Senior Children's Wellbeing Practitioner

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 16 January 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for 3 full time Band 6 Senior Children's Wellbeing Practitioner's (CWP) to join the Think Together Team with the CAMHS Single Point of Access Team.

*The team is locality based across North Yorkshire, York and Selby and although advertised as Northallerton, the base could be York.*

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 Think Together Team within the CAMHS Single Point of Access Team. They will need to offer triage assessments, 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. The post will also include visiting our partner agencies to deliver support and training, and offer consultation.

The Think Together team works across the locality of North Yorkshire, York and Selby and there is an expectation of travel across the locality in order to deliver the training, support and consultation. There may also be a requirement to work adjusted hours between 8am and finish at 8pm in relation to the patient experience co-creation group.

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.

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

24 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

346-NYC-143-24

Job locations

Northmoor, ORCA House

North Moor Road

Northallerton

DL6 2FG


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/experience

Essential

  • Successfully completed British Psychological Society (BPS) Accredited or Higher Education England (HEE) Approved academic course of study in line with the CYP IAPT Low Intensity National Programme and will be qualified as a Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP).
  • Professional registration as a Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) with an appropriate regulatory body (e.g. British Psychological Society (BPS) or British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP))
  • Completed, or currently be undertaking the CWP/EMHP supervisor (PG Certificate or CPD) or Senior Wellbeing Practitioner G/PG Diploma training programme, provided by one of the nationally commissioned training providers, which provides eligibility to supervise Trainee CWPs and qualified CWPs in line with their registration requirements
  • Substantial evidence of Continuing Professional Development as a CWP

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
  • Significant post-qualification experience working with young people who are experiencing emotional distress impacting on their mental health.
  • Experience of delivering low intensity CBT interventions with children and young people.
  • Providing clinical and caseload management supervision.

Desirable

  • Research and development methodology

Skills

Essential

  • Working as part of MDT

Desirable

  • Provide effective clinical supervision
Person Specification

Qualifications/experience

Essential

  • Successfully completed British Psychological Society (BPS) Accredited or Higher Education England (HEE) Approved academic course of study in line with the CYP IAPT Low Intensity National Programme and will be qualified as a Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP).
  • Professional registration as a Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) with an appropriate regulatory body (e.g. British Psychological Society (BPS) or British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP))
  • Completed, or currently be undertaking the CWP/EMHP supervisor (PG Certificate or CPD) or Senior Wellbeing Practitioner G/PG Diploma training programme, provided by one of the nationally commissioned training providers, which provides eligibility to supervise Trainee CWPs and qualified CWPs in line with their registration requirements
  • Substantial evidence of Continuing Professional Development as a CWP

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
  • Significant post-qualification experience working with young people who are experiencing emotional distress impacting on their mental health.
  • Experience of delivering low intensity CBT interventions with children and young people.
  • Providing clinical and caseload management supervision.

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

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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

Northmoor, ORCA House

North Moor Road

Northallerton

DL6 2FG


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

Northmoor, ORCA House

North Moor Road

Northallerton

DL6 2FG


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Manager

Laura Walls

Laura.walls@nhs.net

07527171634

Date posted

24 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

346-NYC-143-24

Job locations

Northmoor, ORCA House

North Moor Road

Northallerton

DL6 2FG


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