Job summary
An exciting, fixed term/secondment opportunity for 12 months has arisen for a Band 5 Children's Wellbeing Practitioner's (CWP) to join the Think Together Team with the CAMHS Single Point of Access Team
The team is locality based across North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
We are keen to hear from those already qualified and registered, highly experienced individuals who are motivated and focused on delivering high quality patient care.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work within the Think Together Team within the CAMHS Single Point of Access Team. They will need to offer triage assessments, alongside delivering interventions at a high-quality; brief outcome focused evidence-based interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. The post will also include visiting our partner agencies to deliver support and training, and offer consultation.
The Think Together team works across the locality of North Yorkshire, York and Selby and there is an expectation of travel across the locality in order to deliver the training, support and consultation. There may also be a requirement to work adjusted hours between 8am and finish at 8pm in relation to group work and facilitation.
Working as a part of a multi-disciplinary team and liaising closely with other agencies you will assess, plan and implement care for children with mental health needs.
If you have excellent communication skills and are committed to providing a high quality, flexible service to children then we want to hear from you.
About us
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which outlines the main duties and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which outlines the main duties and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Successfully completed British Psychological Society (BPS) Accredited or Higher Education England (HEE) Approved academic course of study in line with the CYP IAPT Low Intensity National Programme and will be qualified as a Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP)
- Professional registration as a Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) with an appropriate regulatory body (e.g. British Psychological Society (BPS) or British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)
Knowledge/Skills/Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working with young people who have experienced emotional distress impacting on their mental health.
- Able to deliver evidence-based LICBT interventions in line with protocols
- Demonstrates an understanding of how emotional distress may present in young people and impact upon their mental health
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post
Desirable
- Worked in a service where agreed targets are in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
- Experience of delivering psycho-educational groups and parent led CBT
- Demonstrates knowledge of the issues relating to children and young people and the impact it can have on mental health
Experience
Essential
- Able to manage own caseload
- Experience of managing distressed young people and families
- Competent in risk assessment.
- Experience of safeguarding procedures
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Successfully completed British Psychological Society (BPS) Accredited or Higher Education England (HEE) Approved academic course of study in line with the CYP IAPT Low Intensity National Programme and will be qualified as a Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP)
- Professional registration as a Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) with an appropriate regulatory body (e.g. British Psychological Society (BPS) or British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)
Knowledge/Skills/Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working with young people who have experienced emotional distress impacting on their mental health.
- Able to deliver evidence-based LICBT interventions in line with protocols
- Demonstrates an understanding of how emotional distress may present in young people and impact upon their mental health
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post
Desirable
- Worked in a service where agreed targets are in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
- Experience of delivering psycho-educational groups and parent led CBT
- Demonstrates knowledge of the issues relating to children and young people and the impact it can have on mental health
Experience
Essential
- Able to manage own caseload
- Experience of managing distressed young people and families
- Competent in risk assessment.
- Experience of safeguarding procedures
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).
