Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner

Job overview

To train as an Education Mental Health Practitioner as part of the national accredited course for Mental Health Support Team Staff. Academic training will take place at Edge Hill University with a clinical placement at Salford MHST. The successful post holder will work under close supervision to complete training to deliver low intensity CBT informed therapies to children, young people and families across education settings in Salford.  

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Attendance at Edge Hill University 2 days per week to complete academic study including, video recording of clinical sessions, case studies, audit of school whole school approaches, reflective practice, safeguarding, CBT theory, risk assessment and use of clinical supervision.

Attendance at clinical placement 3 days per week, working as part of the Salford MHST, delivering group work, training, consultation, assessments and low intensity therapy within a supportive team  and clinical supervision.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year. 

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary. 

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022. 

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable. 
 
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.