Education Mental Health Practitioner

The Band 5 Education Mental Health Practitioner will work with colleagues across the city of Leeds, working closely with education settings and professionals supporting children, young people and their families.

The post involves working directly with schools, colleges and settings providing information, advice and guidance through consultation, training, direct work with children and young people and their families and delivering evidence based interventions.

We will require successful applicants to be registered with either the BABCP or the BPS as you will be working within a NHS commissioned service.

The post-holder will work within Leeds Community Health Care NHS Trust and provide a range of assessment and other interventions with individuals and wider systems basis under close clinical supervision from experienced staff.

Regular case management and clinical supervision on an individual and group basis will be offered to ensure excellent clinical standards and registration are maintained., The post-holder will be able to deliver a range of 1:1 and group Low Intensity CBT based interventions for children, young people, and parents/carers.

Working for Leeds community Healthcare NHS Trust, Leeds Community Healthcare provides a range of community-based health services across the whole city. We treat people in their homes, local health centres and community hospitals, and work in partnership with other local Trusts, charities and Leeds City Council.

We have a strong culture based on deeply-held values, and our focus at all times is on delivering high quality care to the people of Leeds. In our most recent CQC evaluation, we were rated "Good", with our Adult Services rated "Outstanding" for caring.