Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner: Sponsorship Available

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

As part of our Wave 14 expansion we are looking for individuals, with a passion for early intervention and prevention, to train as an Education Mental Health Practitioners to work across education settings in Rotherham.

The Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) role is an exciting opportunity to deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people in and around their educational settings. This includes 1:1 work, group work and whole school interventions.

This post is a Band 4 post and upon successful completion of the course candidates will be employed by Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust as a Band 5 Education Mental Health Practitioner.

Rotherham MHST was part of the trailblazer of Mental Health Support Teams six years ago and we are very excited to be expanding into further settings. These posts sit within wave 14 which will commence in January 2026.

Candidates will be in training in their first year and will be required to work full time 9 – 5pm. During the training year staff will spend three days a week within the MHST service and two days per week at the University of Sheffield. Candidates must be available for a January start.

**Service interviews to commence 1st/2nd October, University interviews to commence 16th October

 

Main duties of the job

Successful candidates will be offered a full-time education programme specifically for the role in partnership with the University of Sheffield. This post will be funded at NHS Band 4 scale with guaranteed employment on completion of training and having attained EMHP qualification, with a starting salary projected to be based on the NHS Band 5 scale.

The training programme for this post starts in February 2026, is 12 months in duration and will consist of academic and supervised practice learning within educational settings across Rotherham.

Delivery of the programme will be provided through a combination of taught days within the university, independent self-guided study days and experience gained in educational settings and mental health services.

The candidate will be delivering evidence-based intervention for children and young people, with mild to moderate mental health problems, in an education setting.

They will also support staff in education settings to identify, and where appropriate, manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing.

Working with and within educational environments to afford better access to specialist mental health services.

Deliver 1:1 interventions, group work and whole school interventions.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Undergraduate degree, upper second class or above in related subject

Knowledge

Essential

  • 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.

Experience

Essential

  • It is essential that the applicant has previous experience of working with children and young people in either a health or educational setting.

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: 19 September 2025

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