Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Whole School Approach (WSA) Practitioner

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Gloucestershire Mental Health Support Team - Young Minds Matter, for the recruitment of 1.2 WTE Whole School Approach Practitioner. The post holder will provide support to schools within the Mental Health Support team (MHST) using the 'Whole-school Approach' to improve mental health and emotional wellbeing of children and young people.

Supporting the whole school approach co-ordinator, the post holder will work with the whole school community (teaching professionals, children, parents, volunteers, and support staff) to break down stigma of mental health issues, and support children to become more resilient so they are better equipped to understand and manage their emotions.

Please note this is a Term-Time Only post.

Main duties of the job

  • Helping to support the development and delivery of training packages to school staff, parents, and young people alongside other MHST colleagues.
  • To provide support to the whole school approach co Ordinator and other professionals with advice regarding Whole School Approach and Mental Health and wellbeing.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

  • 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
  • 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
  • 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Details

Date posted

11 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year Per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Term time hours

Reference number

327-24-529-D

Job locations

CAMHS - YMM

Rikenel

Gloucester

GL11LY


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To support the Whole School Approach offer around Mental health and wellbeing across MHST schools in Gloucestershire.
  • To participate regularly in the agreed systems for supervision.
  • To participate annually in the agreed system of appraisal.
  • Responsible for the security of equipment used by the service such as a projector and laptop for schools presentations.
  • Responsible for monitoring levels of resource materials and notifying the manager before they become depleted.
  • Creating and disseminating resources around Mental Health and Wellbeing.
  • To make accurate observations and recordings, using Rio (electronic patient recording system).
  • Regularly required to collect and collate participant feedback in response to presentations and conduct audits with regards to the outcomes.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To support the Whole School Approach offer around Mental health and wellbeing across MHST schools in Gloucestershire.
  • To participate regularly in the agreed systems for supervision.
  • To participate annually in the agreed system of appraisal.
  • Responsible for the security of equipment used by the service such as a projector and laptop for schools presentations.
  • Responsible for monitoring levels of resource materials and notifying the manager before they become depleted.
  • Creating and disseminating resources around Mental Health and Wellbeing.
  • To make accurate observations and recordings, using Rio (electronic patient recording system).
  • Regularly required to collect and collate participant feedback in response to presentations and conduct audits with regards to the outcomes.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ3
  • HNC/NND

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of safeguarding children

Desirable

  • Experience of working with children and Young People
  • Experience of delivering training
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ3
  • HNC/NND

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of safeguarding children

Desirable

  • Experience of working with children and Young People
  • Experience of delivering training

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).

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

CAMHS - YMM

Rikenel

Gloucester

GL11LY


Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

CAMHS - YMM

Rikenel

Gloucester

GL11LY


Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Manager

Natalie Smith

Natalie.smith@ghc.nhs.uk

07855196859

Details

Date posted

11 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year Per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Term time hours

Reference number

327-24-529-D

Job locations

CAMHS - YMM

Rikenel

Gloucester

GL11LY


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