Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is the place to be! We have developed an innovative, integrated model of childrens community services and now looking to appoint enthusiastic individuals to join our friendly and dedicated locality and county-wide professional teams.

As a large community service, you will be joining a strong, enthusiastic and supportive group of professionals who will be your peers, your phone a friend network and your inspiring colleagues. This provides a real sense of professional collaboration at work, that will be an asset to your daily work, your career development and your support network.

We are excited to be advertising for 13 new trainee Educational Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) to join our Devon and Torbay MHST pathway within CFHD. The trainees with complete a fully funded part-time 1 year postgraduate diploma at the University of Exeter whilst also being employed and working within our service. The successful applicants will start at Band 4 and move to Band 5 following successful completion of the course.

We are looking for applicants in the following areas: Teignbridge, East Devon, Torbay, South Hams and Mid Devon. The positions are for full time members of staff and there is a commitment to remain in post for at least 2 years following completion of the course. All the roles are offered on substantive contracts starting in September 2023 for the start of the academic year. Interviews for these posts will be on the 22ndJune.