Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Practitioner

Job summary

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board School In-Reach team are looking for a Mental Health Practitioner to join them. School In-reach is a relatively new team of mental health practitioners with different professional backgrounds, working together with schools to support the psychological wellbeing and resilience of young people. They do this through consultation with school staff, support and advice, teaching and direct clinical work. The team is led by a Clinical Lead (Clinical Psychologist) and Team Lead (Occupational Therapy background) who oversee four locality clusters of practitioners providing support across C&V, including to specialist education providers. Senior Mental Health Practitioners from a range of professional backgrounds provide oversight to the schools in their area, supported by dedicated Mental Health Practitioners and Graduate Mental Health Workers. Difference is celebrated within the team through the promotion of a culture of learning together. The team receive regular supervision, reflective practice, formulation conversations and away days for learning together opportunities. More information on the team and service offer can be found in our recent newsletters, found within the cavyoungwellbeing.wales. Building, maintaining and growing relationships is key to the team. Emphasis will be placed on working alongside and in partnership with the local authority schools and other health systems, along with third sector agencies and communities.

Main duties of the job

As a practitioner in the School In-Reach Team, you will:

Support provision of specialist consultation, advice and guidance to primary and secondary education providers

Develop and deliver training for education providers (online and in-person)

Provide assessment of the emotional health and wellbeing needs of children and young people

Provide direct therapeutic intervention to children and young people (group delivery and one-to-one)

Supervise and provide line management for Graduate Mental Health Workers within the team

Contribute to service evaluation and development, including participation in audit and research tasks as they arise across the service.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. We also warmly welcome applicants who identify as minority ethnic or global majority.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Boardis one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is"Caring for People, Keeping People Well",and ourvision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.