Education Mental Health Practitioner

Job summary Our CAMHS Future in Mind MHST (Mental Health Support Team) is a growing and developing service which provides early intervention to improve the lives of children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health problems. We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) to join our friendly and supportive team. Applicants must hold a EMHP postgraduate qualification and be registered with a professional body such as BPS or BABCP. The successful applicant will be allocated a number of education settings alongside their Senior Practitioner in which they will have the opportunity to develop strong working relationships and provide support to the school community. With appropriate supervision, you will work as an autonomous practitioner, offering Low Intensity CBT interventions whilst also promoting a Whole School Approach to mental health and wellbeing. Informal enquires are encouraged, please contact on 01977 735901 or WakefieldCAMHS.mhst@swyt.nhs.uk Main duties of the job Responsibilities of the Education Mental Health Practitioner include: Delivering evidenced based interventions to children, young people, parents/carers through individual and group work. Carrying out holistic and child-centred mental health assessments. Developing and delivering psychoeducation sessions to children, young people, parents/carers through assemblies, classroom, and parent sessions. Ensuring children/young people play an active part in decision making about the support they need. Providing advice to education staff to support children/young people getting the right help at the right time. Supporting education settings in developing and embedding whole school approaches to mental health through collaboration and coproduction within the school settings. Participating in the delivery of training programmes for education staff and settings. Developing local knowledge of services particularly in relation to mental health to enable effective signposting and planning. All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to have their up-to-date flu vaccination to protect staff and patients. At the time of advertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application. About us We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative. Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers. We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities. Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust. Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible. Details Date posted 10 June 2026 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 5 Salary £32,073 to £39,043 a year Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Flexible working Reference number C9378-W1501 Job locations Fieldhead Hospital Ouchthorpe Lane Wakefield WF13SP United Kingdom Job description Job responsibilities JOB SUMMARY The Children and Young Peoples Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme (CYP IAPT) is a service transformation programme delivered by Health Education England and partners that aims to improve existing children and young peoples mental health Services (CYP MHS) working in the community. Childrens Wellbeing Practitioner training will benefit from being integrated fully within CYP MHS and linked to the CYP IAPT collaborative, which brings a valuable organisational infrastructure. As part of Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs), Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) will work in both education and healthcare settings to support children and young people with mental ill health. The new roles support the Governments priority of increasing access to and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people. The post is for a team player who has already qualified through the Education Mental Health Practitioner framework. JOB PURPOSE This is a role within the Children and Young People Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme (CYP IAPT). 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. The training and service experience will equip the post holder with the necessary knowledge, attitude and capabilities to operate effectively in an inclusive, value driven service. This post will work under the direction of the Senior CAMHS Practitioners within the project, across education settings within the Wakefield District. PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITES Therapeutic skills Assess and deliver, under supervision outcome focused, evidence-based interventions to children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. Work in partnership, support children, young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their families in the self-management of presenting difficulties. Work in partnership with children, young people and families in the development of plans for the intervention and agreed outcomes. Support and empower children, young people and families to make informed choices about the intervention. Operate at all times from an inclusive values base, which recognises and respects diversity. Accept referrals within agreed national and local protocols. Adhere to the service referral protocols. Under supervision signpost unsuitable referrals to the relevant service as necessary. Under supervision, undertake accurate assessments of risk to self and others, through close case management and supervision, escalate cases where the level of need becomes beyond scope, or more severe ensuring adherence to other relevant elements of service delivery. Provide a range of information and support for evidence based psychological treatments, primarily guided self-help. This work may be face-to-face, by telephone or via other media. Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the overall number of children and young people contacts offered, and sessions carried out per week in order to improve timely access and minimise waiting times. Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or CYP in treatment, where appropriate. Keep coherent records of all activity in line with service protocols and use these records and outcome data to inform decision making. Complete all requirements relating to data collection. Assess and integrate issues relating to transitions, education and training/employment into the overall therapeutic process. Work within a collaborative approach involving a range of relevant others when indicated. Work in collaboration with children, young people and communities to enhance and widen access. For ful