Job summary
Interviews will be held on 27-03-24
An exciting opportunity has become available for a Full-time Fixed Term Band 5 Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) to join the CAMHS service in the newly established Primary Mental Health Team (PMHT4 Youth) based in Wokingham. The role is based at Wokingham Community Hospital, so attracts Higher Cost of Living Allowance.
The PMH4Y service provides assessments and short-term, evidence-based therapeutic interventions to young people in Wokingham with mild to moderate mental health needs.
The team works closely and proactively with partner agencies, including the Mental Health Support Teams, Early Help, Youth Offending Teams and CAMHS. This is a unique opportunity to be part of, and contribute to, a developing and innovative service. The team provides an important interface with partner agencies and specialist CAMHS.
The service has been developed in partnership with Wokingham Borough Council Children's Services, who remain key partners in this initiative and the development of wider emotional health and wellbeing services for young people.
Operational management and clinical supervision will be provided within Berkshire Healthcare.
The main responsibility of this new CWP role will be to provide, outcome focused, evidence-based low intensity interventions to children and young people experiencing mental health difficulties.
Main duties of the job
- To be trained and confident in the use of CYP IAPT principles, evidence-based interventions (such as Low Intensity CBT) and Routine Outcome Measures.
- Assess and deliver, outcome focused, evidence-based low intensity interventions to children and young people experiencing mental health difficulties.
- Working in partnership, support children, young people in the self-management of presenting difficulties.
- Work in partnership with children, young people, and families in the development of plans for the intervention and agreed outcomes.
- Support and empower children and young people and families to make informed choices about the intervention.
About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust isa specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you'll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
- 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
- Free parking across Trust sites
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for you to be considered for this role:
- Being confident in assessing and delivering, high quality, outcome focused, evidence-based low intensity interventions to children and young people experiencing mental health difficulties (EMHP or CWP training).
- Being caring, compassionate, diligent, and emotionally resilient.
- The ability to supervise junior colleagues and trainees.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Robin Hammond on 07817 093 766 or email: robin.hammond@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for you to be considered for this role:
- Being confident in assessing and delivering, high quality, outcome focused, evidence-based low intensity interventions to children and young people experiencing mental health difficulties (EMHP or CWP training).
- Being caring, compassionate, diligent, and emotionally resilient.
- The ability to supervise junior colleagues and trainees.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Robin Hammond on 07817 093 766 or email: robin.hammond@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Graduate/Postgraduate Certificate in Brief Evidence-Based Interventions for Children and Young People with Common Mental Health Problems (CYP IAPT)/successful completion of the CWP training programme.
- Literacy with evidence of good report writing.
Desirable
- Other relevant postgraduate degree
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Evidence of training/qualifications relating to working with children, young people and families
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children and young people with mental health issues
Desirable
- Worked in a service where targets were agreed and progress towards the targets were used to demonstrate outcomes.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of child and adolescent development and the role of the family in supporting children and young people's emotional well-being
- Responsive to and willing to ask for feedback and supervision
- Demonstrates an understanding and can identify common mental health issues experienced by children and young people
- Understand why it is essential to use evidence-based interventions when possible
- Understand why collecting feedback from children, young people and parents is important
- Ability to demonstrate how to effectively put training into practice
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
- Received training (either formal or through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice
- Able to develop good professional relationships with colleagues inside and beyond child and adolescent mental health services
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills and use of internet mediated communication
- Computer literate - able to use excel database and word.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- High level of enthusiasm and motivation
- Excellent organisational and self management skills
- Ability to use supervision and personal development positively and effectively
- Able to work under pressure
- Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
- Ability to be self-reflective in own personal and professional development and in supervision
- Fluent in English language
Desirable
- Fluent in languages other than English
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Graduate/Postgraduate Certificate in Brief Evidence-Based Interventions for Children and Young People with Common Mental Health Problems (CYP IAPT)/successful completion of the CWP training programme.
- Literacy with evidence of good report writing.
Desirable
- Other relevant postgraduate degree
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Evidence of training/qualifications relating to working with children, young people and families
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children and young people with mental health issues
Desirable
- Worked in a service where targets were agreed and progress towards the targets were used to demonstrate outcomes.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of child and adolescent development and the role of the family in supporting children and young people's emotional well-being
- Responsive to and willing to ask for feedback and supervision
- Demonstrates an understanding and can identify common mental health issues experienced by children and young people
- Understand why it is essential to use evidence-based interventions when possible
- Understand why collecting feedback from children, young people and parents is important
- Ability to demonstrate how to effectively put training into practice
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
- Received training (either formal or through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice
- Able to develop good professional relationships with colleagues inside and beyond child and adolescent mental health services
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills and use of internet mediated communication
- Computer literate - able to use excel database and word.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- High level of enthusiasm and motivation
- Excellent organisational and self management skills
- Ability to use supervision and personal development positively and effectively
- Able to work under pressure
- Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
- Ability to be self-reflective in own personal and professional development and in supervision
- Fluent in English language
Desirable
- Fluent in languages other than English
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).
