Education Mental Health Practitioner
Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation TrustDorset, South West
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust based in Dorset. The advertised salary is £32,073 to £39,043. Applications close on 19 November 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
Dorset Mental Health Support Teams in Schools are seeking Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioners to work Pan Dorset. We are seeking enthusias...
Deliver evidence-based interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
Identify those who require additional or specialist support and facilitating access to appropriate services.
Work collaboratively with school and college staff to support the identification and management of mental health and wellbeing needs.
Build effective partnerships with education settings to improve access to mental health support.
Promote integrated care by working across education and mental health services.
Use your professional knowledge and skills to deliver safe, effective and person-centred support.
Work within professional, organisational and clinical governance frameworks, seeking supervision and support where appropriate.
Promote positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in partnership with children, young people, families, carers and education professionals.
At Dorset Health Care we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.
Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.
Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.
Essential: - Evidence of ability study at degree level; - Good written and oral communication skills; - IT literate
Essential: - Evidence of successfully working within a team/teamworking; - Core Values which concur with trust values
Essential: - Car driver with access to vehicle for work
Essential: - Evidence of working with children and young people; - Understanding of safeguarding/risk
Desirable: - Evidence of working with families; - Evidence of working with children and young people with mental health needs
Desirable: - Evidence of knowledge and understanding of the education system
How this role compares
We hold 835 NHS vacancies in South West that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £32,073. This role pays less than about 63% of them.
There are 11,887 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,273 of them in South West.
You have 13 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 33 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust has 55 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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