Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust is recruiting two Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioners to work in schools across Worcester.

The permanent, full-time posts sit with the Trust's Mental Health Support Teams in Schools, known locally as Wellbeing and Emotional Support Teams (WEST). The service works with children and young people aged 5 to 18 who are experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties, using evidence-based, low-intensity cognitive behavioural therapy approaches alongside whole-school support.

The trainees will assess children and young people and deliver outcome-focused, evidence-based interventions in educational settings, working with parents, carers and teachers to help young people manage their difficulties. They will also support school staff to identify mental health and wellbeing issues, help young people access more specialist services where needed, and keep accurate records of their training and clinical activity.

The service operates Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, and the posts are based at Kings Court 2, Charles Hastings Way, Worcester. Trainees receive educational and clinical supervision, attend multi-professional meetings, and build a caseload under supervision while they study.

Pay and training

The posts are paid at Band 4, from £28,392 to £31,157 a year. Education Mental Health Practitioner training starts in January 2027, and on qualification and registration the posts become Band 5 roles.

The Trust says it offers 27 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with long service, a generous NHS pension, enhanced pay for unsocial hours, flexible working options, and maternity, paternity and adoption support. The Trust employs more than 4,500 people across more than 100 sites, running community hospitals and community health services in Worcestershire and mental health and learning disability services across Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Who should apply

Applicants must be able to study at degree level, show a proven record of previous academic attainment, and hold good literacy and numeracy qualifications at a minimum of level 2. A degree or master's level qualification is desirable, as is previous experience of working with children and young people.

Candidates also need knowledge of the education system in England, of child development, child wellbeing or mental health, and of the Mental Health Support Teams in Schools programme locally and nationally. The post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

How to apply

Applications close on 17 November 2026 and must be made through NHS Jobs, quoting reference 798-8318010-A. The Trust advises applicants to read the attached guidance notes before submitting an application. The vacancy was posted on 3 November 2026.