Job summary
We are delighted to announce a training Children's Wellbeing Practitioner post in Sheffield CAMH service. The role will provide early intervention to children and young people experiencing emotional and behavioural difficulties.
This is a training role within Children and Young People Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme (CYP IAPT). You will work towards a Postgraduate Certificate in Child and Young Persons Psychological Wellbeing Practice at the University of Northumbria with permanent employment on completion of training and having attained CWP qualification based on the NHS Band 5 scale. You will work within a clinic setting as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering, under supervision, high-quality; outcome informed, focused, evidence-based interventions for children and young people experiencing, mild to moderate anxiety, low mood and behavioural difficulties. The training and service experience will equip you with the necessary knowledge, attitude and capabilities to operate effectively in an inclusive, value driven service.
To be shortlisted you will have a minimum of a second-class university degree and previous experience of working with young people with mental health difficulties.
Applicants need to be ready to start work in early/mid-January 2024 and posts cannot be offered to candidates unless they can guarantee this.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will attend university based taught and self-study days required by the education provider, as specified within the agreed national curriculum and work in the service for the remaining days of the week.
This is a training role within the Children and Young People's Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Programme (CYP-IAPT). The post-holder will work within a CYP MHS as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering, under supervision, high-quality; brief outcome focused evidence-based interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
The training and service experience with equip the post holder with the necessary knowledge, attitude and capabilities to operate effectively in an inclusive, value driven service.
The post holder will attend all university based taught and self study days required by the education provider, as specified within the agreed national curriculum and work in the service for the remaining days of the week using their newly developed skills.
About us
Sheffield Children's is one of three independent, specialist paediatric hospitals in the country, providing dedicated healthcare for children and young people across community, mental health and acute specialist settings.
We have three overarching aims that set the direction for the Trust in our vision "to create a healthier future for children and young people."
- Outstanding patient care
- Brilliant place to work
- Leader in children's health
Our commitment to rewarding colleagues is demonstrated through our brilliant reward and benefits offer including; generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme and access to salary sacrifice schemes such as cycle to work and lease cars.
We are committed to supporting colleagues from different heritages and lifestyles while at work. This is supported through the offer we have in place for flexible working and the three equality network groups we have in place. Colleagues are encouraged to join these groups and request flexible working.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Job description and personal specification for full details.
Inclusive Recruitment & Selection
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change.
We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager: Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net
We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Childrens being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net
Trust Values
The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:
- Compassion leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
- Accountability striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
- Respect value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
- Excellence delivering a high-quality standard of care
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Job description and personal specification for full details.
Inclusive Recruitment & Selection
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change.
We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager: Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net
We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Childrens being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net
Trust Values
The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:
- Compassion leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
- Accountability striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
- Respect value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
- Excellence delivering a high-quality standard of care
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Evidence of working with children and young people with mental health difficulties
- Evidence of ability to study successfully at undergraduate level or the equivalent with a minimum of a second-class university degree
Desirable
- Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling, or within a specific psychological therapy
- Psychology or health/social care/youth related undergraduate degree
- Other relevant post graduate degree
Experience
Essential
- oEvidence of working with children and young people with mental health difficulties
- oDemonstrate high standards in written communication
Desirable
- oExperience of working in mental health or related services
- oWorked in a service where agreed targets in place to demonstrate outcomes
- oAbility to manage own caseload and time
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- oAbility to evaluate and put in place the effect of training
- oComputer literate
- oExcellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
- oAble to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
- oDemonstrates an understanding of children and young people's mental health and how it may present
Desirable
- oReceived training (either formal or through experience of carrying out risk assessments
- oDemonstrates a knowledge of issues relating to children and young people and the impact it can have on mental health
- oDemonstrates an understanding of the need to use evidence based therapies and how it relates to the post
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Evidence of working with children and young people with mental health difficulties
- Evidence of ability to study successfully at undergraduate level or the equivalent with a minimum of a second-class university degree
Desirable
- Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling, or within a specific psychological therapy
- Psychology or health/social care/youth related undergraduate degree
- Other relevant post graduate degree
Experience
Essential
- oEvidence of working with children and young people with mental health difficulties
- oDemonstrate high standards in written communication
Desirable
- oExperience of working in mental health or related services
- oWorked in a service where agreed targets in place to demonstrate outcomes
- oAbility to manage own caseload and time
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- oAbility to evaluate and put in place the effect of training
- oComputer literate
- oExcellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
- oAble to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
- oDemonstrates an understanding of children and young people's mental health and how it may present
Desirable
- oReceived training (either formal or through experience of carrying out risk assessments
- oDemonstrates a knowledge of issues relating to children and young people and the impact it can have on mental health
- oDemonstrates an understanding of the need to use evidence based therapies and how it relates to the post
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).
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).
