Job summary
Bexley MHST seeks to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic individual who are passionate about mental health support in schools, with a demonstrable track record of MHST clinical experience. This is a fixed term contract to cover the existing staff member's annual leave.
This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified SWP, who has at least two year's post qualification experience as an EMHP, to build their experience as a Senior Wellbeing Practitioner (SWP) within a highly supportive, creative and dynamic team with the Bexley Mental Health Support Team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
o Work as part of the Bexley MHST team to manage a defined caseload with a focus on providing focused assessment and evidence-based intervention for children and young people (CYP) with mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their parents/carers.
o Plan and deliver whole school activities, as part of a school's whole school/college approach to mental health and wellbeing.
o Provide advice and guided signposting to education settings.
o Be expected to provide Case Management and Clinical Supervision to qualified and/or trainee EMHPs within the service.
o Be able to work flexibly across a range of education providers.
o Promote the participation of children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community.
o Promote equity, diversity and inclusion within their own role, the MHST and school communities, contributing to enabling other staff, children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Work as part of the Bexley MHST team to manage a defined caseload with a focus on providing focused assessment and evidence-based intervention for children and young people (CYP) with mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their parents/carers.
- Plan and deliver whole school activities, as part of a schools whole school/college approach to mental health and wellbeing.
- Provide consultation and guided signposting to education settings. Be expected to provide Case Management and Clinical Skills Supervision to qualified and/or trainee EMHPs within the service.
- Ensure that all members of the multi-disciplinary team, their colleagues, service users and appropriate others are informed/updated of changes involving current care plans, progress, mental state, and psychosocial factors in line with best practice.
- Liaise with and advise CYP and families, schools, local authority and other statutory bodies and third sector agencies including childrens safeguarding as necessary.
- Communicate sensitive information to carers and relatives.
- Use a range of communication styles and channels as appropriate to the task.
- Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or children and young people in treatment, where appropriate.
- Maintain accurate written records on the electronic record system of the service.
- Undertake assessments, culminating in an agreed plan of action and/or care and intervention.
- Undertake complex risk assessments and develop a formulation of risk which will lead to the development of risk management plans which have taken into consideration a range of possible options.
- Undertake and continuously re-evaluate complex bio-psycho-social assessments and develop a working formulation and/or diagnosis which will lead to the development of personalised needs-led care plan in line with evidence based and routine outcome measures.
- Ensure that practice is evidence-based, paying attention to the services and NICE guidelines, policies, protocols and pathways and other professional standards.
- Be available for and participate in individual supervision with agreed clinical supervisor.
- Comply with information governance policies.
- Comply with the relevant professional standards.
- Act in accordance with the NICE Guidelines, data protection and organizational information governance policies and protocols.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Work as part of the Bexley MHST team to manage a defined caseload with a focus on providing focused assessment and evidence-based intervention for children and young people (CYP) with mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their parents/carers.
- Plan and deliver whole school activities, as part of a schools whole school/college approach to mental health and wellbeing.
- Provide consultation and guided signposting to education settings. Be expected to provide Case Management and Clinical Skills Supervision to qualified and/or trainee EMHPs within the service.
- Ensure that all members of the multi-disciplinary team, their colleagues, service users and appropriate others are informed/updated of changes involving current care plans, progress, mental state, and psychosocial factors in line with best practice.
- Liaise with and advise CYP and families, schools, local authority and other statutory bodies and third sector agencies including childrens safeguarding as necessary.
- Communicate sensitive information to carers and relatives.
- Use a range of communication styles and channels as appropriate to the task.
- Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or children and young people in treatment, where appropriate.
- Maintain accurate written records on the electronic record system of the service.
- Undertake assessments, culminating in an agreed plan of action and/or care and intervention.
- Undertake complex risk assessments and develop a formulation of risk which will lead to the development of risk management plans which have taken into consideration a range of possible options.
- Undertake and continuously re-evaluate complex bio-psycho-social assessments and develop a working formulation and/or diagnosis which will lead to the development of personalised needs-led care plan in line with evidence based and routine outcome measures.
- Ensure that practice is evidence-based, paying attention to the services and NICE guidelines, policies, protocols and pathways and other professional standards.
- Be available for and participate in individual supervision with agreed clinical supervisor.
- Comply with information governance policies.
- Comply with the relevant professional standards.
- Act in accordance with the NICE Guidelines, data protection and organizational information governance policies and protocols.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- CYP-MH Post-Graduate Diploma or Certificate (EMHP)
- SWP PG. Dip.
Desirable
- Evidence of CPD relevant to working with CYP in schools or community settings
Experience
Essential
- Two years post qualification experience within a MHST
- Experience of working with CYP's with mild to moderate mental health problems and their families using CBT informed guided self help.
- Experience of managing and prioritising a caseload.
- Evidence of providing culturally adapted interventions.
- Experience in design and delivery of workshops, groups and whole school approach interventions.
Desirable
- Experience of supervising junior staff or trainees
- Experience in working with children and adolescents with Special Educational Needs
Skills
Essential
- CAMHS assessment facilitation, including assessing: risk behaviour, impact of the lived experience, systemic functioning and managing difference in the clinical space.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- CYP-MH Post-Graduate Diploma or Certificate (EMHP)
- SWP PG. Dip.
Desirable
- Evidence of CPD relevant to working with CYP in schools or community settings
Experience
Essential
- Two years post qualification experience within a MHST
- Experience of working with CYP's with mild to moderate mental health problems and their families using CBT informed guided self help.
- Experience of managing and prioritising a caseload.
- Evidence of providing culturally adapted interventions.
- Experience in design and delivery of workshops, groups and whole school approach interventions.
Desirable
- Experience of supervising junior staff or trainees
- Experience in working with children and adolescents with Special Educational Needs
Skills
Essential
- CAMHS assessment facilitation, including assessing: risk behaviour, impact of the lived experience, systemic functioning and managing difference in the clinical space.
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).
