Trainee Educational Mental Health Practitioner

Job summary

Fixed term contracts for up to 12 months - we are recruiting for university programme intakes September 2026 - September 2027, and January 2027-January 2028.

Successful Trainee Educational Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) candidates will be offered a full-time educational programme delivered specifically for the role in partnership with the University of Exeter. This post will be funded at NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) Band 4 level, gaining credits towards either a degree or diploma level qualification (depending on level of previous academic study). Successful completion of the university course, probation period and training year leads to offer of permanent contract as a qualified EMHP starting at NHS AfC Band 5 level.

If successful, you will be employed on a full-time basis and work across Gloucestershire schools (Forest of Dean, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Stroud and Cotswolds) where the Young Minds Matter Mental Health Support Teams deliver mental health support across a range of educational settings in the region.

As part of this role there will be a requirement to travel to the University for the training, as well as to schools across the county.

Main duties of the job

During training, the post-holder will work under supervision to gain experience across healthcare and educational settings to enable them to gain the level of competence required to deliver high-quality, evidence-based early interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health problems.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Details

Date posted

30 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£28,392 to £31,157 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

327-26-320

Job locations

Young Mind Matter Rikenel , Gloucester

Montpelier

Gloucester

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