Trainee Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (MHST)

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

The closing date is 18 October 2024

Job summary

Are you interested in mental health, early intervention and working with children and young people?

Here is a great opportunity to complete a 1 year under or post graduate CBT approach evidence-based intervention course.

If interested, please apply now, there is often a lot of interest in these posts and the advert may be closed early due to high demand

You will be employed by NHFT and complete the course with Northampton University.

As a Trainee , you will be expected to work under supervision as part of a dynamic mental health team in a creative environment where evidence-based interventions, new ideas, ways of working and supporting children and young people are actively encouraged.

This approach requires flexibility and working in educational settings.

There will be an expectation and opportunities to work collaboratively with children, young people and their families to support the co-production and development of the service, creating meaningful participation work.

Please note: The CWP posts are training positions subject to a 1 year fixed term contract, successful candidates will be expected to travel to Northampton University to complete their training and the positions will be based across Northamptonshire.

On successful completion of the CWP course, Trainee CWPs will be changed to Band 5 on Agenda for Change Pay scale.

Main duties of the job

The Trainee Childrens Wellbeing Practitioner role will:

Work closely alongside a team of mental health professionals delivering a wide range of evidence informed interventions, under supervision.
Develop and practice evidence-based skills under supervision to work directly with children, young people and families.
Develop and practice evidence-based skills under supervision to carry out holistic and child-centred mental health assessments, including risk assessments.
Manage a caseload

The Trainee Childrens Wellbeing Practitioner is required to:

Demonstrate the ability to work at degree level or have an equivalent level of relevant experience, or be able to study at Level 6, with a proven record of previous learning or formal study in child development, wellbeing or mental health (completed courses in relevant areas at Level 3, equivalent to A-levels)
Experience of working with children and young people, their families and others.
Experience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders
Experience of working with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or mental health difficulties

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Date posted

04 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TF485-ACS

Job locations

TBC

Newland House, Campbell Square

Northampton

NN1 3EB

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A level, access to higher education diploma, advanced apprenticeship, AS level, international Baccalaureate diploma, level 3 award, level 3 certificate, level 3 diploma, level 3 national certificate, level 3 national diploma, level 3 NVQ or above

Desirable

additional therapeutic/parenting courses/qualifications

Knowledge and experienece

Essential

oExperience of working with children and young people, their families and others.
oExperience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies
oExperience of working with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or mental health difficulties
oKnowledge of children and young people gained through academic study or via working experience in child development, child wellbeing or mental health.

Desirable

oKnowledge of the educational system in England
experience of working in health settings
experince of evauluating care porvided

skills and abilities

Essential

oAbility to study at degree level or study at Level 6
oProven record of previous academic attainment
oGood solid basic literacy and numeracy qualifications at a minimum of level 2
oAbility to learn in a variety of settings and using a variety of learning methods
oComputer literate
oAbility to study as a self-motivated learner who can formulate their own progress towards learning objectives and negotiate pathways to achievement with supervisory teams
good engament skills with families, cyp and agencies

Desirable

ability to use system one

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A level, access to higher education diploma, advanced apprenticeship, AS level, international Baccalaureate diploma, level 3 award, level 3 certificate, level 3 diploma, level 3 national certificate, level 3 national diploma, level 3 NVQ or above

Desirable

additional therapeutic/parenting courses/qualifications

Knowledge and experienece

Essential

oExperience of working with children and young people, their families and others.
oExperience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies
oExperience of working with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or mental health difficulties
oKnowledge of children and young people gained through academic study or via working experience in child development, child wellbeing or mental health.

Desirable

oKnowledge of the educational system in England
experience of working in health settings
experince of evauluating care porvided

skills and abilities

Essential

oAbility to study at degree level or study at Level 6
oProven record of previous academic attainment
oGood solid basic literacy and numeracy qualifications at a minimum of level 2
oAbility to learn in a variety of settings and using a variety of learning methods
oComputer literate
oAbility to study as a self-motivated learner who can formulate their own progress towards learning objectives and negotiate pathways to achievement with supervisory teams
good engament skills with families, cyp and agencies

Desirable

ability to use system one

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.