Job summary Are you a qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner? Do you have a real passion for education, social, emotional and the mental wellbeing needs of our young people? Do you want to make a real difference? We are excited to recruit the right qualified EMHPs. We have posts available in both Hull and East Riding Mental Health Support Teams. The teams work directly into schools and colleges with children and young people between the ages of 5 to 18. The teams support schools and the wider system and have a particular focus on whole school approach, advice, support, guidance and consultation. The teams also deliver targeted low intensity CBT informed based 1:1 and group sessions, parent led workshops and creative based interventions to support mild to moderate social, emotional and mental health needs. Please only apply if you are a qualified EMHP. Main duties of the job The successful candidate with appropriate supervision, will work as an autonomous and responsible practitioner as their training affords and within the scope of their local job description, to engage in. Delivering evidence-based intervention for children and young people in education setting with mild to moderate mental health problems Helping children and young people within these settings who present with more severe problems to rapidly access more specialist services Supporting and facilitating staff in education settings to identify and where appropriate manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing Working with and within education environments to afford better access to specialist mental health services, and use the acquired skills, knowledge and abilities to deliver a service based within education settings that builds on and reinforces but does not replace those initiatives that already exist within these environments. Mentor trainees and offer Peer to peer support to other qualified EMHP's You will be required to travel across the locality independently as part of your role. About us We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care. We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started. We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised. We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support. From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK. Find out more and search live jobs. Date posted 10 April 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 5 Salary £29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours Reference number 338-7103665-25 Job locations Beverley Health Centre/Townend Court St Mary's Close/Cottingham Road Beverley/Hull HU17 7BZ Job description Job responsibilities For further information with regards to this vacancy please see the attached job description and person spec. Job description Job responsibilities For further information with regards to this vacancy please see the attached job description and person spec. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Successful completion of the HEE commissioned 1yr Post Graduate Certificate 'Education Mental Health Practitioner' course. Desirable A further relevant degree qualification Additional training relevant to the post Experience Essential Experience of working as an EMHP Experience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders Desirable Experience of working with children and their families in a healthcare setting Experience of working with children and their families in an education setting skills and competency Essential Ability to work within educational settings to increase mental health awareness within the staff group Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health interventions with children. Ability to carry out therapeutic mental health interventions with families. Ability to conduct group parenting programmes. Desirable Ability to teach others about mental health issues Ability to conduct other group therapeutic interventions with children and their families Person Specification Qualifications Essential Successful completion of the HEE commissioned 1yr Post Graduate Certificate 'Education Mental Health Practitioner' course. Desirable A further relevant degree qualification Additional training relevant to the post Experience Essential Experience of working as an EMHP Experience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders Desirable Experience of working with children and their families in a healthcare setting Experience of working with children and their families in an education setting skills and competency Essential Ability to work within educational settings to increase mental health awareness within the staff group Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health interventions with children. Ability to carry out therapeutic mental health interventions with families. Ability to conduct group parenting programmes. Desirable Ability to teach others about mental health issues Ability to conduct other group therapeutic interventions with children and their families Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust Address Beverley Health Centre/Townend Court St Mary's Close/Cottingham Road Beverley/Hull HU17 7BZ Employer's website https://www.humber.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)