Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for qualified Child Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) or Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP) to join a school-based service in Surrey.
The School Based Needs Service works across all 11 boroughs (Epsom, Spelthorne, Reigate and Banstead, Elmbridge, Surrey Heath, Woking, Runnymede, Guildford, Waverley, Tandridge and Mole Valley). We currently have a number of vacancies which we are recruiting to so would welcome applicants who would be interested in working within teams across Surrey.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will work within the wider School-based Need team delivering, high-quality; brief outcome focused evidence-based CBT interventions for children and young people experiencing mental health difficulties. The post holder will work in schools and in community locations. This post is suitable for someone who is passionate about intervening early to support children, young people and their family who need support with managing their mental health and emotional wellbeing to enable them to thrive.
They will be expected to:
Manage a caseload and offer the provision of mental healthcare services, to young people with mental health difficulties.
Holistic assessment of mental health and wellbeing in children and young people.
Work in partnership with Primary Mental Health Workers, CAMHS, Schools and GPs to liaise and support children and young people.
Offer high quality brief outcome focused evidence-based CBT practice to individuals, workshops and groups.
Work together with their schools to co-produce and deliver whole school approach work and offer ongoing professional consultation and advice to School Professionals.
About us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.
Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.
For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our Child Wellbeing Practitioners support children and young people with emerging or mild-moderate mental health difficulties and Getting Help within the Thrive Framework by delivering targeted evidence-based interventions in schools. The Child Wellbeing Practitioners also work together with their schools to co-produce and deliver whole school approach work and offer ongoing professional consultation and advice to School Professionals, being the link between the school and wider EWB and MH services within Surrey.
Please see the attached job description for more details.
Please note: You will be required to travel between various sites within Surrey for this role so having a driving licence and access to a car is desirable. Although we work in schools, the team operates all year around.
From April 2024 it is essential that qualified Child Wellbeing Practitioners have gained accreditation through either BPS or BABCP.
Applicants should be working towards accreditation if not already accredited.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our Child Wellbeing Practitioners support children and young people with emerging or mild-moderate mental health difficulties and Getting Help within the Thrive Framework by delivering targeted evidence-based interventions in schools. The Child Wellbeing Practitioners also work together with their schools to co-produce and deliver whole school approach work and offer ongoing professional consultation and advice to School Professionals, being the link between the school and wider EWB and MH services within Surrey.
Please see the attached job description for more details.
Please note: You will be required to travel between various sites within Surrey for this role so having a driving licence and access to a car is desirable. Although we work in schools, the team operates all year around.
From April 2024 it is essential that qualified Child Wellbeing Practitioners have gained accreditation through either BPS or BABCP.
Applicants should be working towards accreditation if not already accredited.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- oKnowledge of educational environments
- oKnowledge of safeguarding issues
- oKnowledge of capacity and consent issues including Gillick competence
Desirable
- oKnowledge of the functional operation of specialist CAMHS teams
Previous Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working with children and young people, their families and others.
- oExperience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders
Desirable
- oExperience of working with children and their families in a healthcare setting
- oExperience of working with children and their families in an education setting
Specialist Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties
- oExperience of working with anxiety disorders
- oExperience of working with affective (mood) disorders
- oExperience of the delivery of specific therapeutic interventions to children, young people or their families (e.g. CBT, solution focused brief therapy)
Desirable
- oExperience of monitoring and recording outcome measures for children's emotional wellbeing
- oExperience of navigating complex social systems and environments, who may have conflicting priorities or agendas
- oExperience of working with looked after children
- oExperience of working with other vulnerable groups
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oExcellent oral and written communication skills
- oSelf-motivated
- oAble to travel to meet the requirements of the post
- oTeam player
- oExcellent time management and organisational skills
- oAble to meet the physical requirements of the role after reasonable adjustments have been made for any illness or disability.
Desirable
- oProven commitment to continuous professional development
Experience
Essential
- Manage a caseload and the provision of mental healthcare services, to young people with mild to moderate mental health difficulties
- Holistic assessment of mental health
- Work in partnership with Primary Mental Health, CAMHS, Schools and GPs
- Offer high quality brief outcome focused evidence-based practice
- Develop, support and train CWPs, and other colleagues in evidence based, innovate practice within and outside of the organisation
Qualifications
Essential
- Completed or about to complete:Children's Wellbeing Practitioner PGCert
- Low-Intensity Psychological Interventions for Children and Young people PGCert
Desirable
- A further relevant degree qualification
- Teaching qualification
- Youth Mental Health First Aid trained
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- oKnowledge of educational environments
- oKnowledge of safeguarding issues
- oKnowledge of capacity and consent issues including Gillick competence
Desirable
- oKnowledge of the functional operation of specialist CAMHS teams
Previous Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working with children and young people, their families and others.
- oExperience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders
Desirable
- oExperience of working with children and their families in a healthcare setting
- oExperience of working with children and their families in an education setting
Specialist Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties
- oExperience of working with anxiety disorders
- oExperience of working with affective (mood) disorders
- oExperience of the delivery of specific therapeutic interventions to children, young people or their families (e.g. CBT, solution focused brief therapy)
Desirable
- oExperience of monitoring and recording outcome measures for children's emotional wellbeing
- oExperience of navigating complex social systems and environments, who may have conflicting priorities or agendas
- oExperience of working with looked after children
- oExperience of working with other vulnerable groups
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oExcellent oral and written communication skills
- oSelf-motivated
- oAble to travel to meet the requirements of the post
- oTeam player
- oExcellent time management and organisational skills
- oAble to meet the physical requirements of the role after reasonable adjustments have been made for any illness or disability.
Desirable
- oProven commitment to continuous professional development
Experience
Essential
- Manage a caseload and the provision of mental healthcare services, to young people with mild to moderate mental health difficulties
- Holistic assessment of mental health
- Work in partnership with Primary Mental Health, CAMHS, Schools and GPs
- Offer high quality brief outcome focused evidence-based practice
- Develop, support and train CWPs, and other colleagues in evidence based, innovate practice within and outside of the organisation
Qualifications
Essential
- Completed or about to complete:Children's Wellbeing Practitioner PGCert
- Low-Intensity Psychological Interventions for Children and Young people PGCert
Desirable
- A further relevant degree qualification
- Teaching qualification
- Youth Mental Health First Aid trained
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
