Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner

Job summary

As part of our Wave 14 expansion we are looking for individuals, with a passion for early intervention and prevention, to train as an Education Mental Health Practitioners to work across education settings in Rotherham.

The Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) role is an exciting opportunity to deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people in and around their educational settings. This includes 1:1 work, group work and whole school interventions.

This post is a Band 4 post and upon successful completion of the course candidates will be employed by Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust as a Band 5 Education Mental Health Practitioner.

Rotherham MHST was part of the trailblazer of Mental Health Support Teams six years ago and we are very excited to be expanding into further settings. These posts sit within wave 14 which will commence in January 2026.

Candidates will be in training in their first year and will be required to work full time 9 - 5pm. During the training year staff will spend three days a week within the MHST service and two days per week at the University of Sheffield. Candidates must be available for a January start.

**Service interviews to commence 1st/2nd October, University interviews to commence 16th October

Main duties of the job

Successful candidates will be offered a full-time education programme specifically for the role in partnership with the University of Sheffield. This post will be funded at NHS Band 4 scale with guaranteed employment on completion of training and having attained EMHP qualification, with a starting salary projected to be based on the NHS Band 5 scale.

The training programme for this post starts in February 2026, is 12 months in duration and will consist of academic and supervised practice learning within educational settings across Rotherham.

Delivery of the programme will be provided through a combination of taught days within the university, independent self-guided study days and experience gained in educational settings and mental health services.

The candidate will be delivering evidence-based intervention for children and young people, with mild to moderate mental health problems, in an education setting.

They will also support 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.

Deliver 1:1 interventions, group work and whole school interventions.

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook