Education Mental Health Practitioner – Selby(UK Visa Sponsorship)

Job Description

About the Role

Do you want to make a real difference to the emotional wellbeing of children and young people—before difficulties escalate?

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a committed Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) to join our Wellbeing in Mind Team supporting schools and colleges across the Selby area. This role sits at the heart of the national drive to improve early access to mental health support for children and young people, with a strong focus on prevention, early intervention, and partnership working.

Wellbeing in Mind Teams (Mental Health Support Teams) are embedded directly within education settings, allowing practitioners to work closely with pupils, families, and school staff to build emotionally healthy environments.

What You’ll Be Doing

As an EMHP, your role will be varied, rewarding, and rooted in collaboration. Your time will be balanced across three core areas:

1. Whole-School Wellbeing (approx. one-third of role)

• Supporting schools and colleges to develop and embed whole-school approaches to mental health
• Contributing to wellbeing policies, resources, campaigns, assemblies, staff training, and PSHE delivery

2. Advice and Consultation (approx. one-third of role)

• Offering timely advice and consultation to education staff
• Helping teachers and support staff build confidence in identifying and responding to emotional wellbeing needs
• Working both formally and informally with school staff

3. Direct Work with Young People (approx. one-third of role)

• Delivering low-intensity, evidence-based CBT-informed interventions
• Completing assessments and supporting young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties
• Managing a caseload and contributing to positive outcomes within education settings
• Due to the community-based nature of the role, you will need to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle. Reasonable adjustments will be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010.

About You

You will be enthusiastic, compassionate, and motivated by early intervention work with children and young people.

Essential qualifications and registration:

Completion of the Postgraduate Certificate Education Mental Health Practitioner
(BPS-accredited or HEE-approved, aligned to CYP IAPT Low Intensity programme)

Professional registration with:

• British Psychological Society (BPS), or
• British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)

Essential experience and skills:

• Working with children and young people experiencing emotional distress
• Delivering low-intensity CBT-based interventions
• Experience working within education settings
• Strong report writing and communication skills
• Ability to manage time, workload, and caseload effectively
• Competence in risk assessment and therapeutic relationship building
• Confident use of IT systems and digital tools

Personal qualities we value:

• High motivation and enthusiasm
• Strong teamwork and relationship-building skills
• Willingness to use supervision and feedback constructively
• Ability to work under pressure while maintaining compassion and professionalism
• Respect for confidentiality, autonomy, and diversity
• Reflective and committed to personal development

Desirable:

• Fluency in a language other than English

About the Trust

We are the Mental Health and Learning Disability NHS Trust serving County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

Our work spans prevention, education, early intervention, crisis care, and specialist services. Everything we do is grounded in partnership—listening to the people we support, working alongside families, schools, and communities, and co-creating care that helps individuals live their best possible lives.

We are committed to innovation, inclusion, and improving mental health outcomes where they are needed most.

Safeguarding, Registration and Visa Information

This role is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.

Applicants who require Skilled Worker visa sponsorship are welcome to apply and will be considered alongside all other applicants.

Helpful UK government guidance:

• Skilled Worker visa overview
• Criminal record checks for overseas applicants
• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
• Equality Act 2010 guidance
• Working in the NHS
• Applicants must hold current UK professional registration at the point of appointment.

Further Information

For a full breakdown of responsibilities and essential criteria, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.