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InsideOut Mental Health Support Team
Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner (Trainee EMHP) £27,485 4 Posts, Full Time
This is an exciting opportunity to join InsideOut Mental Health Support Team (MHST), delivering evidence-based early interventions for children and young people across education and healthcare sectors in South Tees.
InsideOut MHST is a partnership of voluntary and community organisations, including The Link, Teesside Mind, The Junction Foundation, Changing Futures North East, ABC Counselling and Time 4 You. Across the partnership, a total of 4 Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) will be recruited by Changing Futures North East, Teesside Mind and The Junction Foundation, working and training together as part of the team.
Successful candidates will undertake a fully funded, full-time 12-month training programme in partnership with Northumbria University, beginning in September/October 2026. This programme combines academic learning with supervised practice across mental health services and educational settings, including schools and colleges.
Applicants should demonstrate the ability to work at degree level in a relevant field (e.g. Psychology, Health, Social Care or Youth Work). Experience of working with children and young people (ideally two years or more) and an understanding of education settings are highly desirable.
During training, you will develop the skills and experience needed to deliver high-quality, evidence-based interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. On successful completion, you will be equipped to practise as a qualified EMHP, supporting whole-school approaches to mental health and wellbeing as part of the InsideOut MHST.
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Application Process
Applicants should submit a completed application demonstrating their suitability to one organisation only, as recruitment will be conducted jointly. Please indicate within your application whether you are willing to be considered for one or all organisations.
You can apply via the NHS Jobs website or the Changing Futures North East by completing this form and supplying CV with application https://cdn.jotfor.ms/233374130372348 those invited to interview will be required to complete a second stage application.
- Application deadline: Friday 17th July
- Interview dates: Wednesday 29th July, Thursday 30th July, and Friday 31st July
Successful candidates for the posts will be subject to enhanced DBS check with children's barring list and other checks and references so as to comply with our Safer Recruitment Policy.
Privacy Notice
As the posts are being jointly recruited, by submitted an application you are consent to the details of that application being shared between the recruiting organisations for the purpose of recruitment and selection only. Principally your experience, qualifications and written answers to application questions. If invited to interview the details of the second stage application would also be shared for the purpose of selection.
