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<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>The Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) were established in Nottingham City in February 2020, providing an early intervention and preventative service for over 892 children and young people and their families so far. This includes providing support for anxiety, low mood and behavioural difficulties, as well as running workshops to groups of children within educational settings, on themes such as transition, resilience and wellbeing, general wellbeing hacks, worry and distractions and emotions through puberty.</p><p>Currently MHST are supporting children and young people in over 70 educational settings, which will increase over the next 18 months to around 100 sites across the city. The expansion is being funded through £1.01m from NHS England and Health Education England as part of a national initiative.</p><p>We work in partnership with the school community and other wellbeing services to develop a whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing, building on what is being done already. We aim to achieve this goal through offering a range of services, including:</p><ul> <li>Improving access to mental health support and services.</li> <li>Delivering training and workshops for schools and parents</li> <li>Providing consultation to schools on mental health and wellbeing</li> <li>Individual and group interventions for children and young people experiencing difficulties with managing emotions</li> <li>And more!</li></ul>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <ul> <li>a strong understanding of how to work with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties</li> <li>Knowledge of the educational system in England. Knowledge of children and young people gained through academic study in child development, child wellbeing or mental health.</li> <li>Successfully completed the HEE commissioned 1yr Education Mental Health Practitioner post graduate diploma AND/OR Successful completion of Certificate in Childrens Wellbeing Practice (CWP), with post qualification experience as a CWP and experience of working in schools.</li> <li>Experience of working with children and young people, their families and others in educational and health settings with mild to moderate mental health problems.</li> <li>Experience of delivering specific therapeutic interventions to children, young people or their families (e.g. Guided Self Help, CBT, parent work)</li> <li>Experience of assessing and meeting the communication needs of the schools to deliver psycho-education on mental health or emotional wellbeing to different groups including parents, teaching staff and young people.</li></ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>We've got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity youve been looking for. Read on to find out more</p><p>Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.</p><p>In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.</p>


      
        
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  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>09 October 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Other</p>

    
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
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      £32,597 to £35,412 a year
      
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  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
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          Full-time,
        
      
        
          Flexible working
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>F0024-4653</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>Loxley House</p>
      <p>Station Street</p>
      <p>Nottingham</p>
      <p>Nottinghamshire</p>
      <p>NG2 3NG</p>
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            <p>Nottingham City Council</p>
          
          <p>Southglade Road</p>
                    <p>Nottingham</p>
                    <p>NG5 5GU</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>There is a requirement to work with schools remotely and
face to face in delivering low level Guided Self Help to Young People and
Families. This will be across various educational settings within Nottingham
City schools, remote working from home and community buildings. EMHPs play a
key role as members of the Mental Health in Schools Team, who will have the
responsibility for delivering schools' whole school approach to mental health
and emotional wellbeing for children and young people.</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>There is a requirement to work with schools remotely and
face to face in delivering low level Guided Self Help to Young People and
Families. This will be across various educational settings within Nottingham
City schools, remote working from home and community buildings. EMHPs play a
key role as members of the Mental Health in Schools Team, who will have the
responsibility for delivering schools' whole school approach to mental health
and emotional wellbeing for children and young people.</p>
    
  


      
  
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        <li>- Undergraduate degree in Psychology or related subject</li>
        
        <li>-Successful completion of the HEE commissioned 1yr Education Mental Health Practitioner post graduate diploma AND/OR</li>
        
        <li>- Successful completion of Certificate in Childrens Wellbeing Practice (CWP), with post qualification experience as a CWP and experience of working in schools.</li>
        
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          Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Experience of working with children and young people, their families and others in educational and health settings with mild to moderate mental health problems.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of delivering specific therapeutic interventions to children, young people or their families (e.g. Guided Self Help, CBT, parent work) </li>
        
        <li>Experience of assessing children and young people who present with more severe problems to rapidly access more specialist services.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to conduct other group therapeutic interventions with children and their families </li>
        
        <li>Experience of liaising and working effectively with the wider network around the child including educational, social care, family and health.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of assessing and meeting the communication needs of the schools to deliver psycho-education on mental health or emotional wellbeing to different groups including parents, teaching staff and young people.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of liaising and working effectively with the wider network around the child including educational, social care, family and health</li>
        
        <li>Experience of adapting resources to be able to deliver online/ via phone/ Google classroom etc.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with cultural diverse populations and adapting services to improve access</li>
        
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            Qualifications
          
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          <li>- Undergraduate degree in Psychology or related subject</li>
          
          <li>-Successful completion of the HEE commissioned 1yr Education Mental Health Practitioner post graduate diploma AND/OR</li>
          
          <li>- Successful completion of Certificate in Childrens Wellbeing Practice (CWP), with post qualification experience as a CWP and experience of working in schools.</li>
          
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            Experience
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Experience of working with children and young people, their families and others in educational and health settings with mild to moderate mental health problems.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of delivering specific therapeutic interventions to children, young people or their families (e.g. Guided Self Help, CBT, parent work) </li>
          
          <li>Experience of assessing children and young people who present with more severe problems to rapidly access more specialist services.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to conduct other group therapeutic interventions with children and their families </li>
          
          <li>Experience of liaising and working effectively with the wider network around the child including educational, social care, family and health.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of assessing and meeting the communication needs of the schools to deliver psycho-education on mental health or emotional wellbeing to different groups including parents, teaching staff and young people.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of liaising and working effectively with the wider network around the child including educational, social care, family and health</li>
          
          <li>Experience of adapting resources to be able to deliver online/ via phone/ Google classroom etc.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with cultural diverse populations and adapting services to improve access</li>
          
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    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>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.</p>
  

  

  


 

      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
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    <p>Nottingham City Council</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Loxley House</p>
      <p>Station Street</p>
      <p>Nottingham</p>
      <p>Nottinghamshire</p>
      <p>NG2 3NG</p>
    
  

  
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        <p>Nottingham City Council</p>
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          <p>Loxley House</p>
          <p>Station Street</p>
          <p>Nottingham</p>
          <p>Nottinghamshire</p>
          <p>NG2 3NG</p>
        
      

      
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