Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner
| Posting date: | 30 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £27,485.00 to £30,162.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £27485.00 - £30162.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 October 2025 |
| Location: | Rainham, RM13 8EU |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9395-25-0925 |
Summary
Successful candidates will be offered a full-time educational programme specifically for the role. The course fees are fully funded, and the salary support for the job post will be funded at NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) beginning Band 4. You will gain credits towards completing the course with a postgraduate degree diploma level qualification, plus guaranteed employment on successful completion of training and registration with a professional body with a starting salary projected to be based on the NHS AfC Band 5 scale. For the training year, successful candidates will be employed by Havering MHST, and you will be located in educational settings for your placement schools. For any questions, more information and a confidential discussion please contact: Diana Daniel-Dawson diana.daniel-dawson@nelft.nhs.uk - Havering MHST Rebecca Scalzo rebecca.scalzo@nelft.nhs.uk - Waltham Forest MHST PLEASE NOTE: Dual Application Process To apply for the Education Mental Health Practitioner Programme, it is essential that you secure a place on the Educational Mental Health Practitioner PG Dip course at UCL. Therefore, you are required to complete a separate application for the university course via the provided portal link Direct UCL application link: https://evision.ucl.ac.uk/urd/sits.urd/run/siw_ipp_lgn.login_enc?0qhYzuG1h9udTFM8i9sPhtGiUgIR6D6iP0QBDHq24aUE7Anl4FtDGBDmc3LlBtzaVi6cWmaNYWo= Application guidance document for candidates with direct application link includedhttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17bbinRzAlIfH8SKe3t18I2m14L7sli5e?usp=drive_link We urge you tosubmit your course application as soon as possible. Data Protection Notice PRIVACY NOTICE: As part of your application process for the training course delivered by the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families and UCL, please be aware that your data may be shared with them. This is necessary to facilitate the processing of your application, including shortlisting and enrolment onto the Education Mental Health Practitioner Programme. Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application. We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as possible as some posts close early to limit the number of applications. Certificates of Sponsorship Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust. Use of AI Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.