Job overview
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.
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.
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 2027, 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.
Applicants will also be required to attend a separate interview with the University of Sheffield.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- · Ability to learn in a variety of settings and using a variety of learning methods.
- · Computer literate
- · Ability to study as a self-motivated learner who can formulate their own progress towards learning objectives and negotiate pathways to achievement with supervisory teams.
- · Ability to personally manage a sensitive, traumatic and potentially emotionally distressing caseload.
- · Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- · Team Player
- Excellent time management and organisational skills.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the educational system in England.
- Knowledge of children and young people gained through academic study in child development, child wellbeing or mental health.
Desirable
- Academic study in child development, child wellbeing or mental health or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- It is essential that the applicant has previous experience of working with children and young people in either a health or educational setting.
Qualifications
Essential
- Undergraduate degree, upper second class or above in related subject
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This advert is for Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner with Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust in Doncaster, North East and Yorkshire, England. It is listed as a Band 4 Mental health professionals role. The advertised salary is £28,392 - £31,157 per annum. The contract type is This is a recruit to train post, upon qualifying the post will become a permanent band 5 position within the team.. The application deadline is 06 Aug 2026.
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