Education Mental Health Practitioner​/Children's Wellbeing Practitioner

Education Mental Health Practitioner/Children s Wellbeing Practitioner

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 03 April 2026

Working within the MHST in Bradford and Craven District is a great opportunity for any qualified EMHP/CWP. The team is passionate and caring, with capacity to support individual growth and development.

Bradford MHST is leading the way in early intervention mental health support delivered in schools and colleges across the region.

The role of EMHP/CWP includes:

• Providing low intensity CBT assessments and interventions for mild to moderate mental health conditions with children and young people, delivered within schools, colleges and community settings
• Engaging in case management and clinical skills supervision
• Working alongside other professionals within mental health services
• Providing consultation and supportive signposting
• The successful applicant on appointment will receive additional training on developing, implementing and supporting a Whole School/College Approach to Mental Health.

The post-holder will work within a children and young people s mental health service delivering, under supervision: high-quality, brief, outcome focused, evidence-based interventions and guided self-help for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.

The successful candidate will act as an interface between staff working in all emotional mental health services providing liaison, assessment, training, and consultation regarding the emotional and psychological wellbeing of children and young people.

A key aspect of work as a member of the MHST will be to support education settings to create a positive ethos through Whole School and College Approaches (WSCA) to mental wellbeing. The successful applicant on appointment will receive additional training on developing, implementing and supporting a Whole School/College Approach to Mental Health.

This post will work under the direction of the Team Lead and senior MHST Practitioners within Bradford District Care Trust s MHST Service, including across primary, secondary, and further education settings.

The actual distribution of workload within these areas will depend on the demands of the service by agreement with the Clinical Lead.

Closing Date: 3rd April 2026

Shortlisting Date: 7th April 2026

Interview Date: 14th April 2026

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values:

We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen - We understand people s views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives. We also support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

• Increased mileage rates for > 3500
• A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
• A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
• Plus many more!

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received
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Lease read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.

Right to Work in the UK

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and…