Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) to join a dynamic Mental Health Support Team service in Warrington schools on a permanent basis.
Successful candidates will be employed on a full-time basis based within Warrington and will play a key role as member of the Warrington Mental Health Support Team.
They will have the responsibility for delivering the 3 core functions of the MHST, to support the mild to moderate mental health and wellbeing needs for children and young people.
Potential candidates will have already successfully completed the HEE commissioned 1yr 'Education Mental Health Practitioner' course or the 'Children and Young People's Wellbeing Practitioner' course.
Those currently undertaking the EMHP training and are near completion will also be considered.
PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOU DO HOLD A CYWP OR EMHP QUALIFICATION.
Main duties of the job
As an Education Mental Health Practitioner, the post holder will provide high standards of evidence-based client centred care to children and young people with mild to moderate mental health needs within the THRIVE Framework for service delivery.
The post holder will be expected to provide interventions to children and young people and their families / carers referred into the service.
As the post is identified within the CYPMH strategy, it is expected the role will continue to develop in line with national and local initiatives.
The post holder will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values service users’ and their carers.
The post holder will embrace the core values of the organisation and adopt the principles of Recovery and THRIVE. These principles will recognise the need to:
Promote safe practices Value the aims of service users Work in partnership and offer meaningful choice Be optimistic about the possibilities of meaningful change Value social inclusion
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES -
The role aims to promote the early detection and prevention of mental health problems across the whole school and strengthen links between schools and mental health services.
The post holder will provide direct, ongoing support to schools around mental health and wellbeing. This will include:
Delivering evidence-based interventions for mild moderate mental health issues.
Support designated school staff to develop a whole school approach.
Give advice to school staff and liaise with other mental health services to help children and young people get the right support.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Ability to learn in a variety of settings and using a variety of learning methods.
- Computer literate
- Ability to identify and provide appropriate means of support to carers exposed to distressing situations and challenging behaviours.
- Ability to identify and employ as appropriate clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice
- Demonstrate a commitment to always respecting and displaying the Trust Values
- Ability to personally manage a sensitive, traumatic and potentially emotionally distressing caseload
- Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health intervention with children.
- Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health intervention with families.
- Ability to conduct group parenting programmes
- Ability to work within educational settings to increase mental health awareness within the staff group
- Ability to conduct mental health assessments of children and young people.
- Ability to make an assessment of risk and to record and communicate it appropriately
- Ability to take appropriate action to mitigate or manage risk.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Able to travel to meet the requirements of the post
- Team player
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of educational environments
- Knowledge of safeguarding issues
- Knowledge of capacity and consent issues including Gillick competence
Desirable
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of therapies in specific difficult to treat groups
- Knowledge of research design and methodology consistent with practice to at least Degree level or equivalent
- Knowledge of children services
Experience
Essential
- Experience of mental health assessments and therapeutic interventions with children and young people with mental health problems and their families
- Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups including a degree of professionalism in the face of emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Experienced in and the ability to undertake case management
- Experience of delivering training
- Experience in consultation to other professional and nonprofessional groups
- Interpersonal skills to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, in order to convey clinically sensitive information to family members of all ages and to a wide range of lay and professional persons, within and outside of the NHS
- Demonstrate the ability to co- ordinate care plan / risk management plan
- Awareness of legislation and strategic frameworks and their implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the full range of client groups
Desirable
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of therapies in specific difficult to treat groups
- Knowledge of research design and methodology consistent with practice to at least Degree level or equivalent
- Knowledge of children services
Qualifications
Essential
- Successful completion of the HEE commissioned 1yr ‘Education Mental Health Practitioner’ (EMHP) course.
Desirable
- A further relevant degree qualification
- Teaching qualification
- Youth Mental Health First Aid trained
- Must have professional qualification and registration with an appropriate accrediting body (i.e., HCPC), or equivalent from the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) approved accredited register
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This advert is for Education Mental Health Practitioner with Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust in Warrington Mental Health Support Team. It is listed as a Band 5 Mental health professionals role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 02 Sep 2026.
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