Children's Wellbeing Practitioner Trainee (CYP IAPT recruit to train)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Role Description (Main Duties and Responsibilities)1. Working with your Manager(s) and Team Members

1.1. Work with the Chief Executive and Deputy Chief Executive Officer to ensure that they receive appropriate advice and information on all relevant matters thus enabling them to fulfil their responsibilities, and to effectively monitor plans and targets.

1.2. To model the organisations values and play a role in raising the profile of these values and associated behaviours across the organisation. This includes a positive contribution to workplace harmony displaying cooperative team behaviour

2. Clinical

2.1. Assess and deliver, under supervision outcome focused, evidence-based interventions to children and young people presenting with co morbidity of anxiety and mood disorders, self- harm and suicidal ideation, phobias and OCD.

2.2. Working in partnership, support children, young people experiencing mental health difficulties and their families in the self-management of presenting difficulties.

2.3. Work in partnership with children, young people and families in the development of plans for the intervention and agreed outcomes.

2.4. To select a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions for children, young people and families experiencing mild to moderate or moderate mental health difficulties and delivered in collaboration with the child, young person and family using the core principles of CYP-IAPT practice along with evidence based interventions.

2.5. Support and empower children, young people and families to make informed choices about the intervention.

2.6. Operate at all times from an inclusive values base, which recognises and respects diversity.

2.7. Accept referrals within agreed national and local protocols.

2.8. Undertakes accurate assessment of risk to self and others.

2.9. Adhere to the service referral protocols. Under supervision signpost unsuitable referrals to the relevant service as necessary.

2.10. Through close case management and supervision, escalate cases where the level of need becomes beyond scope, or more severe ensuring adherence to other relevant elements of service delivery.

2.11.Provide a range of information and support for evidence based psychological treatments.

2.12.Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the overall number of children and young people contacts offered, and sessions carried out per week in order to improve timely access and minimise waiting times.

2.13.Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or CYP in treatment, where appropriate.

2.14.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.

2.15.Assess and integrate issues relating to transitions, education and training/employment into the overall therapeutic process.

2.16.Work within a collaborative approach involving a range of relevant others when indicated.

2.17.Work in collaboration with children, young people and communities to enhance and widen access.

3. Training and Supervision

3.1. Attend and fulfil all the requirements of the training element of the post including practical, academic and practice based assessments.

3.2. As well as attendance at the University for training, fulfil private study requirements to enhance learning and prepare assignments for examination, for at least one day a week

.3.3. Apply learning from the training programme to practice.

3.4. Receive practice tutoring from educational providers in relation to course work to meet the required standards.

3.5. Prepare and present case load information to supervisors within the service on an agreed and scheduled basis, in order to ensure safe practice and the governance obligations of the trainee, supervisor and service are delivered.

3.6. Respond to and implement supervision suggestions by supervisors in practice. 3.7. Engage in and respond to personal development supervision to improve competences and practice.

4. Professional

4.1. Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employer and any regulating bodies, and keep up-to-date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the relevant departments. 4.2. Ensure that confidentiality is protected at all times.

4.3. Ensure clear objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed with supervisor and senior colleagues on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development.

4.4. Participate in individual performance review and respond to agreed objectives.

4.5. Keep all records up to date in relation to Continuous Professional Development and ensure personal development plans maintains up to date specialist knowledge of latest theoretical and service delivery models/developments.

4.6. Attend relevant conferences/workshops in line with identified professional objectives.

5. General

5.1. Support the collection of data and facilitate data flow to the collaborative.

5.2. Contribute to the development of best practice within the service.

5.3. Ensure a comprehensive understanding of the relevant safeguarding legislation, guidance and best practice.

5.4. Maintain up-to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and procedures in relation to children and young peoples mental health.

5.5. All employees have a responsibility and a legal obligation to ensure that information processed is kept accurate, confidential, secure and in line with the GDPR and Security and Confidentiality Policies.

5.6. It is the responsibility of all staff that they do not abuse their official position for personal gain, to seek advantage of further private business or other interests in the course of their official duties.

6. Other

6.1. Work to, and implement policies and procedures of Changing Futures North East

6.2. To undertake any other duties as identified by the Chief Executive or other Senior Leaders It may be necessary to change these duties in accordance with the needs of the job and the organisation. Existing duties may be changed and new duties may be added. Any changes will be made in consultation with you.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Post qualification experience as practicing counsellor / psychological therapist
• Experience working within children and young peoples mental health service.

Desirable

• Working with young people in youth work, targeted support or similar settings

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Friendly and approachable
• Balanced and Fair
• Flexible thinking and adaptable to problems.
• Motivated and enthusiastic
• Hold high standards and integrity
• Personal values and beliefs aligned with those of the Charity

Work related

Essential

• Willing to undertake and completed the substantial training that is central to this post.
• Ability to travel (only exceptionally would we expect this to be other than own car and current licence)

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of emotional health and wellbeing and mental health in children and young people.
• Understanding the importance of family relationships for the wellbeing of children and young people.
• Issues that can affect children and young peoples mental health and emotional wellbeing.
• Understanding for the need to used evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.
• Understanding of the use of service users participation and feedback and clinical outcome tools in practice

Skills

Essential

• Able to evaluate and put in place the effect of training
• Needs assessment
• Risk assessment
• Understanding of Safeguarding Policies and Procedures
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
• Computer literate
• Able to complete academic components of the training at postgraduate level

Qualifications

Essential

• Undergraduate degree 2:2 or higher.
• Professional training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling or within a specific psychological therapy.
• Hold a recognised qualification in counselling or a psychological therapy.

Desirable

• Psychology or other health/social care/youth related undergraduate degree 2:1 or higher.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Changing Futures North East

Address

3 Abbey Street

Hartlepool

TS24 0JR

Employer's website

https://www.changingfuturesne.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)