Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 10/09/2026
- Closes
- 21/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Children and Young People Mental Health Service as a Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP). The training program is 12 months long, consisting of academic study and supervised practice in mental health services and educational settings. Upon successful completion, trainees will progress to a Band 5 qualified EMHP role. The role involves delivering evidence-based interventions to children and young people with mild to moderate mental health difficulties in schools and colleges.
Essential criteria
- Ability to study at degree level
- Proven record of academic attainment
- Experience of working with children and young people, their families and others
- Experience of working with children and young people in education or health settings
- Confident at dealing with people over the telephone, online and face to face.
- Ability to learn in a variety of settings and using a variety of learning methods
- Ability to keep clinical records to a high standard in line with policies
- Ability to undertake Routine Outcome Measures.
- Ability to study at degree level
- Proven record of academic attainment
- Experience of working with children and young people, their families and others
- Experience of working with children and young people in education or health settings
- Confident at dealing with people over the telephone, online and face to face.
- Ability to learn in a variety of settings and using a variety of learning methods
- Ability to keep clinical records to a high standard in line with policies
- Ability to undertake Routine Outcome Measures.
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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Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner
The closing date is 21 September 2026
Job summary
CYP MH East (Children and Young People Mental Health Service) Mental Health Support in schools and colleges team have an exciting opportunity to join the team as a Trainee EMHP. On completion of the training, you will progress to a band 5 qualified EMHP.
EMHP training is offered as either a Graduate or Postgraduate Diploma.Both Diplomas entitle successful trainees to join the BPS or BABCP register and then work as a qualified EMHP after training. Candidates without an undergraduate degree are eligible to join the Level 6 Graduate Diploma, while those who already hold an undergraduate degree will be eligible for enrolment in the Level 7 Postgraduate Diploma.
There is a recently launched accreditation system for providers of EMHP training, operated by the British Psychological Society.
The training programme for EMHPs is 12 months in duration and consists of academic and supervised practice learning across mental health services and educational settings, such as primary and secondary schools and further education colleges.
Delivery of the training will be provided through a combination of taught days provided by the Psychological Therapies Training Centre, independent self-guided study days and experience gained in educati
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