Mental Health In-Reach to Schools Practitioner

Job summary

Following a successful pilot project, Welsh Government have funded a School Mental Health In Reach Initiative on a Wales wide basis. The initiative aims to improve the wellbeing of pupils in HighSchools and Primary Schools by developing school staff's skills and confidence to support pupils with lower-level mental health and wellbeing needs within their competence and within their role asteachers; and enabling access to specialist provision where this is indicated.Our team plays a key role in delivering these outcomes by working in partnership with schools, providing consultation, supervision and training to teachers and other key professionals; and working collaboratively with staff at a range of levels and from a range ofagencies to support a whole-school approach to improving mental wellbeing. Your role will be to support this work through providing direct clinical services (including assessment of need and provision of therapeutic interventions) as required as well as other supportive tasksrelevant to the core remit of the service.

Main duties of the job

For children, young people and families and with appropriate supervision and support:To provide psychologically minded holistic mental health assessments within a contextual, normative and developmental frameworkTo deliver evidence based therapeutic interventions (individual and group based)To provide advice and information to school staff, including signposting to other sources of supportTo support onward referral to more appropriate community based or secondary and specialist services where indicatedTo develop and maintain close relationships with school service providers and staff from a range of statutory and non-statutory services, providing advice and support to promote the management of those with mental health needs.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.