Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	06 Tachwedd 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£32,602 - £39,686 per annum (incl of HCAS)
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	06 Rhagfyr 2025
Lleoliad:	Slough, SL1 2BJ
Cwmni:	Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	7599075/371-CFS614

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This is an exciting time of growth and change within East Berkshire NHS Trust as our CAMH service is currently working collaboratively with children and young people, and partners to deliver the Governments Programme for mental health support to be available in schools.


To support the development of our Mental Help Support Teams, we are looking to recruit anEducationMental Health Practitioner in Slough.You must have an Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) qualification to apply for this role.


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 evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, working across both educationaland communitysettings and healthcare sectors in England. 

1. To be trained and confident in the use of CYP IAPT principles,evidence basedinterventions and routine outcome measures.

1. To care co-ordinate and manage a defined caseload of children and young people presenting with emotional health and wellbeing difficulties in schools

1. To co-ordinate and deliver individualised care packages / programmes for children and young people and evaluate these programmes, ensuringhigh standardsof practicein accordance withnational guidelines and trust policy.

1. To provide day to day clinical and supervisory support for the Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP).

1. Toprovidespecialist mental health advice, consultation and signposted using anoutcome basedtriage model, to schools

1. To provide training toschoolsstaff,parentsand carers in conjunction with colleagues.

1. Within schools actively promote the wholeschool basedapproach to developing andmaintainingemotional health and well-being.

1. To train and mentor students and less experienced members of the team.

1. To act as an autonomous practitioner with an understanding of own limitations and recognition of when to seek support.

1. To provide clinical supervision to the team


Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

FOR SECONDMENT ROLES ONLY - If the secondment role becomes permanent, the successful candidate may be offered the permanent position.

The “must haves” for this role:

• be friendly, self-motivated, and self-organising,

• be confident in working in a multiagency setting, working collaboratively with colleagues in schools and across the wider system,

• enjoy regular collaboration with your peers and the senior colleagues to whom you report,

• as a person, will always be looking for new or better ways to deliver care and be keen to learn,

• and most of all will have a calm, friendly and compassionate outlook and have a keen interest in working in aschoolsetting.


For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.


We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.


This advert closes on Sunday 30 Nov 2025

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