Children & Young Peoples Wellbeing Practitioner

Livewell Southwest

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Job summary

37.5 hours per week. The postholder is responsible for supporting the emotional, psychological and social wellbeing of children and young people with a drive for early intervention, enabling cultural change in the way first contact services can support children and young people with mental health problems. Providing low intensity CBT to young people.

In line with 2015 Future in Mind strategic vision for CAMHS the post holder will actively promote resilience, prevention and early intervention to children and young people in the community.

The post holder will work with the CAMHS Liaison Practitioners to support children and young people where there is concern about emerging mental health issues or behaviours.

The post holder will support the consultation process to the network or directly to the child, young person and their family. The post holder will be have an identified role as directed by the liaison practitioner, in further assessment, targeted intervention or group work that would meet the needs of the child or young person.

The post holder will deliver training to community services and schools.

This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility.

Main duties of the job

To work as part of the Early Help Team with children and young people who may present with emerging mental health difficulties.

To deliver evidence based targeted interventions in a timely manner

To contribute to the community assessment clinics to ensure that children and young people and the appropriate interventions.

Delivery of group based. To support the delivery of evidence based parenting programmes for children and young people with mental health issues.

Represent CAMHS in multi-agency meetings meetings or child protection meetings.

Ensure planned interventions are implemented effectively and evaluated using Routine Outcome Monitoring (ROMS)

Participate in the delivery of training programmes for schools and community services from a portfolio of available CAMHS training

Maintain standards of care to highest level within available resources.

To actively participate in line management with senior and junior members of staff.

To maintain confidentiality in respect of the young people at all times.

Communicate clearly with children and young people, their families and all other health professionals.

Actively participate in clinical governance and quality improvement initiatives, e.g. clinical audit, essence of care or clinical policy development.

Ensure that children and young people are encouraged to play a part in decision making . To promote person-centred planning.

About us

Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise providing integrated health & social care services for people across Plymouth, South Hams & West Devon, as well as some specialist services for people living in parts of Devon & Cornwall. With teams in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, health & wellbeing hubs.

As an organisation with a strong social conscience, we always value being kind, respectful, inclusive, ambitious, responsible and collaborative. Transforming services to make them sustainable, ensuring that we value, support & empower each other.

We are committed to involving the people we care for, families & carers in everything that we do, working towards co-production where we can. Helping us to deliver the right care for people, in the right place & at the right time. By putting people at the centre of what we do, we ensure to support people to lead, healthy independent lives & be the very best at helping people to live well.

Valuing our employees making an investment in their development a priority. We offer:

Protected CPD time for registered staff

Various development pathways and ongoing regular training packages for all staff

Leadership & mentoring programmes

Access & funding for training including Care Certificate, Assistant Practitioners Course & Scholarship Into Nurse Training

A Robust Preceptorship

A bespoke induction programme

Existing members of the NHS Pension Scheme can continue their membership when they join the organisation.

Date posted

29 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year pa, pro-rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

B9832-2024-SP-1001-5

Job locations

200 Mount Gould Road

Mount Gould

Plymouth

Devon

PL4 7PY


Job description

Job responsibilities

The postholder is responsible for supporting the emotional, psychological and social wellbeing of children and young people with a drive for early intervention, enabling cultural change in the way first contact services can support children and young people with mental health problems. In line with 2015 Future in Mind strategic vision for CAMHS the post holder will actively promote resilience, prevention and early intervention to children and young people in the community.

The post holder will work with the CAMHS Liaison Practitioners to support children and young people where there is concern about emerging mental health issues or behaviours.

The post holder will support the consultation process to the network or directly to the child, young person and their family. The post holder will be have an identified role as directed by the liaison practitioner, in further assessment, targeted intervention or group work that would meet the needs of the child or young person.

The post holder will deliver training to community services and schools.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The postholder is responsible for supporting the emotional, psychological and social wellbeing of children and young people with a drive for early intervention, enabling cultural change in the way first contact services can support children and young people with mental health problems. In line with 2015 Future in Mind strategic vision for CAMHS the post holder will actively promote resilience, prevention and early intervention to children and young people in the community.

The post holder will work with the CAMHS Liaison Practitioners to support children and young people where there is concern about emerging mental health issues or behaviours.

The post holder will support the consultation process to the network or directly to the child, young person and their family. The post holder will be have an identified role as directed by the liaison practitioner, in further assessment, targeted intervention or group work that would meet the needs of the child or young person.

The post holder will deliver training to community services and schools.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with children and/or young people.

Desirable

  • Evidence of working with children and young people with mental health difficulties.
  • Experience of working in mental health or related services.
  • Worked in a service where agreed targets in place to demonstrating outcomes.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Evidence of completion of Children's Wellbeing Practitioner IAPT training.
  • Evidence of undergraduate level study or the equivalent.
  • Evidence of numeracy.

Desirable

  • Psychology or other health or social care or youth related undergraduate degree.
  • Other relevant postgraduate degree.

Training

Essential

  • Able to attend the formal training as required.
  • Able to complete academic components of the course.
  • Able to integrate training into practice.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of child and adolescent development and the role of the family in supporting children and young peoples emotional well-being.
  • Understanding of systems and contexts in which children and young people are likely to live.

Desirable

  • Demonstrates an understanding of common mental health problems experienced by children and young people.
  • Able to identify common mental health problems in children and young people.
  • Understands why it is essential to use evidence-based interventions when possible.
  • Understands why collecting feedback from children, young people and parents is important.

Other requirements

Essential

  • High level of enthusiasm and motivation.
  • Excellent organisational and self-management skills
  • Ability to use supervision and personal development positively and effectively.
  • Able to work under pressure.
  • Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality.
  • Ability to be self-reflective in own personal and professional
  • development and in supervision.
  • Able to travel between sites where children and young people may present (e.g. schools, NHS premises, home etc).

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training.
  • Computer literate.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills and use of internet mediated communication.
  • Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients.
  • Able to develop good professional relationships with colleagues inside and beyond child and adolescent mental health services.
  • Responsive to and willing to ask for feedback and supervision.

Desirable

  • Received training (either formal or through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with children and/or young people.

Desirable

  • Evidence of working with children and young people with mental health difficulties.
  • Experience of working in mental health or related services.
  • Worked in a service where agreed targets in place to demonstrating outcomes.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Evidence of completion of Children's Wellbeing Practitioner IAPT training.
  • Evidence of undergraduate level study or the equivalent.
  • Evidence of numeracy.

Desirable

  • Psychology or other health or social care or youth related undergraduate degree.
  • Other relevant postgraduate degree.

Training

Essential

  • Able to attend the formal training as required.
  • Able to complete academic components of the course.
  • Able to integrate training into practice.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of child and adolescent development and the role of the family in supporting children and young peoples emotional well-being.
  • Understanding of systems and contexts in which children and young people are likely to live.

Desirable

  • Demonstrates an understanding of common mental health problems experienced by children and young people.
  • Able to identify common mental health problems in children and young people.
  • Understands why it is essential to use evidence-based interventions when possible.
  • Understands why collecting feedback from children, young people and parents is important.

Other requirements

Essential

  • High level of enthusiasm and motivation.
  • Excellent organisational and self-management skills
  • Ability to use supervision and personal development positively and effectively.
  • Able to work under pressure.
  • Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality.
  • Ability to be self-reflective in own personal and professional
  • development and in supervision.
  • Able to travel between sites where children and young people may present (e.g. schools, NHS premises, home etc).

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training.
  • Computer literate.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills and use of internet mediated communication.
  • Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients.
  • Able to develop good professional relationships with colleagues inside and beyond child and adolescent mental health services.
  • Responsive to and willing to ask for feedback and supervision.

Desirable

  • Received training (either formal or through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Livewell Southwest

Address

200 Mount Gould Road

Mount Gould

Plymouth

Devon

PL4 7PY


Employer's website

https://www.livewellsouthwest.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Livewell Southwest

Address

200 Mount Gould Road

Mount Gould

Plymouth

Devon

PL4 7PY


Employer's website

https://www.livewellsouthwest.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

CAMHS Early Help Pathway Manager

Alex Krysta

alex.krysta@nhs.net

07824451608

Date posted

29 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year pa, pro-rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

B9832-2024-SP-1001-5

Job locations

200 Mount Gould Road

Mount Gould

Plymouth

Devon

PL4 7PY


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