Senior Educational Mental Health Practitioner in Stockport

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NHS AfC: Band 6

Main area Mental Health Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 311-HYM853-26-A

Site Trustwide Town Trustwide Salary £39,959 - £48,117 Per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 20/11/2026 08:00

If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join us#PennineCarePeople

#JoinUsBeYou and make a difference to a young person's life.

We are looking forenthusiastic dynamic motivatedindividuals who are passionate aboutmaking a difference to young people’s lives.

Pennine Care within Greater Manchester have successfully received funding to developMental Health Support Teams (MHST’S)to work in a number ofschools and education settings across the boroughs, Oldham, Stockport, HMR.

Successful candidates will be employed on a full-time basis based within Pennine Care Mental health support teams, and will play a key role as members of the Mental Health Support Team, who will have the responsibility for delivering schools' overarching approach to providing mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people.

This service will help to reduce disadvantage by intervening early. As part of a new team you will be empowered to shape and build the service. You will help build and sustain working relationships, both with your colleagues and the wider network.

Above all we have a desire to develop a service where we can nurture and support staff to have a long term career in child mental health.

Main duties of the job

You will be an integral part of the MHST Team. They will be responsible for assessing the needs of the children, planning care , providing interventions as well as evaluating the care using evidence based interventions.

You will use your clinical skills to listen to the needs of the child and family to provide meaningful evidence based interventions, that can demonstrate clinical change.

You will support staff in schools and colleges to help the whole system develop an understanding of how to work together to improve health and mental wellbeing

Working for our organisation

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. Were really proud of us#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure were a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.

Person specification

Education/qualification

• Postgraduate qualification in CYP Psychological Wellbeing Practice or EMHP Postgraduate qualification
• Completion of the post graduate certificate in supervisory skills or eligible to be able to complete the course at time of applying for the role
• Experience of clinically supervising others

Experience

• Professional involvement with the users of mental health services
• Experience of case management of young people
• Experience of multi- agency working
• Experience of working with neuro developmental disorders
• Significant post qualification experience in mental health services to post graduate diploma level
• Experience of working with children and young people with mild to moderate mental health conditions particularly related to anxiety, low mood and behaviour
• Have a good working knowledge of evidence based interventions for Children and Young
• Good understanding of CYP IAPT principles
• Experience of delivering groups to CYP
• Experience of managing within a variety of Children and Young People community settings
• Experience of providing mentorship/ supervision.
• Experience of working in a community environment
• Experience of working in an educational environment
• Experience of working within a CYP IAPT compliant service

Knowledge

• Knowledge of mental health issues in young people
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and National policies in relation to young people
• Knowledge of therapeutic interventions with young people
• Knowledge of psychotherapeutic interventions

Skills

• Ability to undertake appropriate mental health assessments
• Ability to carry out therapeutic interventions with this client group
• Ability to work well with a team
• Ability to manage a caseload effectively
• Ability to work independently

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