# Trainee Educational Mental Health Practitioner (CBT)

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Bushey Fields Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Education mental health practitioner
- **Grade:** Junior
- **Salary:** £39959.00 to £48117.00
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-13T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-29T14:10:02.237Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8330592
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8330592?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

B6 Trainee Specialist Education Mental Health Practitioner

1wte (37.5hrs)

The postholder will work in Dudley however at times there may be a requirement for you to work across the Black Country dependent on service need.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced CBT Therapist to be part of the Children's and Young People's Mental Health Support Teams (Reflexions) across the Black Country.

### Main duties of the job

The Reflexions team can provide the opportunity to further develop work within the field of young people’s mental health and wellbeing with a focus on development of whole school approaches to mental health and wellbeing and the development of the think family approaches within the schools environment.

The mental health support teams provide individual interventions, guided self-help, parenting and whole school approaches. Working with parents/carers and teaching staff is also part of the service offer.

The post holder will be knowledgeable and experienced in mental health problems and psychiatric disorders and will be expected to carry out in-depth mental health assessments including risk assessments where required. The postholder will also need to be the link worker between the team and the educational settings to ensure that children and young people receive the most appropriate care and interventions and well as being experienced in multi-agency working. Support, advice and consultation to families/carers and other professionals involved in the life of the child/young person will also need to be provided.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This post is subject to an enhanced with children’s and adults barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.

For further details please contact:

Zoe Gilbert, Service Manager for Mental Health Support Teams In Schools (Reflexions) on z.gilbert@nhs.net.

### 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**

- Is able to communicate effectively with a young person
- Is able to provide a formulation based on a provided case study

**Desirable**

- Is able to demonstrate coping mechanisms for attendance at university whilst studying and working

### General

**Essential**

- A minimum of two years experience of working with children and young people has been gained
- Is able to work at a senior level and provide support for junior staff as and when required
- CBT qualification
- CBT accreditation with BABCP or be working towards it
- Significant and relevant experience of working with children or young people with emerging mental health needs.
- Relevant clinical experience multi-professional working/case management.
- Ability to travel around the Black Country as required

**Desirable**

- Experience of working therapeutically in schools or colleges

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