Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) - Keynsham

Keynsham, England, United Kingdom

6/20/2025

Are you looking for an opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people?

We are recruiting a part time qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) to join the our Bath & North East Somerset (B&NES) MHST.

PLEASE NOTE THIS ROLE IS ONLY OPEN TO CANDIDATES WHO HAVE COMPLETED A RECOGNISED EMHP (EDUCATION MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS ) COURSE OR YOU ARE A CWP IN AN EMHP ROLE AND HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED IN THIS ROLE SINCE 1ST OCTOBER 2024.

The successful candidate will be allocated education settings (primary schools, secondary schools and colleges) across B&NES.

Your role will be to assess and provide interventions to children and young people with mild to moderate mental health conditions including anxiety and low mood. You will provide early, brief evidence-based interventions to promptly address emerging mental health needs of children and young people, and support schools and colleges to improve mental wellbeing for students.

You will also support schools with their Whole School Approach to mental health and wellbeing. B&NES MHST offers a range of psychoeducation and therapeutic groups, staff training, workshops and assemblies to the education settings we support.

Your role will be to deliver 1:1 and group interventions to children, young people and caregivers within your allocated schools. You will also support schools with their Whole School Approach to mental health and wellbeing.

You will receive additional training to be able to deliver the full range of interventions offered by B&NES MHST. This will include accredited Decider Skills Life Skills training.

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”

Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ceri Webb Job title: Clinical Team Manager Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01865 903889

At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.

Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.