Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Community CAMHS North Team as a qualified Children and Young People's Wellbeing Practitioner.
The post holder will be part of the Community CAMHS North team, one of three locality Community CAMHS teams delivering services to children, young people, and their families living in the Bassetlaw, Newark, and Sherwood areas who are registered with a Nottinghamshire GP.
CAMHS provides assessment and treatment for mild to severe emotional and mental health needs for children and young people up to the age of 18.
Children and Young People's Wellbeing Practitioners play a vital role within the team, delivering high-quality, brief, outcome-focused, evidence-based interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties, including anxiety, low mood and behavioural challenges. The role includes providing one-to-one interventions as well as facilitating small group sessions. As key members of the multi-disciplinary team, they contribute to formulation, assessment, and care planning, ensuring that every young person's needs are understood and responded to effectively.
The post holder will utilise Routine Outcome Measures (ROMs) to support collaborative, goal-focused work with young people and their families, ensuring that interventions remain purposeful and evidence-based.
Main duties of the job
To contribute to the development and delivery of therapeutic interventions within a multi-agency, collaborative framework, supporting children, young people, and families under the supervision of Community CAMHS staff.
Implement agreed interventions in appropriate settings and provide timely feedback and reports to members of the Community CAMHS Team.
Deliver therapeutic interventions and care bundles in innovative and creative ways, offering psychoeducation to children, young people, and their families.
Promote and strengthen the emotional health and wellbeing of children, young people, and families engaged with the Community CAMHS Team.
Attend and contribute to reviews as required, providing clear written and verbal reports on the progress of children and families.
Communicate sensitively, professionally, and supportively with children, families, and partner professionals to ensure needs are fully understood and addressed.
Seek guidance from Clinical and Operational Leads when needed and engage in regular clinical and managerial supervision in line with Trust policy and professional standards.
Support colleagues and contribute to a positive, collaborative team culture.
Maintain accurate, contemporaneous records in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
About us
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Interventions
- Assess and deliver outcomefocused, evidencebased interventions to children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties across community settings and CAMHS services.
- Work in partnership with children, young people and their families to support the selfmanagement of presenting difficulties.
- Collaboratively develop intervention plans and agreed outcomes with children, young people and families.
- Support and empower children, young people and families to make informed choices about their intervention.
- Always operate from an inclusive values base that recognises and respects diversity.
- Undertake accurate assessment of risk to self and others.
- Adhere to service referral protocols and signpost unsuitable referrals to appropriate services as required.
- Through case management and supervision, escalate cases that exceed the scope of the role or indicate increased severity, ensuring alignment with service processes.
- Provide information and support for evidencebased psychological treatments, which may include guided selfhelp delivered facetoface, by telephone or via other media.
- Adhere to the agreed activity contract regarding the number of contacts and sessions offered per week to support timely access and reduce waiting times
- Attend multidisciplinary meetings related to referrals or children and young people in treatment, where appropriate.
- Maintain coherent and compliant records of all activity in line with service protocols, using documentation and outcome data to inform clinical decisionmaking.
- Work collaboratively with a range of relevant professionals when indicated.
- Work alongside children, young people and communities to enhance engagement and widen access to services.
- Identify and manage risk, liaising with other professionals to ensure timely and appropriate responses.
- Observe and adhere to the Community CAMHS Service Specification, vision, aims and objectives.
- Provide psychoeducation and information on appropriate selfhelp materials to professionals, children, young people and families.
- Adhere to safeguarding policy, procedures and all relevant national and local legislation.
- Seek support from colleagues, clinical supervisors and CAMHS team leads as required, and engage in regular clinical and managerial supervision in line with Trust policy.
- Support peers and colleagues and contribute to a positive, teamworking environment.
- Ensure suitable risk management and care plans are formulated for all clinical cases.
- Work in partnership with other teams across Nottinghamshire and bordering CAMHS services
Training and Consultation:
- Participate in the delivery of a range of training programmes for staff, parents, children and young people.
- Support colleagues and stakeholders in addressing and reducing stigma related to mental health.
- Be willing to undertake training aligned with the CYP IAPT agenda and other development needs identified through appraisal.
- Attend multiagency forums to provide consultation regarding individual cases
Liaison:
- Ensure effective liaison between relevant professionals involved in supporting children and families, to promote the emotional health and wellbeing needs of children and young people.
- Support effective multiagency partnership working and enhance accessibility to services that address the emotional health and wellbeing needs of children and young people.
Professional:
- Maintain professional registration and adhere to all relevant professional codes of conduct, practice standards and guidelines.
- Participate in the appraisal process, identifying personal development needs and actively seeking opportunities for ongoing professional growth.
- Maintain accurate, uptodate records in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.Actively promote the service and its reputation, supporting wider understanding of the teams work and responsibilities.
- Keep comprehensive clinical notes and prepare formal documents, including letters, reports and summaries in line with Trust policies and procedures.
- Record and submit statistical information as required by the service for reporting to both local team systems and the Trusts data collection processes (MHSDS).
- Maintain expected levels of clinical activity with children and young people.
- Ensure all administrative tasks are completed within the timeframes outlined in service protocols.
- Attend and participate in team meetings, business meetings, supervision and support meetings as required.
- Follow Trust policies and procedures, maintaining uptodate skills and knowledge through ongoing participation in continuing professional development
Clinical Governance:
- Participate in service audits, reviews and risk assessments.
- Contribute to ensuring that all practice is clinically safe and demonstrably evidencebased.
- Comply with Trust guidelines regarding clinical supervision, professional development programmes and staff evaluation processes.
- Attend and participate in fortnightly case management supervision.
- Undertake the range of qualitative and quantitative outcome measures outlined within the service specification to support quality assurance.
- Contribute to the ongoing development of the lowintensity pathway within CAMHS.
- Promote a culture of continuous quality improvement, consistently striving to enhance the standard of care provided to children and families.
- Take appropriate steps to improve serviceuser feedback and engagement in service design, delivery and evaluation.
- Value diversity and promote equality of opportunity, ensuring that individuals are treated fairly and respected for their experience, knowledge and skills.
- Remain responsive to the needs of children, young people, families and individuals from a wide range of racial, cultural, sexual, religious and social backgrounds, including those with learning disabilities, and work with colleagues to develop innovative approaches to meeting these needs.
- Maintain competence, skills and a thorough working knowledge of the safeguarding children agenda.
- Remain aware of current legislation and guidance relating to safeguarding children and work in accordance with all staff requirements outlined within this guidance.
- Prioritise the care, safety and protection needs of children and young people in all aspects of clinical work.
- Participate in safeguarding children supervision.
- Undertake the minimum safeguarding children training requirement of one full day per year, alongside any additional courses or seminars as needed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Interventions
- Assess and deliver outcomefocused, evidencebased interventions to children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties across community settings and CAMHS services.
- Work in partnership with children, young people and their families to support the selfmanagement of presenting difficulties.
- Collaboratively develop intervention plans and agreed outcomes with children, young people and families.
- Support and empower children, young people and families to make informed choices about their intervention.
- Always operate from an inclusive values base that recognises and respects diversity.
- Undertake accurate assessment of risk to self and others.
- Adhere to service referral protocols and signpost unsuitable referrals to appropriate services as required.
- Through case management and supervision, escalate cases that exceed the scope of the role or indicate increased severity, ensuring alignment with service processes.
- Provide information and support for evidencebased psychological treatments, which may include guided selfhelp delivered facetoface, by telephone or via other media.
- Adhere to the agreed activity contract regarding the number of contacts and sessions offered per week to support timely access and reduce waiting times
- Attend multidisciplinary meetings related to referrals or children and young people in treatment, where appropriate.
- Maintain coherent and compliant records of all activity in line with service protocols, using documentation and outcome data to inform clinical decisionmaking.
- Work collaboratively with a range of relevant professionals when indicated.
- Work alongside children, young people and communities to enhance engagement and widen access to services.
- Identify and manage risk, liaising with other professionals to ensure timely and appropriate responses.
- Observe and adhere to the Community CAMHS Service Specification, vision, aims and objectives.
- Provide psychoeducation and information on appropriate selfhelp materials to professionals, children, young people and families.
- Adhere to safeguarding policy, procedures and all relevant national and local legislation.
- Seek support from colleagues, clinical supervisors and CAMHS team leads as required, and engage in regular clinical and managerial supervision in line with Trust policy.
- Support peers and colleagues and contribute to a positive, teamworking environment.
- Ensure suitable risk management and care plans are formulated for all clinical cases.
- Work in partnership with other teams across Nottinghamshire and bordering CAMHS services
Training and Consultation:
- Participate in the delivery of a range of training programmes for staff, parents, children and young people.
- Support colleagues and stakeholders in addressing and reducing stigma related to mental health.
- Be willing to undertake training aligned with the CYP IAPT agenda and other development needs identified through appraisal.
- Attend multiagency forums to provide consultation regarding individual cases
Liaison:
- Ensure effective liaison between relevant professionals involved in supporting children and families, to promote the emotional health and wellbeing needs of children and young people.
- Support effective multiagency partnership working and enhance accessibility to services that address the emotional health and wellbeing needs of children and young people.
Professional:
- Maintain professional registration and adhere to all relevant professional codes of conduct, practice standards and guidelines.
- Participate in the appraisal process, identifying personal development needs and actively seeking opportunities for ongoing professional growth.
- Maintain accurate, uptodate records in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.Actively promote the service and its reputation, supporting wider understanding of the teams work and responsibilities.
- Keep comprehensive clinical notes and prepare formal documents, including letters, reports and summaries in line with Trust policies and procedures.
- Record and submit statistical information as required by the service for reporting to both local team systems and the Trusts data collection processes (MHSDS).
- Maintain expected levels of clinical activity with children and young people.
- Ensure all administrative tasks are completed within the timeframes outlined in service protocols.
- Attend and participate in team meetings, business meetings, supervision and support meetings as required.
- Follow Trust policies and procedures, maintaining uptodate skills and knowledge through ongoing participation in continuing professional development
Clinical Governance:
- Participate in service audits, reviews and risk assessments.
- Contribute to ensuring that all practice is clinically safe and demonstrably evidencebased.
- Comply with Trust guidelines regarding clinical supervision, professional development programmes and staff evaluation processes.
- Attend and participate in fortnightly case management supervision.
- Undertake the range of qualitative and quantitative outcome measures outlined within the service specification to support quality assurance.
- Contribute to the ongoing development of the lowintensity pathway within CAMHS.
- Promote a culture of continuous quality improvement, consistently striving to enhance the standard of care provided to children and families.
- Take appropriate steps to improve serviceuser feedback and engagement in service design, delivery and evaluation.
- Value diversity and promote equality of opportunity, ensuring that individuals are treated fairly and respected for their experience, knowledge and skills.
- Remain responsive to the needs of children, young people, families and individuals from a wide range of racial, cultural, sexual, religious and social backgrounds, including those with learning disabilities, and work with colleagues to develop innovative approaches to meeting these needs.
- Maintain competence, skills and a thorough working knowledge of the safeguarding children agenda.
- Remain aware of current legislation and guidance relating to safeguarding children and work in accordance with all staff requirements outlined within this guidance.
- Prioritise the care, safety and protection needs of children and young people in all aspects of clinical work.
- Participate in safeguarding children supervision.
- Undertake the minimum safeguarding children training requirement of one full day per year, alongside any additional courses or seminars as needed.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Hold a relevant EMHP/CWP Postgraduate Diploma obtained through a recognised CYP IAPT-approved training programme in evidence based psychological treatment for children and young people.
Training
Essential
- Training in safeguarding children.
Desirable
- Additional training in evidence-based interventions for children and young people, including mental health, wellbeing, CBT-based approaches or group facilitation.
Experience
Essential
- Experience working with children, young people and families in community, education or early intervention settings, including multidisciplinary or multi agency environments.
- Experience completing emotional health and wellbeing assessments and delivering low intensity, evidence based interventions.
- Ability to plan, deliver and evaluate structured packages of evidence based interventions for children, young people and their families.
- Experience using Routine Outcome Measures (ROMs) meaningfully in clinical practice.
Desirable
- Experience delivering mental health or wellbeing support in schools.
- Experience facilitating groups or workshops.
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of legislation, policies and guidance relevant to CYP mental health, including safeguarding (child and adult).
- Understanding of child and adolescent development and emotional/mental health difficulties in children and young people.
- Awareness of cultural, social and neurodiversity factors that may influence mental health.
Desirable
- Knowledge of CAMHS service models and multi agency care pathways.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to assess, analyse information from multiple sources and formulate care plans, delivering structured interventions across telephone, digital and face to face formats.
- Ability to plan, deliver and evaluate interventions, including supporting crisis management under supervision.
- Ability to recognise, respond to and make informed judgements regarding risk, safeguarding and crisis situations, while managing sensitive or distressing information appropriately.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with children, young people, families and professionals, and ability to maintain accurate clinical records and documentation using IT systems.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team, including coordinating care with other agencies and managing/prioritising a caseload with supervision.
Desirable
- Group facilitation skills.
- Experience of discharge planning or transition processes.
- Ability to adapt interventions to meet diverse needs.
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Willingness to work flexibly across community locations and ability to travel independently across Nottinghamshire.
- Active participation in clinical and managerial supervision, and engagement in ongoing CPD and training requirements.
- A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Physical Requirements
Essential
- Able to undertake training in the management of violence reduction.
- Has the ability to perform the full range of professional duties.
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Hold a relevant EMHP/CWP Postgraduate Diploma obtained through a recognised CYP IAPT-approved training programme in evidence based psychological treatment for children and young people.
Training
Essential
- Training in safeguarding children.
Desirable
- Additional training in evidence-based interventions for children and young people, including mental health, wellbeing, CBT-based approaches or group facilitation.
Experience
Essential
- Experience working with children, young people and families in community, education or early intervention settings, including multidisciplinary or multi agency environments.
- Experience completing emotional health and wellbeing assessments and delivering low intensity, evidence based interventions.
- Ability to plan, deliver and evaluate structured packages of evidence based interventions for children, young people and their families.
- Experience using Routine Outcome Measures (ROMs) meaningfully in clinical practice.
Desirable
- Experience delivering mental health or wellbeing support in schools.
- Experience facilitating groups or workshops.
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of legislation, policies and guidance relevant to CYP mental health, including safeguarding (child and adult).
- Understanding of child and adolescent development and emotional/mental health difficulties in children and young people.
- Awareness of cultural, social and neurodiversity factors that may influence mental health.
Desirable
- Knowledge of CAMHS service models and multi agency care pathways.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to assess, analyse information from multiple sources and formulate care plans, delivering structured interventions across telephone, digital and face to face formats.
- Ability to plan, deliver and evaluate interventions, including supporting crisis management under supervision.
- Ability to recognise, respond to and make informed judgements regarding risk, safeguarding and crisis situations, while managing sensitive or distressing information appropriately.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with children, young people, families and professionals, and ability to maintain accurate clinical records and documentation using IT systems.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team, including coordinating care with other agencies and managing/prioritising a caseload with supervision.
Desirable
- Group facilitation skills.
- Experience of discharge planning or transition processes.
- Ability to adapt interventions to meet diverse needs.
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Willingness to work flexibly across community locations and ability to travel independently across Nottinghamshire.
- Active participation in clinical and managerial supervision, and engagement in ongoing CPD and training requirements.
- A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Physical Requirements
Essential
- Able to undertake training in the management of violence reduction.
- Has the ability to perform the full range of professional duties.
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation.
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.
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).
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.
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).
