Education Mental Health Practitioner/Children's Wellbeing Practitioner

Job summary

At NELFT, we're proud to be thelargest provider of Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) in England.

Our service offers evidence-based individual and group interventions within educational settings to children and young people aged 5-18, helping children manage mild to moderate mental health challenges.

Mid Essex MHST is looking for passionate, qualified Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) or Children's Wellbeing Practitioners (CWPs) to join our team.

Our team covers a large geographical area incorporating the districts of Braintree, Chelmsford and Maldon. The team are supportive and passionate in what we deliver and have professionals who come from multidisciplinary backgrounds. We recognise the needs for a healthy work life balance, and we will consider flexible working applications in line with the trust policies and process. We encourage Continual Professional Development and are keen to support our staff to grow and progress.

Our team work incredibly hard to support one another to improve the mental health of our community.

The Mid Essex MHST covers a large geographical area incorporating the districts of Braintree, Chelmsford and Maldon. Due to this successful applicants will need a full driving licence, and access to a vehicle a to travel efficiently across the county.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work in partnership with schools, children, young people, and families in the development of plans for the intervention and agreed outcomes.

Practitioners will work as autonomous and responsible clinicians within their scope of practice, alongside education colleagues. They will be experienced in the delivery of interventions to support CYP in primary, secondary and higher education settings.

The practitioner will complete comprehensive assessments, risk assessments, care plans and reviews.

They will be proficient in using Routine Outcome Measures (ROMS) and clinical tools to gather feedback and guide clinical practice, with opportunities for service provision planning and mapping with schools to inform the delivery of support to CYP.

The post holder will be supported to work alongside other EMHPs/CWPs in educational settings, as well as working alongside more Senior Mental Health Practitioners to support learning and development. There will be opportunities for individual work, group work and consultation.

We offer all staff a robust supervision framework to support with their clinical development.

About us

Our Values 2025 - 2030Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.They are:We are kind. We are respectful. We work together with our communities.These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.

Starting with NELFT (delete for internal only) NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Base

This post requires the successful applicant to work agilely between NELFT sites and educational settings and the nominal base is Stapleford House in Chelmsford.

Details

Date posted

29 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

395-EC277-25

Job locations

Mid Essex MHST (covering Braintree, Chelmsford & Maldon areas)

Stapleford Close

Chelmsford

CM2 0QX

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are looking for a Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioners or a Qualified Children's Wellbeing Practitioners to join the teams and work with us to develop the service further and ensure we meet the core components.

• Whole School Approach

• Targeted Treatment (main evidence base is low intensity CBT individual and group)

• Consultation and Liaison

You will be providing:

• Assessment and Treatment of Children and Young People under MHST 3 core functions (Targeted intervention, Whole School approach and Consultation and Liaison)

• Work as part of a team with a set number of schools to deliver the core components of the service.

• Actively participate in local and county wide meetings and supervision forums

Our senior Clinical Team are passionate about the careers of EMHP's and CWP's and we have exciting CPD program happening in service and are working closely with Health Education England (HEE) and NHS England to look at the career pathways of this new work force.

We have good working relationships with our universities and are looking at developing our staff to progress into senior positions and consider senior EMHP/CWP training opportunities and supervisor training.

Please see person specification, below, and the job description, for full details of this role.

Certificates of SponsorshipAlthough we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

Use of AIPlease see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are looking for a Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioners or a Qualified Children's Wellbeing Practitioners to join the teams and work with us to develop the service further and ensure we meet the core components.

• Whole School Approach

• Targeted Treatment (main evidence base is low intensity CBT individual and group)

• Consultation and Liaison

You will be providing:

• Assessment and Treatment of Children and Young People under MHST 3 core functions (Targeted intervention, Whole School approach and Consultation and Liaison)

• Work as part of a team with a set number of schools to deliver the core components of the service.

• Actively participate in local and county wide meetings and supervision forums

Our senior Clinical Team are passionate about the careers of EMHP's and CWP's and we have exciting CPD program happening in service and are working closely with Health Education England (HEE) and NHS England to look at the career pathways of this new work force.

We have good working relationships with our universities and are looking at developing our staff to progress into senior positions and consider senior EMHP/CWP training opportunities and supervisor training.

Please see person specification, below, and the job description, for full details of this role.

Certificates of SponsorshipAlthough we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

Use of AIPlease see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Successful completion of either Education Mental Health Practitioner or CWP PgDip course.
• Applicant can demonstrate they have applied for Wellbeing Practitioner registration with BABCP or BPS.

Desirable

• Appropriate registration with either the BABCP or BPS as a Wellbeing Practitioner.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of the delivery of CBT-informed therapeutic interventions to children, young people, or their families, including as a trainee.

Skills

Essential

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Travel

Essential

• To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Successful completion of either Education Mental Health Practitioner or CWP PgDip course.
• Applicant can demonstrate they have applied for Wellbeing Practitioner registration with BABCP or BPS.

Desirable

• Appropriate registration with either the BABCP or BPS as a Wellbeing Practitioner.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of the delivery of CBT-informed therapeutic interventions to children, young people, or their families, including as a trainee.

Skills

Essential

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Travel

Essential

• To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Mid Essex MHST (covering Braintree, Chelmsford & Maldon areas)

Stapleford Close

Chelmsford

CM2 0QX

Employer's website

https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Mid Essex MHST (covering Braintree, Chelmsford & Maldon areas)

Stapleford Close

Chelmsford

CM2 0QX

Employer's website

https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)