iSPA Wellbeing Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

MAIN DUTIES

To provide an evidenced based service for children and young people as part of early identification and intervention for children and young people with emotional and mental health needs.

Undertake agreed assessments & screening calls with children and young people and their parents which addresses areas where the young person/ parent wishes to see change and/ or recovery.

To identify, monitor and manage risk to self or others in every contact with a client.

Provide a range of options including evidence-based psychological interventions, whether provided by Bromley Y or partners. This work may be face to face, on the telephone or via other media.

Adhere to an agreed activity relating to the number of appointments offered each week as agreed with the iSPA leadership team and GA Operations Manager.

Complete all data entry as required within the service and to keep up to date and clear records of all interventions in line with service policies and procedures.

To work across agencies to develop a coordinated response to children and young people's mental health needs offering consultation and advice to other professionals on all aspects of mental health and wellbeing of children and their families.

To provide support and psycho education to direct children and their families whilst they await further, if required interventions to meet their emotional needs.

To be part of the iSPAs growth as a single part of access.

PRACTICE RESPONSIBILITIES

To deliver specialist evidence based therapeutic interventions with a caseload of children and families, to maintain their professional qualification, keeping abreast of current training and practice in such area

To decide on an appropriate course of action with the professionals involved, providing advice, support and knowledge of appropriate resources for the emotional wellbeing of children and their families.

To plan interventions for children and young peoples emotional and mental health issues.

To carry out joint and/or individual assessments of children and families.

To provide support and guidance to others with the aim of improving skills, knowledge and facilitating reflective practice.

Manage own workload through both practice and managerial supervision.

To participate in team and service meetings as required.

To work alongside others to demonstrate knowledge and skills to plan and critically evaluate the implementation of the early intervention role to meet the mental health needs of children and young people.

To contribute to the evaluation of all areas of service delivery, client and professional satisfaction and the impact of interventions.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

To ensure knowledge and skills are continuously developed and maintained at a high level of competence.

To identify training needs through supervision and personal development plans.

To deliver training services/workshops and to take part in their evaluation.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

To work with others to develop practice protocols and audit tools, to collect the relevant statistical information to underpin service evaluation and record keeping.

To ensure all interventions are evidence based.

To implement national audit tools and review with colleagues nationally and locally.

To be key in obtaining service user views and feedback on support provided to ensure the delivery of accessible provision.

To comply with relevant professional codes of conduct.

To contribute to establishing essential networks, knowledge base of resources and maintain links with relevant community organisations.

To contributing to identifying service needs and gaps across with regard to childrens mental health and wellbeing.

Develop skills in service evaluation and audit to ensure the overall development of the service.

To maintain awareness of up-to-date research and development pertaining to advances in child and young peoples emotional wellbeing and mental health issues.

GENERAL

Keep accurate and appropriate records, providing information for monitoring and evaluation as required.

Participate in, and actively contribute to, individual supervision, training and team meetings as required.

Work in accordance with the service's objectives and values.

Comply with all organisational policies, and in particular to ensure safe, fair and responsible working practices

Undertake duties to ensure the health and safety of post-holder, colleagues, service users and visitors.

Work flexibly, being prepared to perform other duties commensurate with the role.

Actively support and promote any fundraising activities as part of the day-to-day duties.

Promote the work of Bromley Y People and encourage positive understanding, awareness and attitudes towards emotional wellbeing and mental health.

Work at all times to promote equality, diversity and individual rights.

Work alongside and ensure active service user participation in all aspects of work, including monitoring of activities.

To participate in the development of local safeguarding child protection, joint agency procedures and other relevant local procedures.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional qualification, with evidence of continuing professional development, in a field relevant to child and adolescent mental health.
• Enhanced DBS.

Desirable

• Professional Accreditation.

Experience

Essential

• Over two years experience of working with children and families, including work with children and young people with emotional and mental health needs which includes working with children and young people with a wide range of clinical and behavioural presentations.
• Experience of undertaking assessment of emotional and mental health needs children and young people.
• Experience of working with multi-agency partners and planning best outcomes for children and young people.

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Ability to listen empathetically to children and young people and their families to work effectively in partnership. Qualities essential to practice, including, respect, genuineness, empathy, personal integrity and communication skills, to enable the therapeutic relationship and process. Ability to work in partnership with children and families.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills to deliver training packages on child and young peoples emotional wellbeing and mental health, including delivering psycho education children, young people and their families.

Desirable

• Working knowledge of Health, Social Services, Education and the Voluntary Sector.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills in identifying systems for supporting emotional wellbeing and mental health needs in the community and facilitating access for young people and families.
• Knowledge of relevant national policies and guidance in relation to childrens services and knowledge and skills to safeguard and protect children and young peoples welfare in line with the Children Act 2004 requirements.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such 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.

Employer details

Employer name

Bromley Y

Address

17 Ethelbert Road

Bromley

Kent

BR1 1JA

Employer's website

https://bromley-y.org (Opens in a new tab)