Job Summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) to join our Mental Health Services Team (MHST) working with schools across Sefton. From April 2024, EMHPs were be required to be registered with either British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) or the British Psychological Society (BPS) – this is a requirement of this post.

We are looking for individuals who have skills and experience in engaging families who are from communities that may be at increased risk of social exclusion or marginalisation. Postholders will work as part of an integrated multi-disciplinary team. They will act as case managers for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health problems and deliver evidence-based interventions alongside or under supervision of senior CAMHS practitioners.

Main duties of the job

Delivering Evidence-Based Interventions for children and young people, with mild to moderate mental health problems, in Education Settings.
Helping children and young people within these settings who present with more severe problems to rapidly access more specialist services.
Supporting and facilitating 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.
Working with low level risk and recognise higher level risk, escalating this appropriately to relevant services e.g., CAMHS /Child Care Services/MASH.
The post holder will be developing polices and protocols with Mental Health Leads in school around Mental Health.

Person Specification

Education and Training

Essential

Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Health Practice for Children and Young People (EMHP Qualification)
BABCP and or BPS registered/registerable or working towards registration

Desirable

Training in Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Counselling or within a Psychological Therapy.
Psychology or other Health related undergraduate degree.
BABCP accreditation.

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: 13 November 2025

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