# Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP)

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Trust Headquarters, Littlemore Mental Health Centre
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Education mental health practitioner
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** 37.5 hours per week (Full time)
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-04T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-21T10:40:46.600Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Oxfordshire/Oxford/Oxford_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/CAMHS/CAMHS-v8354368
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8354368?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We're looking for a qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) to join us in our Oxfordshire Mental Health Support Teams!

We have a vacancy in our central MHST team and we're looking a person who is enthusiastic and motivated to join our teams to deliver the best outcomes for children, young people and their families in the Oxfordshire area.

PLEASE note that this is not for the EMHP trainee place.

### Main duties of the job

In this role, you'll work as an autonomous responsible practitioner and within the scope of your local job description, to engage in:

- Delivering evidence-based intervention for children and young people in education setting with mild to moderate mental health problems.
- Supporting schools with their whole school approach to mental health e.g. assemblies, workshops.
- Supporting/facilitating staff in education settings to identify and, where appropriate, manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing.
- Helping children and young people within these settings who present with more severe problems to access more specialist services.

Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

### 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

### CAMHS working

**Essential**

- Experience of working within a CAMHS structure

**Desirable**

- Experience of working in CAMHS at Band 4 or Band 5

### EMHP Competency

**Essential**

- Understanding of MHSTs and their role is schools and completion of EMHP qualification.

**Desirable**

- Completion of EMHP Course

### Multi-agency Approach

**Essential**

- Understanding of multi-agency working to support schools
- Knowledge of schools system
- Ability to deliver intervention to children and families

**Desirable**

- Experience of working directly in schools in supportive role

## Documents

- [emhp jd and person spec (pdf, 137.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10680142)
- [guidance notes for candidates applying for a job at ohft (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2228)

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