Senior Educational Mental Health Practitioner

Are you an experienced Mental Health Practitioner looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference in the lives of young people within the Kirklees area? Would you like to be part of a diverse and innovative service who offer mental health support in an educational setting?

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We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non‑clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Date posted: 06 October 2026

• Pay scheme:
  Agenda for change
• Band:
  Band 6
• Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
• Contract:
  
  Permanent
• Working pattern:
  Full-time, Flexible working
• Reference number: C9378-CK2566

Job locations:

• Folly Hall Mills
• St Thomas Road
• Huddersfield
• Kirklees
• HD1 3LT
• United Kingdom

Job responsibilities:

The post holder will work as part of the Kirklees Mental Health Support Team (MHST) to manage a defined case‑load with a focus on providing comprehensive assessment, consultation and evidence-based interventions, for children and young people (CYP) with mental health difficulties and their parents/carers.

This post will involve supporting Educational Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) with developing their clinical practice, psychological formulation and school engagement.

The post holder will be expected to provide Case Management and Clinical Skills Supervision to a number of trainee/EMHPs within the service.

The post holder will be able to work flexibly across a range of education providers, be a keen contributer to joint working initiatives and adaptive to change in a ever‑growing service.

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Work in partnership to deliver a range of evidence-based mental health interventions with children and young people (CYP) as well as some parent‑led interventions.

Facilitate evidence-based group interventions with CYP and/or parents.

Offer specialist mental health‑based consultation, advice and guidance with professionals.

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