Education Mental Health Practitioner with certificate of sponsorship to the UK
Visa Note
This position offers a certificate of sponsorship for qualified international candidates. However, applicants must verify their visa eligibility directly with the employer even if sponsorship is available. The Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only, and you must meet both Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Job Overview
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Education Mental Health Practitioner to join their Mental Health Support Team (MHST) in Bradford and Craven District. This is an excellent opportunity for qualified professionals who are passionate about making a difference in children’s and young people’s mental health.
About the Role
Working within the MHST in Bradford and Craven District is an amazing experience for any qualified EMHP. The team is a passionate and caring team with capacity to support individual growth and development, leading the way in mental health support in schools and colleges.
The post-holder will work within a CYP (Children and Young People) mental health service, delivering high-quality, brief, outcome-focused, evidence-based interventions and guided self-help for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Providing low intensity CBT to mild to moderate mental health conditions within school/colleges and community settings
- Auditing, planning and reviewing whole school/college approach interventions
- Engaging in case management and clinical skills supervision
- Offering assessments to children, young people and families
- Providing consultation to education staff and supportive signposting
- Working alongside other professionals within mental health services
Working Environment
This post will work under the direction of the Lead and Senior MHST Practitioners within Bradford District Care Trust’s MHST service, across primary, secondary, and further education settings (college). The actual distribution of workload within these areas will depend on the demands of the service by agreement with the Clinical lead.
You will act as an interface between staff working in all emotional mental health services, providing liaison, assessment, training, and consultation regarding the emotional and psychological wellbeing of children and young people.
Person Specification – Essential Qualifications
To be considered for this role, you must have:
- Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner qualification
- Registration with BABCP or BPS or be in the process of registering if newly qualified
Person Specification – Desirable Qualifications
While not essential, the following qualifications would be advantageous:
- Other related degree qualification
- Youth mental health first aid trained
Person Specification – Essential Experience
You must demonstrate experience of:
- Working with children and young people who experience common mental health difficulties including anxiety and/or depression
- Managing your own caseload
- Engaging in clinical and case management supervision
- Working knowledge of Health, Social Care, education and third sector organisations
- Knowledge and skills to safeguard and protect children and young people’s welfare in line with the Children’s Act 2004 requirements
Person Specification – Desirable Experience
Additional experience that would strengthen your application includes:
- Experience of working with looked after children
- Experience implementing evidence-based interventions within limits of own training and competence
About Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: We Care – We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference; We Listen – We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs; We Deliver – We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners.
We are a forward-thinking organisation that offers a fantastic range of benefits including increased mileage rates for those traveling over 3500 miles, a wide range of health and wellbeing support packages, and numerous internal and external development and learning opportunities.
Benefits of Working With Us
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives. We are proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Employment Details
Band: 5
Salary: £31,049 to £37,796 per annum
Contract type: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 453-26-7738015
Location: Bradford District
Application Process
The closing date for applications is 11 February 2026. Short listing will take place on 18 February 2026, with interviews scheduled for 4th March 2026.
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, please visit the NHS Jobs website. The application process will require you to submit your CV along with a supporting statement that demonstrates how you meet the person specification for this role.
For international applicants:
- Verify your visa eligibility with the employer before submitting your application
- Ensure you have all required documentation ready, including proof of qualifications and professional registration
- Contact Lisa Stead at lisa.stead@bdct.nhs.uk if you have any questions about the sponsorship process
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.
UK Registration Requirements
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website for overseas healthcare professionals.
Supporting Documents
The NHS Candidate Guide 2022 is available to download and provides additional information about the application process and working in the NHS.
Contact Information
For questions about the job, please contact:
Lisa Stead (Clinical Lead)
Email: lisa.stead@bdct.nhs.uk
Phone: Not provided
Privacy Notice
Please read Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust’s privacy notice for information on how your data will be processed and protected during the recruitment process.
Further Information
For more information about Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust and our current vacancies, please visit our website at https://www.bdct.nhs.uk/current-vacancies/.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age.