Educational Mental Health & Child Well being 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. North London NHS Foundation Trust Educational Mental Health & Child Well being Practitioner The closing date is 12 October 2026 Apply for this job Job summary The qualified Education and Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) or Children's Wellbeing Practitioners (CWPs) or will join this growing team (that includes CAMHS clinicians, Educational psychologists, and trainee EMHPs) to support the work within schools. The post holder will provide support for children and adolescents with mild moderate emotional and mental health difficulties and deliver evidence-based 1:1 and group interventions in schools, employing CYP-IAPT principles (Children and Young Peoples Improving Access to Psychological Therapies). The post holder will develop relationships with designated mental health leads in schools, alongside CAMHS clinicians / supervisors, and educational psychologists, and help them develop their approaches for mental health and wellbeing in schools. They will gain some experience of teaching, training and consultation through this joint working. Main duties of the job Manage a caseload and the provision of mental healthcare services, to children and young people with mild to moderate mental health difficulties. Holistic assessment of mental health Work in partnership with Primary Mental Health, CAMHS, Schools and GPs Offer high quality brief outcome focused evidence-based practice Develop, support and train CWPs, EMHPs and other colleagues in evidence based, innovate practice within and outside of the organization. Provide support to junior colleagues under the direction of a senior colleague. About us North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people. Our Five-Year Strategy: We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology. Why NLFT? We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities. We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives. NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme Excellent internal staff networ In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis. Details Date posted 28 September 2026 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 5 Salary £36,943 to £44,900 a year Per annum including HCAS Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 455-NLFT-8214453 Job locations Bay Tree House Bay Tree House, Christchurch Close, Enfield, London EN2 6NZ United Kingdom Job description Job responsibilities Contribute to the assessment, and deliver outcome focused, evidence-based interventions to children and youn