Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner

Job Advert Skip to main content Cookies on NHS Jobs We've put some small files called cookies on your device to help us make improvements to our site. To improve our site we'd also like to use cookies which will send information to Google Analytics. You can read more about our cookies before you choose. Accept analytics cookies Do not accept analytics cookies Jobs Menu Sign in Create an account English Cymraeg Menu Close menu Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) BETA Your feedback will help us to improve this service. South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner The closing date is 21 October 2026 Apply for this job Job summary In line with the governments priority to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people, the Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) role is an exciting opportunity to deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, working across both educational settings and healthcare sectors in England. We are seeking to recruit 4graduate level practitioners to provide guided self-helptherapyand parenting interventions. These posts are salaried at NHS Agenda for Change band 4 for a one year post graduate diploma inEducation Mental Health Practicethrough Kings College London.Further intensive supervision and on thejobtraining will be provided by an experienced supervisor within each team. There will be a strong expectation for trainees to continue in post on successful completion of theone-yeartraining, with a salary increase to NHS Band 5 scale for the second year onwards. Successful candidates will be employed on a full-time basis within a Mental Health Support Team delivering individual, group and workshop-based mental health interventions within aborough-basedcluster of schools. The post is currently being recruited to within the existing service structure. The service may be subject to a future procurement process, and any subsequent changes will be managed in accordance with NHS employment policies and relevant legislation. Main duties of the job This is a training position post holder will undertake training at Kings College London alongside working in service for CAMHS Croydon MHST.They will be taught to deliver evidence based guided self-help interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. The post holder will use their newly developed skills to support children and young people who are referred into the service and trainees will receive supervision to support their professional development. Applicants will need to be ready to start work inearly/mid-January2027and posts cannot be offered to candidates unless they can guarantee this start date. During training, the post-holders will work under close supervision to gain experience across healthcare and educational settings to enable them to gain the level of competence required to deliver high-quality, evidence-based early interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health problems. Shortlisted candidates will also need tosubmit an applicationform to KCL for a place on the Diploma inEducation Mental Health Practice. The application form details areattached/linked belowand will need to be completed at the same time as your application for a post. About us Croydon MHST is a friendly and supportive team who have developed a close partnership with local schools in providing lowintensity interventions, creating workshops and groups and adapting services to meet the needs of schools, young people and families inCroydon in line with CYP-IAPT principles. Details Date posted 07 October 2026 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 4 Salary £33,262 to £36,027 a year per annum inclusive HCAs (Outer) Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time,