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Job overview
This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a new service which we are delivering across Bolton: The Mental Health Support Team (MHST).
We are looking for skilled practitioners, with mental health experience, who can provide low intensity evidenced based CBT interventions, manage risk and are passionate about young person-centred practice.
Successful candidates will play an important part in the in the delivery of high-quality service provision that promotes and improves the mental health and well-being of young people in education settings.
As part of a new team, you will be empowered to shape and build the service with further education settings in Bolton. You will help build and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues and the wider network.
Main duties of the job
The Mental Health Practitioner will be an integral part of the MHST in Bolton. You will use your clinical skills to listen to the needs of the child, young person and family to provide meaningful evidenced based interventions. You will provide support, advice and consultation to families/carers and other professionals in the life of the child/young person. You will work closely with education professionals to foster a whole school/college approach to mental well-being.
The MHST Mental Health Practitioner will play a key role in
- Forming strong working relations with education settings
- Providing consultations to education colleagues and support education settings to embed a whole school approach to wellbeing
- Developing and delivering evidence-based individual and group time limited interventions to young people within education settings
- Evidencing the outcomes of the MHST service
- Providing clinical supervision to Education Mental Health practitioners
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See attached detailed 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
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 utilise CYP assessment skills and routine outcome measures effectively including suitability and risk assessments. • Ability to apply therapeutic knowledge to clinical practice. • Effective communication skills in respond to a variety of needs and situation. • Good organisational/time management skills as an autonomous practitioner • Ability to work autonomously in the community and use own initiative and make appropriate decisions. • Must demonstrate a commitment to the overall vision of the development of the professional group of mental health practitioners in education settings. • Knowledge and experience of using Microsoft word applications, including PowerPoint and excel.
Desirable
- • Experience of database use
Knowledge
Essential
- • Understanding of child and adolescent development. • Knowledge of risk assessment and safety planning. • Knowledge of legislation related to children and/or adolescent’s mental health and social care e.g. Mental Health Act, Child Protection and Safeguarding of Vulnerable Children etc • Understanding and knowledge of psychological models of brief intervention.
Desirable
- • Ability to teach and train others using multi-media materials suitable for presentation within public. • Level of knowledge of research methodology and data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of child and adolescent mental health.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of assessment and delivering low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy interventions. • Experience of Multi-disciplinary working within a CAMHS setting • Experience and knowledge of implementing safeguarding procedures for children and adults. • Experience in utilising and interpreting routine outcome measures in practice. • Experience of peer supervision, supervising colleagues in the multi-disciplinary team and consultation in other agency settings.
Desirable
- • Experience of supporting young people in an educational setting
Qualifications
Essential
- CBT, EMHP, CYWP qualification
- Completion of an EMHP Supervisors Course
- Evidence of continuing professional development in the field of child and adolescent mental health
Desirable
- Completion of a CYP improving access to psychological therapies certificate.
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This advert is for Senior EMHP/ CYWP MHST with Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust in Bolton MHST. It is listed as a Band 6 Mental health professionals role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed Term - Maternity Leave cover). The application deadline is 07 Sep 2026.
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