Education Mental Health Practitioner (Trainee) | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 07 Gorffennaf 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £26,530 - £29,114 per annum (subject to confirmation) |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 06 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Blackburn, PR5 6AW |
| Cwmni: | Lancashire Care Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7329698/351-SPS1427-MS |
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The start date will be 1st September 2025 as this is the course start date. Please do not apply if you cannot meet this.
As this is a schools based service, it is expected that the majority of annual leave will be taken during school holidays.
ELCAS (East Lancashire Child and Adolescent Services) 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 education wellbeing and mainstream mental health services.
In line with the government's priority to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people, the Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) role is an exciting opportunity to deliver brief evidence-based early interventions for children and young people. EMHPs work in educational settings as part of NHS led Mental Health Support Teams. This training programme is part of the national Children and Young People's Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (CYP IAPT) initiative.
During training, the post-holder will work under the supervision of Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust to gain experience in providing one to one and group, brief evidence-based interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health problems in educational settings (principally anxiety and low mood). Trainee EMHPs are also trained in providing support to educational settings with Whole School Approaches, designed to improve emotional well-being and mental health more broadly in the school.
The post holder will undertake appropriate mental health assessment and short-term clinical intervention of children and young people referred to service and provide a range of appropriate, evidence based clinical interventions informed by assessed individual need.
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
At ELCAS (East Lancashire Child and Adolescent Services) our vision is to be a centre of excellence providing high quality Child and Adolescent psychological and mental health services that exceed people’s expectations.
We have been accredited by the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Quality Network for Community CAMHS (QNCC) since 2016. In 2019 the CQC rated us as Outstanding in providing Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led services, and as Outstanding overall.
For more information, please visit our website via Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.
This advert closes on Monday 21 Jul 2025