Band 5 Education Mental Health Practitioner - Bristol

Job summary

We are recruiting for a Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner for our BNSSG Mental Health Support Team. This is a full time positions that carries a portfolio of both Primary and Secondary Schools that the post holder will be based in for most of their working week.

*Please note we are looking for qualified Education Mental Health Practitioners, therefore, we can only accept candidates that has completed Education Mental Health Practitioner course.

We are recruiting to a number of EMHP vacancies across the BNSSG localities.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will deliver, under regular supervision, high-quality; outcome-informed, focused, evidence-based interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate anxiety, low mood and behavioural difficulties.

This will include one-one work, group work, whole class, or larger assemblies.

The post holder will have the necessary knowledge, attitude and capabilities to ensure that children and young people will have access to timely, high quality, evidence based mental health support.

This post is for a qualified Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP) who has completed the Child and Young Person's (CYP) Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) course.

The EMHP will have skills in assessment and treatment in delivering low intensity evidence-based interventions with CYP presenting with anxiety, low mood and behavioural difficulties. The EMHP will also deliver whole school approaches with a strong emphasis on participation with young people, their families and carers.

We are recruiting to a number of EMHP vacancies across the BNSSG localities.

Please see the attached job description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Foundation Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and some parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and well-being. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

We are recruiting to a number of EMHP vacancies across the BNSSG localities.

Details

Date posted

19 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

342-CAMHS152-1125

Job locations

Off the Record

Horfield Road

Bristol

BS2 8EA