Job summary
Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner to Start in January 2026
Band 4 Trainee EMHPs work closely with the people who use our services, their families, friends and carers and play an important contribution in how people experience our services. Band 4 trainee EMHPs are expected to be kind and responsive but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services we provide by:
- keeping the people who using our services as safe as possible through the use of sound clinical skills and effective risk assessments.
- ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence-based policies and procedures.
- ensuring the people using our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering and working in partnership with people throughout the care planning process.
This course involves university study and clinical work as a practitioner working with children.Candidates will need to apply for the EMHP role with CNWL and the training at UCL via the training portal at the same time. Please use this link for the UCL application:
UCL Application
To find out more about the course, please visit the following link:
Educational Mental Health Practitioner PG Dip | Prospective Students Graduate - UCL - University College London
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Main duties of the job
Brent / Harrow CAMHS MHSTTrainee Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP)
As a Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner, you will be expected to work under supervision as part of a dynamic mental health team in a creative environment where evidence-based interventions, new ideas, ways of working and supporting children and young people are actively encouraged. This approach requires flexibility and adaptability, and above all a passion for working with children and young people in educational settings. Over the course of the training year, the post-holder will, under supervision, develop knowledge and practice skills to employ a range of evidence-based interventions for common mental health problems via direct individual and group support for children, young people and their parents, in line with the university expectations.
Please note: Continued employment in this post is conditional on the successful completion of the course and a 13-week probationary period. The successful candidate will require to be available to commence training from January 2026. The successful candidates will be expected to attend university and to travel to the University site as required in the first year to complete their training.
This post is one of5 Positions available designed to open up a new and exciting opportunity for a career in children's and young people's mental health in schools.
In your application, please state CLEARLY if you are applying for Brent / Harrow.
About us
The purpose of the team is to
- Provide evidence-based interventions for mild to moderate mental health issues.
- Support the senior mental health lead in each education setting to introduce or develop their whole school or college approach.
- Give timely advice to school and college staff, and liaising with external specialist services, to help children and young people to get the right support and stay in education.
CNWL are committed to progressing and supporting their staff with career development and training, and ensuring staff health and wellbeing and job satisfaction.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner role will:
- Work closely alongside a team of mental health professionals delivering a wide range of evidence informed interventions, under supervision.
- Develop and practice evidence-based skills under supervision to work directly with children, young people and families.
- Develop and practice evidence-based skills under supervision to carry out holistic and child-centred mental health assessments, including risk assessments.
The Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner is required to:
- Demonstrate the ability to study at degree level or have an equivalent level of relevant experience, with a proven record of previous learning or formal study in child development, wellbeing or mental health
Applicants that may not hold an honours degree must have proven successful study at level 5; or successful part completion of an Honours degree
- Postgraduate route (level 7)
Honours Degree graded at 2.2 or above
- Experience of working with children and young people, their families and others.
- Experience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders
- Experience of working with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or mental health difficulties
Please note that if we receive a high volume of applications, the job posting may be closed earlier than the stated deadline.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner role will:
- Work closely alongside a team of mental health professionals delivering a wide range of evidence informed interventions, under supervision.
- Develop and practice evidence-based skills under supervision to work directly with children, young people and families.
- Develop and practice evidence-based skills under supervision to carry out holistic and child-centred mental health assessments, including risk assessments.
The Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner is required to:
- Demonstrate the ability to study at degree level or have an equivalent level of relevant experience, with a proven record of previous learning or formal study in child development, wellbeing or mental health
Applicants that may not hold an honours degree must have proven successful study at level 5; or successful part completion of an Honours degree
- Postgraduate route (level 7)
Honours Degree graded at 2.2 or above
- Experience of working with children and young people, their families and others.
- Experience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders
- Experience of working with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or mental health difficulties
Please note that if we receive a high volume of applications, the job posting may be closed earlier than the stated deadline.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oAbility to study at degree level
- oProven record of previous academic attainment
- oSuccessfully secured a training place on EMHP course at UCL/Anna Freud (PG Dip Educational Mental Health Practitioner).
Skills / Competencies
Essential
- oDemonstrates adaptability and a capacity to learn across diverse settings with diverse communities, using various learning approaches;
- oSelf-motivated as a learner, capable of independently structuring progress toward learning objectives, and adept at negotiating pathways to achievement in collaboration with supervisory teams;
- oDisplays a proficiency in transferable skills, fostering a flexible and dynamic approach to learning and goal attainment.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the educational system in England
- oKnowledge of child development, child wellbeing and/or mental health across a range of cultural backgrounds.
Experience
Essential
- oPrevious experience of working with children and young people.
Specific Attributes
Essential
- oFull, enhanced and current satisfactory DBS disclosure;
- oAbility to personally manage sensitive and potentially emotionally distressing caseload material;
- oEffective communication skills.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oSelf-motivated;
- oCapacity to work well in teams;
- oGood time management and organisational abilities;
- oEffective oral and written communication skills;
- oComputer literate;
- oCapable of accommodating travel demands associated with the role;
- oAble to meet the physical requirements of the role after reasonable adjustments have been made for any illness or disability.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oAbility to study at degree level
- oProven record of previous academic attainment
- oSuccessfully secured a training place on EMHP course at UCL/Anna Freud (PG Dip Educational Mental Health Practitioner).
Skills / Competencies
Essential
- oDemonstrates adaptability and a capacity to learn across diverse settings with diverse communities, using various learning approaches;
- oSelf-motivated as a learner, capable of independently structuring progress toward learning objectives, and adept at negotiating pathways to achievement in collaboration with supervisory teams;
- oDisplays a proficiency in transferable skills, fostering a flexible and dynamic approach to learning and goal attainment.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the educational system in England
- oKnowledge of child development, child wellbeing and/or mental health across a range of cultural backgrounds.
Experience
Essential
- oPrevious experience of working with children and young people.
Specific Attributes
Essential
- oFull, enhanced and current satisfactory DBS disclosure;
- oAbility to personally manage sensitive and potentially emotionally distressing caseload material;
- oEffective communication skills.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oSelf-motivated;
- oCapacity to work well in teams;
- oGood time management and organisational abilities;
- oEffective oral and written communication skills;
- oComputer literate;
- oCapable of accommodating travel demands associated with the role;
- oAble to meet the physical requirements of the role after reasonable adjustments have been made for any illness or disability.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Brent MHST, Monks Park Health Centre, Wembley/ Harrow MHST, Ash Tree Clinic, South Harrow
Brent or Harrow
HA9 6JE
Employer's website
https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)
