Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner

Job overview
Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) - Coventry and Warwickshire Posts
Are you passionate about working with children and young people?
Would you like to learn how to deliver evidence based cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) informed interventions to support children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing?
Do you have the confidence to deliver workshops in schools and education settings?
Are you able to study for an undergraduate or post graduate diploma?
RISE are excited to be expanding our successful Mental Health in Schools Team offer. We are recruiting 7 Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP) across Coventry and Warwickshire. You will complete a 12-month undergraduate or post graduate diploma in Education Mental Health Practitioner at the University of Northampton. Once you have successfully completed your studies, qualify as an EMHP, and register with an appropriate governing body eg. BABCP or BPS, this role will move to a substantive Band 5 position as an EMHP within RISE.
**You will need to be available for the following dates**:
Interview on the 18 th and 19 th August 2025. You will only be required to attend one day and will be notified in advance.
Starting date of 6 th October 2025
Main duties of the job
As a trainee EMHP, you will be expected to work under supervision as part of a well-established, dynamic mental health and wellbeing team in a creative and supportive environment. You will be delivering evidence-based interventions and Whole School Approach to specific identified schools. Your new ideas around how we work creatively while supporting children, young people and their families is actively encouraged.
During you training year-the post holder will, under well-structured supervision, develop knowledge and practice Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) based skills to employ a range of evidence-based interventions for common mental health problems through direct and group support for children, young people and their parents/carers in line with university expectations.
You will work at undergraduate diploma level and be educated to A Level standard or equivalent.
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
staff networks and support group
We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.