Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner

at  Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a new service which we are delivering across Bolton: The Mental Health Support Team (MHST).
There is significant focus on transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services within the NHS. The NHS Long Term Plan which builds on the 2017 Children and Young People’s Mental Health Green Paper has set out proposals to improve mental health support in schools and colleges.
MHSTs are designed to help meet the mental health needs of children and young people in primary, secondary and further education (primarily for ages 5 to 18), by providing mental health support in schools, colleges and other education settings such as alternative provision.
The three core functions of a Mental Health Support Team (MHST) are:
Delivering evidence-based interventions for children and young people with mild to-moderate mental health problems.
Supporting the senior mental health lead in each education setting to introduce or develop their whole school/college approach
Giving timely advice to school and college staff, and liaising with external specialist services, to help children and young people to get the right support and stay in education.
The Education Mental Health Practitioner or Children and Young People Wellbeing Practitioner role intends to support school staff to feel confident in recognising and responding to emerging mental health difficulties.
Bolton MHST works with the mental health support services that already exist, such as counsellors, educational psychologists, school nurses, pastoral care staff and educational welfare officers.
Our Band 5 Education Mental Health Practitioner or Children and Young People Wellbeing Practitioner will be offered regular clinical and case management supervision to support our MHST core functions; Delivering evidence-based interventions for children and young people with mild to-moderate mental health problems. Supporting the senior mental health lead in each education setting to introduce or develop their whole school/college approach. Giving timely advice to school and college staff, and liaising with external specialist services, to help children and young people to get the right support and stay in education.
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world’s most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
See attached detailed job description and person specification:
Staff benefits
Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
Excellent pension
Cycle to work scheme
Salary sacrifice car scheme
Wellbeing programme
Blue Light Card Discount

Please refer the Job description for details