Are you a qualified mental health practitioner with a genuine passion for supporting the social, emotional, and mental wellbeing of children and young people? Do you want to make a meaningful impact in education and local communities?
We are actively recruiting for roles within the East Riding Mental Health Support Teams, and welcome applications from qualified professionals who can bring their expertise to this essential work.
Our teams work directly with schools and colleges to support children and young people aged 5 to 18. With a focus on whole-school approaches, consultation, and collaborative support, we aim to enhance mental wellbeing across educational settings.

To deliver low intensity psychological interventions as part of a wider offer
Facilitating parent-led workshops and creative-based interventions
Providing advice, guidance, and consultation to schools and the wider system
Supporting mild to moderate mental health needs
If you’re a qualified practitioner ready to help shape positive change for young people, we encourage you to apply.
The successful candidate, with appropriate supervision, will work as an autonomous and responsible practitioner, according to their professional training and within the scope of their local job description. Key aspects of the role include:
Delivering evidence-based interventions to children and young people in educational settings who experience mild to moderate mental health difficulties
Assisting children and young people with more complex needs to rapidly access specialist mental health services
Supporting and guiding educational staff in identifying and managing mental health and wellbeing issues
Working collaboratively within educational environments to improve access to mental health services, using professional expertise to strengthen and complement existing wellbeing initiatives
Providing peer support and mentorship to trainees and other qualified practitioners
Traveling independently across the locality to deliver services as needed
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
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For further information with regards to this vacancy please see the attached job description and person spec