Senior Children's Wellbeing Practitioner

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Senior Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) in our newly established Getting Help Team in Durham and Darlington , within the Children and Young People's Service.

We are keen to hear from suitably qualified and experienced individuals who are motivated and focused on delivering high quality patient care.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work within the Darlington Children's community team supporting the CWP's that working into local identified schools being a vital part of the development of Children's Wellbeing Practitioner role within the role. They will need to offer both clinical and caseload supervision, alongside delivering interventions at a high-quality; brief outcome focused evidence-based interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.

Working as a part of a multi-disciplinary team and liaising closely with other agencies you will assess, plan and implement care for children with mental health needs.

The post holder will be supported to attend continuing professional development sessions and link in with the university training programme for current and future CWP's.

If you have excellent communication skills and are committed to providing a high quality, flexible service to children then we want to hear from you.

About us

At Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV) we provide a range of inpatient and community mental health and learning disability services for approximately two million people of all ages living in County Durham and Darlington, the Tees Valley, Vale of York and most of North Yorkshire.

Our services include:

  • Adult mental health services
  • Mental health services for older people
  • Children and young people's services
  • Adult learning disability services.

We employ around 7,500 staff and we cover a large geographical area which includes:

  • County Durham and Darlington
  • the four Teesside boroughs of Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland
  • the North Yorkshire areas of Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale, Hambleton and Richmondshire, Selby and Harrogate and Ripon
  • the City of York

Date posted

25 May 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£32,306 to £39,027 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

346-DDC-097-22

Job locations

Mulberry Centre

Darlington

DL5 4PE


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which outlines the main duties and responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which outlines the main duties and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • oDegree
  • oPost Graduate qualification in either : oChildren's Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner oPsychological Wellbeing Practitioner
  • oCBT Diploma qualification

Desirable

  • IAPT supervision qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of delivering low intensity interventions

Desirable

  • Experience of working with children

Knowledge

Essential

  • Understanding of CAMHS system and processes

Desirable

  • Research and development methodology

Skills

Essential

  • Working as part of MDT

Desirable

  • Provide effective clinical supervision
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • oDegree
  • oPost Graduate qualification in either : oChildren's Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner oPsychological Wellbeing Practitioner
  • oCBT Diploma qualification

Desirable

  • IAPT supervision qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of delivering low intensity interventions

Desirable

  • Experience of working with children

Knowledge

Essential

  • Understanding of CAMHS system and processes

Desirable

  • Research and development methodology

Skills

Essential

  • Working as part of MDT

Desirable

  • Provide effective clinical supervision

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Mulberry Centre

Darlington

DL5 4PE


Employer's website

https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Mulberry Centre

Darlington

DL5 4PE


Employer's website

https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Manager

Mandy Corcoran

mandy.corcoran@nhs.net

07423776681

Date posted

25 May 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£32,306 to £39,027 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

346-DDC-097-22

Job locations

Mulberry Centre

Darlington

DL5 4PE


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