Educational 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. Allkind Educational Mental Health Practitioner The closing date is 16 October 2026 Apply for this job Job summary Are you looking for an opportunity to develop your career within a Mental Health Support Team (MHST) service and further your experience in delivering clinical interventions to children and young people? We are seeking an ambitious and motivated Educational Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) who has experience delivering low-intensity, evidence-based interventions to children, young people, and their families. The successful candidate will provide a preventative and early intervention mental health service to children and young people with mild to moderate mental health needs within identified schools. Working collaboratively with education settings, you will use your skills, knowledge, and experience to deliver a service that builds upon and complements existing support available within schools, helping to promote positive mental health and wellbeing for children and young people. Main duties of the job You will: Work within a multi-disciplinary Mental Health Support Team (MHST) to increase and improve emotional and mental health provision within educational settings for 5-18 year olds in Westminster and RBKC. Work in partnership to support children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their parents/carers, families and educators in the self-management of presenting difficulties. Contribute to the development of individual or group clinical materials or training materials, and develop such materials independently as falls within own degree of competence, and under direction of the wider team. You are: Experienced and passionate about delivering specific therapeutic interventions to children, young people or their families and eager to engage effectively and make a difference with the service users at our MHST. Experienced of working with anxiety disorders Experienced of working with affective (mood) disorders Experienced of the delivery of specific therapeutic interventions to children, young people or their families (e.g. CBT, solution focused brief therapy) Experienced of working with children and their families in an education setting About us We are Allkind Mental Health (Previously West Central London Mind). With the need for Mental Health support at an all-time high, choice is shrinking and services are being stretched. We believe everyone deserves better. At Allkind, we offer support across the whole mental health spectrum for people of all ages, from infants to older adults. We've been listening to our communities for over 40 years, and its clear there's no one-size-fits-all when it comes to mental health care. Were determined to make sure all kinds of people are supported through their mental health challenges, so they can live the life they deserve. Welcome to mental health support with kindness at its heart. Details Date posted 05 October 2026 Pay scheme Other Salary £33,670 a year Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number B0097-26-0013 Job locations 23 Monck Street London SW1P 2AE United Kingdom Job description Job responsibilities To allow the post holder, with appropriate supervision, to work as an autonomous and responsible practitioner and to engage in: Delivering evidence-based intervention for children and young people in educ