limits and seek appropriate support.
- Ability to recognise own attitudes towards offending / challenging behaviours.
- Ability to recognise challenges of working within an inpatient environment.
- Flexible and innovative.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Self-motivated and willingness to learn and develop role.
- Team player Excellent time management and organisational skills.
- Can demonstrate skills in assessing and managing people / children and young people experiencing emotional and or mental health problems.
- Can demonstrate skills in assessing and managing risk in a variety of settings.
- Proven ability in assessing the needs and strengths of people and their carers.
- Ability to deliver a range of therapeutic techniques which can be incorporated into one to one and / or group interventions.
Desirable criteria
- Proven commitment to Continuous Professional Development.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Maria James-Edwards
- Job title
- Operational Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07517574740
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
225 Old Street
225 Old Street
OL6 7SR
- Telephone
- 01617163181
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