Job summary
Mental Health in Schools Support Team (MHST) Educational Mental Health Practitioner
X4 Posts Band 4 Full-Time
City & Hackney CAMHS are excited to be recruiting to 4 x full time posts as Educational Mental Health Practitioners in Schools Support Team. This service commenced in September 2019 and it has now received funding to increase the number of MHSTs in City & Hackney as part of Wave 14 roll out January 2026.
In line with the government's priority to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people, the Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) role is an exciting opportunity to deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, working across both educational settings and healthcare sectors in England.
Successful candidates will be offered a full-time educational programme specifically for the role. The course fees are fully funded, and the salary support for the job post will be funded at NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) at beginning Band 4. You will gain credits towards completing with a postgraduate degree diploma level qualification, with potential for employment on completion of training with a starting salary projected to be based on the NHS AfC Band scale. Re-banding to Band 5 will be subject to successful completion of diploma.
NB. A permanent position cannot be guaranteed within City & Hackney CAMHS post qualification, however it may be possible depending on the service needs at that time.
Main duties of the job
Under supervision and with support, to develop knowledge and practice skills in:
Delivering evidence-based intervention for children and young people,with mild to moderate mental health problems, in an education setting.
Helping children and young people within these settings who present with more severe problems to rapidly access more specialist service.
Supporting and facilitating staff in education settings to identify, and where appropriate, manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing.
Working with and within educational environments to *afford better access to specialist mental health services
To evidence development of those skills with associated knowledge acquisition to record and evidence progression towards an academic award and demonstrable practical ability.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is a training role within the Green Paper for Transforming children and young peoples mental health programme. The post holder will work within a service providing low intensity interventions whilst undertaking a programme of training for this role. The training post will equip the post-holder to provide a range of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) based self- management interventions to children and young people with mild to moderate anxiety and depression and/or behavioural difficulties. The post- holder will attend all taught and self-study days required by the education provider, as specified within the EMHP curriculum and work in the service for the remaining days of the week using their newly developed skills.
The post holder will work with children, young people and parents with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/transforming-children-and-young-peoples-mental-health-provision-a-green-paper
PLEASE NOTE: You will need to submit an application to University College London for a place on the Postgraduate Diploma in Education Mental Health Practice, in addition to your job application.
Please click the links below to apply and find out more:
UCL AF EMHP Programme Brochure
Apply for the Postgraduate Diploma in Education Mental Health Practice at UCL.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is a training role within the Green Paper for Transforming children and young peoples mental health programme. The post holder will work within a service providing low intensity interventions whilst undertaking a programme of training for this role. The training post will equip the post-holder to provide a range of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) based self- management interventions to children and young people with mild to moderate anxiety and depression and/or behavioural difficulties. The post- holder will attend all taught and self-study days required by the education provider, as specified within the EMHP curriculum and work in the service for the remaining days of the week using their newly developed skills.
The post holder will work with children, young people and parents with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/transforming-children-and-young-peoples-mental-health-provision-a-green-paper
PLEASE NOTE: You will need to submit an application to University College London for a place on the Postgraduate Diploma in Education Mental Health Practice, in addition to your job application.
Please click the links below to apply and find out more:
UCL AF EMHP Programme Brochure
Apply for the Postgraduate Diploma in Education Mental Health Practice at UCL.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- .Undergraduate degree, upper second class or above, in Psychology or related subject
Experience
Essential
- .It is essential that the applicant has previous experience of working with children and young people in either a health or educational setting
Knowledge
Essential
- .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
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- .Undergraduate degree, upper second class or above, in Psychology or related subject
Experience
Essential
- .It is essential that the applicant has previous experience of working with children and young people in either a health or educational setting
Knowledge
Essential
- .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
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).
