Job overview
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This is an exciting opportunity to be part of The Bolton Mental Health Support Team (MHST).
There is significant focus on transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services within the NHS. The NHS Long Term Plan which builds on the 2017 Children and Young People’s Mental Health Green Paper has set out proposals to improve mental health support in schools and colleges.
MHSTs are designed to help meet the mental health needs of children and young people in primary, secondary and further education (primarily for ages 5 to 18), by providing mental health support in schools, colleges and other education settings such as alternative provision.
The three core functions of a Mental Health Support Team (MHST) are:
- Delivering evidence-based interventions for children and young people with mild to-moderate mental health problems.
- Supporting the senior mental health lead in each education setting to introduce or develop their whole school/college approach
- Giving 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.
Main duties of the job
The Education Mental Health Practitioner role intends to support school staff to feel confident in recognising and responding to emerging mental health difficulties. Bolton MHST works with the mental health support services that already exist, such as counsellors, educational psychologists, school nurses, pastoral care staff and educational welfare officers.
Our Band 5 Education Mental Health Practitioner or Children and Young People Wellbeing Practitioner will be offered regular clinical and case management supervision to support our MHST core functions; Delivering evidence-based interventions for children and young people with mild to-moderate mental health problems. Supporting the senior mental health lead in each education setting to introduce or develop their whole school/college approach. Giving 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Ability to utilise CYP assessment skills and routine outcome measures effectively including suitability assessments. Effective communication skills in respond to a variety of needs and situation. Experience of working with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. Experience of the delivery of specific therapeutic interventions to children, young people or their families (e.g. CBT, solution focused brief therapy. Good organisational/time management skills with the ability to work autonomously.
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of child and adolescent development and emotional, social and psychological wellbeing through academic study. Understanding and knowledge of psychological models of brief intervention. Knowledge of safeguarding issues Knowledge of capacity and consent issues including Gillick competence.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering evidence based mental health interventions including low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy interventions to Children, Young People and parents. Experience in utilising and interpreting routine outcome measures in practice. Ability to learn in a variety of settings and using a variety of learning methods. Computer literacy and the ability to keep clinical records to a high standard in line with policies.
Desirable
- Experience of developing and delivering whole school approaches to mental health. Developing and delivering school and staff wellbeing initiatives. Experience designing/delivering training. Experience of working with parents, offering parent psychoeducation or CBT led intervention.
Qualifications
Essential
- Successful completion of an IAPT ‘Education Mental Health Practitioner’ or Children and Young People’s Wellbeing Practitioner course. Evidence of working with Children and Young People who have experienced mental health problems
Desirable
- Evidence of continuing professional development in the field of child and adolescent mental health
Other requirments
Essential
- • Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust’s Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies. • Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure. • Ability to work across various locations as part of the role. • Car owner / driver with full UK drivers’ licence or be mobile and able to visit various locations as and when required.
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This advert is for Education Mental Health Practitioner -Qualified EMHP with Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester, North West, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Nurse practitioner role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Secondment: 12 months (Fixed term considered - Maternity Cover). The application deadline is 28 Jun 2026.
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