Job summary
Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) Programme - Supervisors
Background
The national CWP programme was established in 2017 as a response to the target of offering an evidence-based intervention by training new workforce in evidence-based treatments, outlined in Implementing the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health. Since April 2017, a number of services/Trusts have been involved in employing and training across the London and the South-East collaborative. London NELFT (Barking & Dagenham, Havering. Redbridge and Waltham Forest) has been part of this collaborative. We already have an established CWP workforce in our CAMHS and MHST. We are hoping to recruit a further 8 CWP trainee for the January 2024 cohort.
CWP Training & Supervision
The CWP trainees will undertake a postgraduate diploma training for 1 year, hosted by Kings College London (KCL). The CWPs will be trained over the course of a year to offer brief, focused evidence- based interventions in the form of low intensity support and guided self-help to young people who demonstrate mild/moderate:
- Anxiety (primary and secondary school age)
- Low mood (adolescents)
- Common behavioural difficulties (working with parents for under 8s)
Main duties of the job
During the first term, CWPs will spend more time at the University training, and more days will be allocated to work within their teams as the year progresses to put their skills into practice under close supervision. To properly support and supervise the expanding CWP group, we are seeking to recruit a full-time Band 7 CWP Supervisor to provide intense supervision and support for the CWPs within our service. The CWP Supervisor will work closely with our service heads and leads across our 4 areas (Barking & Dagenham, Havering. Redbridge and Waltham Forest) to support the CWPs to meet their training requirements, further development and service needs.
About us
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focussing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Who are we seeking?
We are looking to recruit experienced, enthusiastic senior clinician/supervisor who is passionate about the success of the CWP programme, delivering high quality and evidence based low-intensity interventions and ensuring that outcomes are captured and fed back into our clinical work. New CWP supervisors coming into these roles will be able to access a Post Graduate Certificate in CYP-IAPT Supervision (CWP) course based at KCL. This training starts in January 2024 and will be fully funded.
- To oversee the formulation and treatment and management plans for parents, children and young people being treated by the CWPs using a range of specialist psychological interventions appropriate to the service; individual and group
- Working in Partnership, support children, young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their families in the self-management of presenting difficulties
- Work in partnership with children, young people and families in the development of plans for the intervention and agreed outcomes
- To operate at all times from an inclusive values base which recognises and respects diversity
- Accept referrals within agreed national and local protocols. Adhere to the service referral protocols.
- Undertakes accurate assessment of risk to self and others
- Keep coherent records of all activity in line with service protocols and use these records and outcome data to inform decision-making. Complete all requirements relating to data collection
- Work within a collaborative approach involving a range of relevant others when indicated
- Work in collaboration with children, young people and communities to enhance and widen access to support health promotion
- To provide some joint specialist mental health assessments and treatments to parents, children and young people with the CWP supervisees. Following attendance at the CWP courses the interventions will be based on the low intensity evidence based interventions for the treatment of low mood, anxiety, and behaviour problems
- To provide clinical supervision of the intervention work of the CWPs when they are working independently and to provide this for all CWPs those hosted in CYPMHS and those hosted in Addaction
- To judge when the CWPs are able to work independently with specific clients and interventions
- To provide reports and communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients
- To support the CWPs to liaise with other education, health, social care and voluntary sector staff from a range of agencies, in the care provided to clients
Job description
Job responsibilities
Who are we seeking?
We are looking to recruit experienced, enthusiastic senior clinician/supervisor who is passionate about the success of the CWP programme, delivering high quality and evidence based low-intensity interventions and ensuring that outcomes are captured and fed back into our clinical work. New CWP supervisors coming into these roles will be able to access a Post Graduate Certificate in CYP-IAPT Supervision (CWP) course based at KCL. This training starts in January 2024 and will be fully funded.
- To oversee the formulation and treatment and management plans for parents, children and young people being treated by the CWPs using a range of specialist psychological interventions appropriate to the service; individual and group
- Working in Partnership, support children, young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their families in the self-management of presenting difficulties
- Work in partnership with children, young people and families in the development of plans for the intervention and agreed outcomes
- To operate at all times from an inclusive values base which recognises and respects diversity
- Accept referrals within agreed national and local protocols. Adhere to the service referral protocols.
- Undertakes accurate assessment of risk to self and others
- Keep coherent records of all activity in line with service protocols and use these records and outcome data to inform decision-making. Complete all requirements relating to data collection
- Work within a collaborative approach involving a range of relevant others when indicated
- Work in collaboration with children, young people and communities to enhance and widen access to support health promotion
- To provide some joint specialist mental health assessments and treatments to parents, children and young people with the CWP supervisees. Following attendance at the CWP courses the interventions will be based on the low intensity evidence based interventions for the treatment of low mood, anxiety, and behaviour problems
- To provide clinical supervision of the intervention work of the CWPs when they are working independently and to provide this for all CWPs those hosted in CYPMHS and those hosted in Addaction
- To judge when the CWPs are able to work independently with specific clients and interventions
- To provide reports and communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients
- To support the CWPs to liaise with other education, health, social care and voluntary sector staff from a range of agencies, in the care provided to clients
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Appropriate qualification to be an existing senior CYPMHS clinician i.e. Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, specific psychological therapy or related field
Desirable
- Qualifications and training in Evidenced-Based interventions i.e. CBT
Experience
Essential
- Two years post qualification experience
- Experience of supervising CYPMHS clinicians and trainees
- Experience of working with evidence based approaches to low mood, anxiety and behaviour problems
Desirable
- Experience of working with children, young people and parents presenting with a range of mental health difficulties and challenging behaviour
Knowledge
Essential
- High level knowledge of the theory and practice of psychological interventions
- High level skills in working with professional networks and the ability to advocate for and advance the mental health needs of parents and their children
- Ability to chair team meetings, undertake delegated management tasks and support the CYPMHS Service Manager in general team tasks/development as required
- Effectively manage a clinical caseload, complete outcomes measures routinely, update clinical records in line with team, service and Trust requirements
Other
Essential
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of multi-media materials suitable for presentations with clients and /or professionals
- Motivated and innovative
- Demonstrates high standards in written and verbal communication
- Ability to personally manage a sensitive, traumatic and potentially emotionally distressing caseload.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Appropriate qualification to be an existing senior CYPMHS clinician i.e. Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, specific psychological therapy or related field
Desirable
- Qualifications and training in Evidenced-Based interventions i.e. CBT
Experience
Essential
- Two years post qualification experience
- Experience of supervising CYPMHS clinicians and trainees
- Experience of working with evidence based approaches to low mood, anxiety and behaviour problems
Desirable
- Experience of working with children, young people and parents presenting with a range of mental health difficulties and challenging behaviour
Knowledge
Essential
- High level knowledge of the theory and practice of psychological interventions
- High level skills in working with professional networks and the ability to advocate for and advance the mental health needs of parents and their children
- Ability to chair team meetings, undertake delegated management tasks and support the CYPMHS Service Manager in general team tasks/development as required
- Effectively manage a clinical caseload, complete outcomes measures routinely, update clinical records in line with team, service and Trust requirements
Other
Essential
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of multi-media materials suitable for presentations with clients and /or professionals
- Motivated and innovative
- Demonstrates high standards in written and verbal communication
- Ability to personally manage a sensitive, traumatic and potentially emotionally distressing caseload.
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).
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.
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).
