Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner
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- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 10/09/2026
- Closes
- 27/09/2026
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Role summary
Join a dynamic Mental Health Support Team in Leeds, focusing on early intervention for children and young people. This role involves training at the University of Sheffield to deliver Low Intensity Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Whole Setting Approach initiatives. You will work within a clinical team, manage your own workload, and support education settings in promoting mental health and wellbeing. The position aims to improve mental health outcomes for young people across the city.
Essential criteria
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Desirable criteria
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- General Requirements
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Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust
Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner
The closing date is 27 September 2026
Job summary
Do you want to be part of a dynamic, passionate and nationally recognised Mental Health Support Team?
We are seeking candidates who are motivated in ensuring a high-quality early intervention work is provided for children, young people and families across Leeds
This is an exciting opportunity to work within the MindMate Support Team (MMST) who aspire to improve mental health and wellbeing across the city. We are looking to recruit a number of Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioners (TEMHPs).
This has been driven from the Green Paper (2017) to transform Young Peoples Mental Health by focussing on early intervention.
Candidates will be offered a place to train at the University of Sheffield, in delivering Low Intensity Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (LI- CBT) evidence-based early interventions, and Whole Setting Approach initiatives (WSA) within education settings.
Candidates will work within a clinical team to ensure mild to moderate mental health and emotion wellbeing support is provided.
Candidates will also work closely with education settings in the form of assemblies, workshops, groups and staff training, supporting with their WSA' to Mental Health.
We are recruiting Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioners to commence on
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