Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner: Sponsorship Available

Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Job Summary

 

Our Mental Health Support Team are seeking to recruit Trainee Mental Health Education Practitioners. This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic and growing Mental Health Support Team, which provides mental health support in schools across Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset. Our team is a partnership between Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership and children and young people’s charity Off The Record.

 

The post-holders will be part of the Mental Health Schools Team (MHST) delivering, under supervision, high-quality, outcome-informed, evidence-based low intensity cognitive behaviour (CBT) interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate anxiety, low mood and behavioural difficulties. The training and service experience will equip the post holders with the necessary knowledge, attitude and capabilities to ensure that children and young people will have access to high quality, evidence based mental health support.

You will automatically enrolled and be expected to complete the PG/PCERT Education Mental Health Practitioner training at Exeter University

 

Main duties of the job

We will be looking for the following attributes in you:

  • You will have a knowledge and understanding of why you want to become a CBT practitioner and be prepared to commit to a busy year of combining study with practice.
  • You have 2 years experience of working with children/ young people, preferably in educational, social care or health provider settings.
  • You have the ability to travel between your allocated schools, the office and various other locations in the BNSSG area.
  • You have an awareness and commitment to working from an anti-oppressive approach. This includes a commitment of working towards equitable access of mental health services.
  • You will have excellent communication skills and be prepared to network with many agencies.
  • You are passionate about participation and including children/ young people and their families in aspects of our design and delivery.

Person Specification

Ability to study at degree level, NVQ3 or equivelant

Essential

  • Evidence of studying at degree level
  • 2 years experience of working with children, young people and families
  • Awareness and commitment to developing a working knowledge of anti-oppressive practice

Desirable

  • Knowledge of the education system in England
  • Knowledge of children and young people gained through academic study in child development, child wellbeing, teaching or mental health.
  • Working knowledge of the make-up of the wider health and social care community, including statutory and non-statutory services and experience of multi-agency working.

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).

Closing Date: 14 September 2025

To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.