Education Mental Health Practitioner (Trainee)

Bolton and Wigan CAMHS have an exciting opportunity to join their Mental Health support teams in schools and colleges as Trainee EMHPs who on completion of the training will progress to a band 5 qualified EMHP.

Roles are available in both the Wigan and Bolton team and this will be discussed further at the interview stage.

There will be 4 training roles starting in September 2023 and a further 4 starting in January 2024.

EMHP training is offered as either a Graduate or Postgraduate Diploma. Both Diplomas entitle successful trainees to join the BPS or BABCP register, and then work as a qualified EMHP after training. Candidates without an undergraduate degree are eligible to join the Level 6 Graduate Diploma, while those who already hold an undergraduate degree will be eligible for enrolment in the Level 7 Postgraduate Diploma.

There is a recently launched accreditation system for providers of EMHP training, operated by the British Psychological Society.

The training programme for EMHPs is 12 months in duration and consists of academic and supervised practice learning across mental health services and educational settings, such as primary and secondary schools, and further education colleges.

Delivery of the training will be provided through a combination of taught days provided by the Psychological Therapies Training Centre, independent self-guided study days and experience gained in education wellbeing and mainstream mental health services.