Education Mental Health Practitioner

As a Band 5 Educational Mental Health Practitioner you will deliver evidence based early interventions using a Low-Intensity CBT approach, supporting children and young people with mild to moderate mental health needs in schools and colleges. Working closely with education staff, you will help develop whole school approaches to mental health and ensure children can access the right help at the right time. We currently have vacancies across the following areas giving you the opportunity to work directly within local communities.

You will have completed a CYPIAPT accredited programme and hold valid registration with the appropriate psychological professional body.

You will bring experience in delivering evidence based interventions for children, young people and families, along with the ability to assess need, manage risk and maintain high quality clinical records.Strong communication, resilience, and a commitment to safeguarding are essential, as is the confidence to work within busy education settings.

You will be organised, adaptable, and able to build positive relationships with school staff, external agencies and families. The role involves travel between education settings across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, so the ability to meet this requirement is important.

If you are passionate about early intervention and making a meaningful difference, we would be delighted to hear from you.

PLEASE ONLY APPLY IF YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED YOUR EMHP COURSE. WE WILL ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM CANDIDATES CURRENTLY AWAITING REGISTRATION WITH BABCP/BPS TO COME THROUGH.

Candidates who do not hold a valid registration but who have successfully completed their EMHP course and have evidence of this, can apply for this post.

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied