Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity to join Ealing Mental Health Support Team as a Recruit to Train Trainee Parenting Practitioner, as part of the NHS England (NHSE) funded Recruit to Train Programme in partnership with Anna Freud, University College London, and Kings College London.
The post-holder will be training on the Children & Young People Mental Health Therapy Course and carrying out clinical work in our service to complement their studies and use their newly developed skills. We are seeking highly motivated and enthusiastic mental health practitioners to work and train within our service.
Ealing MHST is a well-established schools-based early intervention mental health offer for mainstream schools in the borough. We have developed good working relationships with schools in the borough, and have recognised a rising need for more evidence-based parenting interventions for primary-aged children across our schools. We are excited to offer this Trainee Parenting practitioner role within our service to address this gap.
This is a training position and so all candidates will need to apply for both the trainee role with our organisation and the KCL Post Graduate Diploma in Child and Young Person IAPT Therapy in order to be shortlisted. Candidates can apply for the training on https://apply.kcl.ac.uk/ . Please see our Candidate Pack for further details.
Main duties of the job
Under intensive supervision, CYP-IAPT training will support you to enhance your existing knowledge and experience of parenting interventions, to offer guided self-help interventions alongside well-established evidence-based parenting interventions for primary-aged children with significant behaviour problems (Incredible Years Programme and Personalised Individual Parent Training Programme for complex presentations).
The role will give you an exciting opportunity to join our growing and supportive Mental Health Support Team to further expand our offer of parenting interventions into school, and contribute to the development of the service.
The roles will be exciting and varied, and include offering individual and group work, enabling the post holders to develop a range of skills and experience whilst studying for a Postgraduate Diploma in Child & Young Person IAPT Therapy. The post provides excellent opportunities for professional development and regular supervision.
About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Qualifications that demonstrate a capacity to complete academic work at postgraduate diploma level
- Minimum second-class Bachelor's Degree from a UK University or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in a relevant subject (e.g., psychology, social work etc.) OR Applicants who do not fulfil the academic criteria but with relevant professional experience are encouraged to apply and will be considered on a case-by-case basis. A training in a mental-health related profession (e.g., psychology, nursing, health visiting; social-work, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, special needs teaching, psychiatry, other psychotherapy, counselling and low -intensity therapies).
Desirable
- A training in a mental health related profession
Experience
Essential
- Professional experience working with children with behavioural problems and their families and schools
- Experience of assessing and managing risk and safeguarding issues
- Experience of multi-agency working and liaising across internal and external agencies
Desirable
- Experience of working with child behaviour problems using parenting approaches
- Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates an appreciation of the importance of working with parents to address child behavioural problems.
- Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to risk and safeguarding children
Desirable
- Demonstrates an appreciation of the range of factors that can impact on the presentation of child behavioural problems
- Demonstrates an understanding of services that work with children and families with behavioural problems
- Demonstrates knowledge of theory in relation to child conduct problems e.g. social learning theory
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with children, families, tier network e.g. schools and nurseries
- Ability to adapt communication style according to varying needs of families
- Ability to maintain a reflective stance in emotive/challenging interactions with children and their carers
- Ability to use supervision to reflect on current and future practice.
- Ability to organise own time and diary.
- Ability to follow local policy and procedures and make proposals for change.
- Capability to complete academic work at postgraduate diploma level, including IELTS or equivalent to the appropriate level for students with English as a foreign language (Level 2) https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/english-language-requirements
- Ability to make an assessment of risk and to record and communicate it appropriately
- Ability take appropriate action to mitigate or manage risk.
Desirable
- Ability to adopt collaborative approach to working with parents of children with behavioural problems.
- Understanding of evidence-based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences good clinical practice
Specific Attributes
Essential
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Desirable
- Proven commitment to continuous professional development.
Personal qualities
Essential
- Self-motivated.
- Able to travel to meet the requirements of the post.
- Team player.
- Excellent time management and organisational skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Qualifications that demonstrate a capacity to complete academic work at postgraduate diploma level
- Minimum second-class Bachelor's Degree from a UK University or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in a relevant subject (e.g., psychology, social work etc.) OR Applicants who do not fulfil the academic criteria but with relevant professional experience are encouraged to apply and will be considered on a case-by-case basis. A training in a mental-health related profession (e.g., psychology, nursing, health visiting; social-work, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, special needs teaching, psychiatry, other psychotherapy, counselling and low -intensity therapies).
Desirable
- A training in a mental health related profession
Experience
Essential
- Professional experience working with children with behavioural problems and their families and schools
- Experience of assessing and managing risk and safeguarding issues
- Experience of multi-agency working and liaising across internal and external agencies
Desirable
- Experience of working with child behaviour problems using parenting approaches
- Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates an appreciation of the importance of working with parents to address child behavioural problems.
- Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to risk and safeguarding children
Desirable
- Demonstrates an appreciation of the range of factors that can impact on the presentation of child behavioural problems
- Demonstrates an understanding of services that work with children and families with behavioural problems
- Demonstrates knowledge of theory in relation to child conduct problems e.g. social learning theory
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with children, families, tier network e.g. schools and nurseries
- Ability to adapt communication style according to varying needs of families
- Ability to maintain a reflective stance in emotive/challenging interactions with children and their carers
- Ability to use supervision to reflect on current and future practice.
- Ability to organise own time and diary.
- Ability to follow local policy and procedures and make proposals for change.
- Capability to complete academic work at postgraduate diploma level, including IELTS or equivalent to the appropriate level for students with English as a foreign language (Level 2) https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/english-language-requirements
- Ability to make an assessment of risk and to record and communicate it appropriately
- Ability take appropriate action to mitigate or manage risk.
Desirable
- Ability to adopt collaborative approach to working with parents of children with behavioural problems.
- Understanding of evidence-based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences good clinical practice
Specific Attributes
Essential
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Desirable
- Proven commitment to continuous professional development.
Personal qualities
Essential
- Self-motivated.
- Able to travel to meet the requirements of the post.
- Team player.
- Excellent time management and organisational skills.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
