Job summary
Mindworks has an exciting opportunity to join our Child Wellbeing Practitioner Team as a Senior Wellbeing practitioner (SWP). THE SWP role is a new role within the low intensity workforce, to develop clinical skillset, supervision skills and career progression. These roles are funded by Health Education England (HEE). The successful candidates will be training on the Postgraduate Diploma Senior (CWP/EMHP) Wellbeing Practice (SWP) and carrying out clinical work in our service to complement their studies and use their newly developed skills. The course will be offered at King's College London.
We are seeking highly motivated and enthusiastic mental health practitioners to work and train within our service. The training post will equip the post-holder to provide interventions for children, young people or families using evidence-based intervention consistent with the course they are attending. The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
The SWP role will be based in one of the 11 clusters/boroughs within Surrey.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity for qualified CWP/EMHPs, who are two year's post qualification in January 2025, to develop as a Senior Wellbeing Practitioner and supervisor.
Within the School Based Needs service, you will provide evidence-based interventions, mental health promotion and prevention activities to support children, young people, and families accessing Surrey Mindworks. Supporting trainees and newly qualified CWPs/EMHPs through joint working, clinical skills groups, and supervision. Delivering evidence-based 1-1 and group interventions for children, young people and their parents/carers that present with mental health difficulties.
This post comes with a mandatory 2 year parallel Post Graduate Diploma in CYP MH in Senior Wellbeing Practitioner (SWP) advance clinical skills and supervisor training program at the University of Southampton, requiring successful completion for this role. The SWP course is designed to provide the CWP/EMHP supervisor with comprehensive training in the knowledge, skills and competencies required to deliver effective clinical supervision. Applicant criteria include substantive knowledge and experience of wellbeing delivery within education settings and /or CBT / Low Intensity CBT interventions.
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
This is an exciting opportunity for qualified CWP/EMHPs, who are two years post qualification in January 2023, to develop as a Senior Wellbeing Practitioner and supervisor.
Providing early intervention, promotion and prevention activities that supports children, young people, and families in schools and community settings including Primary Care. Supporting trainee and newly qualified CWPs through joint working, clinical skills groups, and supervision. Delivering evidence-based 1-1 and group interventions for children, young people and their parents/carers that present with moderate mental health difficulties.
Please see Job Description for full details
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is an exciting opportunity for qualified CWP/EMHPs, who are two years post qualification in January 2023, to develop as a Senior Wellbeing Practitioner and supervisor.
Providing early intervention, promotion and prevention activities that supports children, young people, and families in schools and community settings including Primary Care. Supporting trainee and newly qualified CWPs through joint working, clinical skills groups, and supervision. Delivering evidence-based 1-1 and group interventions for children, young people and their parents/carers that present with moderate mental health difficulties.
Please see Job Description for full details
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- CYP - MH Post-Graduate Diploma or Certificate (CWP/EMHP) with two years post qualification experience within the CYP-MH model by January 2023
Desirable
- oEvidence of CPD relevant to working with CYP in schools or community settings
Experience
Essential
- oExperience and ability to function as a practitioner in CYP mental health services
- oDemonstrable post qualification experience, including experience of working with CYP's with mild to moderate mental health problems and their families using CBT or CBT informed GSH
- oExperience of managing and prioritising a caseload.
- oEvidence of good practice in CAMHS assessment facilitation, including assessing: risk behaviour, impact of the lived experience, systemic functioning and managing difference in the clinical space
- oEvidence of providing culturally adapted interventions.
- oExperience in design and delivery of workshops, groups and interventions to CYP target audience.
- Evidence of experience of clinical governance, Outcome Measures and audits.
Desirable
- oWorking with families in a diverse environment
- oExperience in working as part of an MDT
- oExperience of undertaking qualitative and quantitative research methodology
- oExperience of supervising junior staff or trainees
- oExperience in working with children and adolescents with Special Educational Needs.
- oExperience of working with children and adolescents with learning disability or ASD.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Essential
- oMental Health disorders in children and young people
- oAn understanding and insight into national policy such as the following oThe Children Act 1989, 2004 and The Mental Health Act 1983, 2007, Human Rights Act 1998 and Mental Capacity Act 2005
- oChild protection procedures and Safeguarding
- oInformation governance including rules around GDPR as it relates to clinical confidentiality, information sharing and academia.
- oAbility to analyse risk and respond appropriately, seeking support as necessary
- oAbility to work under pressure
- oGood written and verbal presentation skills
- oEvidence of competency in clinical judgement
- oAbility to work to short deadlines, take on new concepts and be innovative.
- oProven ability as a reflective practitioner and ability to effect change based on lessons learnt.
- oDemonstrate an ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- oGood IT skills and able to manage to digital resources.
- oAbility to provide virtual and face to face interventions according to target audience needs.
- oProven ability to engage therapeutically with the client group, using a range of therapeutic interventions.
- oSkills in teaching and supporting parents.
Desirable
- oEvidence of organisational skills to deliver targets and meet deadlines
- oProven ability to work flexibly within a changing environment
- oSkills in teaching and supporting trainees.
- oResearch, audit and quality improvement methodologies
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- CYP - MH Post-Graduate Diploma or Certificate (CWP/EMHP) with two years post qualification experience within the CYP-MH model by January 2023
Desirable
- oEvidence of CPD relevant to working with CYP in schools or community settings
Experience
Essential
- oExperience and ability to function as a practitioner in CYP mental health services
- oDemonstrable post qualification experience, including experience of working with CYP's with mild to moderate mental health problems and their families using CBT or CBT informed GSH
- oExperience of managing and prioritising a caseload.
- oEvidence of good practice in CAMHS assessment facilitation, including assessing: risk behaviour, impact of the lived experience, systemic functioning and managing difference in the clinical space
- oEvidence of providing culturally adapted interventions.
- oExperience in design and delivery of workshops, groups and interventions to CYP target audience.
- Evidence of experience of clinical governance, Outcome Measures and audits.
Desirable
- oWorking with families in a diverse environment
- oExperience in working as part of an MDT
- oExperience of undertaking qualitative and quantitative research methodology
- oExperience of supervising junior staff or trainees
- oExperience in working with children and adolescents with Special Educational Needs.
- oExperience of working with children and adolescents with learning disability or ASD.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Essential
- oMental Health disorders in children and young people
- oAn understanding and insight into national policy such as the following oThe Children Act 1989, 2004 and The Mental Health Act 1983, 2007, Human Rights Act 1998 and Mental Capacity Act 2005
- oChild protection procedures and Safeguarding
- oInformation governance including rules around GDPR as it relates to clinical confidentiality, information sharing and academia.
- oAbility to analyse risk and respond appropriately, seeking support as necessary
- oAbility to work under pressure
- oGood written and verbal presentation skills
- oEvidence of competency in clinical judgement
- oAbility to work to short deadlines, take on new concepts and be innovative.
- oProven ability as a reflective practitioner and ability to effect change based on lessons learnt.
- oDemonstrate an ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- oGood IT skills and able to manage to digital resources.
- oAbility to provide virtual and face to face interventions according to target audience needs.
- oProven ability to engage therapeutically with the client group, using a range of therapeutic interventions.
- oSkills in teaching and supporting parents.
Desirable
- oEvidence of organisational skills to deliver targets and meet deadlines
- oProven ability to work flexibly within a changing environment
- oSkills in teaching and supporting trainees.
- oResearch, audit and quality improvement methodologies
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.
