North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Education Mental Health Practitioner

The closing date is 28 April 2026

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 recognised by the Care Quality Commission as one of the fastest improving mental health Trusts in the country.

We are looking to recruit a qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) to join our Mental Health Support Team (MHST). This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled and motivated practitioner to deliver evidence-based interventions and contribute to the continued development of our service.

The role involves delivering low-intensity, CBT-informed interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate anxiety, low mood and behavioural difficulties. You will work within schools and education settings, supporting early intervention and improving access to mental health support for children and families.

As a qualified EMHP, you will work autonomously within your scope of practice, undertaking assessments, delivering structured interventions, and monitoring outcomes in line with national guidance and MHST frameworks.

Main duties of the job

In addition to your clinical work, you will play an important role in supporting the development of others within the team, including newer EMHPs and trainees. This may include sharing skills, contributing to case discussions, modelling good practice, and supporting a positive learning culture within the service. You will also contribute to whole-team reflective practice and collaborative working.

Applicants must have successfully completed an approved EMHP training programme and be able to demonstrate core competencies in delivering low-intensity CBT interventions with children and young people.

Our vision is 'To be Outstanding in all we do and how we do it.' Our teams pride themselves on compassion, teamwork and resilience. The Trust supports you by offering a flexible shift system and compressed hours to support working families, and staff parking is free on all our main sites.

You can expect Continuing Professional Development (CPD) tailored to your professional development needs, with individual CPD advice available from our Practice Education Team. You will receive regular supervision in line with Trust values and professional standards, with opportunities to further develop your clinical skills and areas of interest.

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.

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.

The Trust is committed to the Step into Health scheme and actively encourages applicants from the Armed Forces Communities to apply.

Date posted

14 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year Pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

232-CMT-7915980

Job locations

Blurton Health Centre

Stoke-on-Trent

ST3 3BS

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering high-quality, outcome-informed, focused and evidence-based interventions for children and young people. You will also contribute to liaison with schools, consultation, and the ongoing development of the MHST model.

The Mental Health Support Teams are currently based across Stoke, the Staffordshire Moorlands and North Staffordshire.

This is a unique opportunity to be part of a developing service with high expectations for improving outcomes for children and families in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.

As an employee and representative of the Trust, you are required to demonstrate and uphold the Trusts Values:

Proud to CARE:

Compassionate Caring with compassion its about how we listen, what we say and 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, delivering 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 within our MHST schools.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Mental Health Support Teams are currently based across Stoke, the Staffordshire Moorlands and North Staffordshire.

This is a unique opportunity to be part of a developing service with high expectations for improving outcomes for children and families in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.

As an employee and representative of the Trust, you are required to demonstrate and uphold the Trusts Values:

Proud to CARE:

Compassionate Caring with compassion its about how we listen, what we say and 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, delivering high-quality safe care and continually improving

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oSuccessful completion of the NHSE commissioned 1yr 'Education Mental Health Practitioner' course.

Experience

Essential

oAbility to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health interventions with children

Knowledge

Essential

oKnowledge of educational environments

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oSuccessful completion of the NHSE commissioned 1yr 'Education Mental Health Practitioner' course.

Experience

Essential

oAbility to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health interventions with children

Knowledge

Essential

oKnowledge of educational environments

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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)