Job summary
Are you an education mental health practitioner or accredited CBT practitioner who is passionate about making a real difference to the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people? Join us as a Senior Educational Mental Health Practitioner within our Mental Health Support Team (MHST) at Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of schools and communities, delivering evidence-based interventions and supporting children and families with mild to moderate mental health difficulties such as anxiety, low mood, and behavioural challenges. You'll be part of a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team committed to early intervention and improving outcomes for young people.

If you're looking for a role where you can combine clinical expertise with creativity and collaboration, this could be the perfect next step in your career.

Main duties of the job
We're looking for someone who is enthusiastic, compassionate, and committed to improving young people's mental health. You will:

• Carry out high-quality mental health assessments for children and young people referred to the service.
• Deliver CBT or CBT-informed interventions, individually and in groups, tailored to assessed needs.
• Provide consultation and advice to education staff and other professionals to support whole-school approaches to mental health.
• Manage a defined caseload effectively, ensuring timely care planning and delivery.
• Offer clinical supervision and mentorship to colleagues and trainees.
• Monitor outcomes using Routine Outcome Measures (ROM) and engage in clinical review where necessary.
• Contribute to service development, audit, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team and liaise with external agencies to ensure coordinated care.

About us
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. We're really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we're 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.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Details
Date posted:16 July 2026
Pay scheme:Agenda for change
Band:Band 6
Salary:£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract:Permanent
Working pattern:Full-time
Reference number:311-HYM782-26-A
Job locations:Mental health support teams, Trustwide, OL6 7SR, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

As part of our commitment to fairness, and integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Postgraduate qualification EMHP Must be accredited with the BABCP/BPS or Post graduate diploma in Cognitive Behavioural therapy (CBT) accredited with the BABCP/BPS
• 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
Essential

• Professional involvement with the users of mental health services
• Experience of case management of young people
• Experience of multiagency 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 people
• Good understanding of CYP IAPT principles

Knowledge
Essential

• 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

Skills
Essential

• 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
• Ability to work creatively and flexibly in a clinical context

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).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name:Pennine Care NHS FT
Address:Mental health support teams, Trustwide, OL6 7SR, United Kingdom
Employer's website:https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:Service Manager Kate Tasker, kate.tasker@nhs.net