Senior Mental Health Support Team EMHP/CWP
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 18/09/2026
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Role summary
This senior practitioner role supports the delivery of high-quality mental health services for children and young people with emotional health difficulties. The post holder will manage a complex caseload, providing assessment and evidence-based interventions, and will be skilled in risk assessment and management. They will also supervise other team members and lead on whole school approach developments, liaising with schools and external agencies.
Essential criteria
- Professional clinical qualification - EMHP/CWP with significant post qualifying experience
Desirable criteria
- Post Graduate or other approved qualification in supervision for EMHPs/CWPs
- Extensive post qualifying / registration experience in mental health care including mental health assessment and risk assessment
- Use of therapeutic interventions within mental health settings i.e. 1:1, counselling, family therapy and group work
- Experience of assessing, planning, co-ordinating and managing CYP with mental health problems in a community setting
- Experience of working in or closely with education settings
- SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES
- Skilled in the assessment of clinical risk and developing and communicating appropriate risk management plan
- Skills of assessing, planning and evaluating care, for CYP with mental health needs
- Responsibility for supporting and/or supervising trainee EMHPs/CWPs or other clinical staff
- QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
- Professional clinical qualification - EMHP/CWP with significant post qualifying experience
- Post Graduate or other approved qualification in supervision for EMHPs/CWPs
- Extensive post qualifying / registration experience in mental health care including mental health assessment and risk assessment
- Use of therapeutic interventions within mental health settings i.e. 1:1, counselling, family therapy and group work
- Experience of assessing, planning, co-ordinating and managing CYP with mental health problems in a community setting
- Experience of working in or closely with education settings
- SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES
- Skilled in the assessment of clinical risk and developing and communicating appropriate risk management plan
- Skills of assessing, planning and evaluating care, for CYP with mental health needs
- Responsibility for supporting and/or supervising trainee EMHPs/CWPs or other clinical staff
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
This role isnot eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn
The post holder will support the delivery a high quality, comprehensive mental health service for children and young people with emotional health/mental health difficulties. The role involves managing a defined caseload with a focus on working with children and young people and their families who experience a complex range of needs and difficulties. Acting as a key member of the team, the post holder will provide assessment, psychosocial, evidence-based interventions using a collaborative approach and will be skilled at risk assessment and management. They will provide supervision for other team members in an area of interest such as family work, safeguarding, SEND as agreed with the Operational Manager.
They will lead on supporting the team with the whole school approach developments and evaluation and offer liaison, advice and consultation with schools and a wide range of external agencies.
Main duties of the job
Take responsibility for the management of a complex caseload, which includes, specialist assessment (within service specification), and care planning in conjunction with service user and carer, evaluation of individual treatment plans for CYP with mental health needs.
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