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
Employer details
Employer name
Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address
TBC
Newland House, Campbell Square
Northampton
NN1 3EB
Employer's website
https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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