Job summary
The successful candidate will join the CAMHS Team, and participate in a team structure that has responsibility for providing early, identification and brief intervention to promote positive emotional wellbeing and resilience.
The role will primarily support the Clinical Nurse Specialist for school liaison to engage primary school aged children in the provision of education, to promote the emotional wellbeing and resilience through the delivery of agreed programmes of group and individual interventions that have been identified.
Main duties of the job
Support the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) in the development and implementation of plans and strategies for schools, to support children and young people with low level mental health and emotional problems such as anxiety and low mood. Under the supervision and direction of the CNS will design, develop, manage and deliver developmentally appropriate and evidence based early intervention and low threshold group interventions and activities within a variety of settings for children predominantly but notexclusively aged 4 to 11 years.
Provide 1:1 psychoeducation and interventions to support emotional wellbeing and support the delivery of approved training to relevant staff.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working with highly complex young people and families. Previous experience of working with young people and families, particularly those at a high risk of social and educational exclusion.
- Ability to engage with children and young people.
- Significant experience and a high level of knowledge in a directly relevant profession e.g. Youth Work, Alternative Education, Youth offending, Family Support, Social Care, and Health.
Desirable
- Previous experience within CAMHS or C&YP Departments.
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously, whilst ensuring effective escalation where appropriate.
- Resilience and capacity to deal with demanding and challenging situations, young people and their families.
- Ability to work positively with children and young people and their families to reinforce selfworth, aspiration and achievement.
- Ability to work positively with children and young people and their families to reinforce selfworth, aspiration and achievement.
Desirable
Qualifications/Knowledge
Essential
- In depth knowledge relating to the field of work with Children, young people and families, or equivalent skills, knowledge and training or experience.
- Training and relevant qualifications/experience working with children in the delivery of packages of interventions and group work programmes relating to emotional mental health and health promotion.
- Knowledge and experience of safeguarding issues and procedures
Desirable
- Relevant specialist training in, Health, Youth Work, Education, Social Work or direct relevant profession.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation e.g. The Mind over Matter report, The Engagement and Progression Framework, Children Act, Social Services and Wellbeing Act, Child Protection, safeguarding, UNCRC.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working with highly complex young people and families. Previous experience of working with young people and families, particularly those at a high risk of social and educational exclusion.
- Ability to engage with children and young people.
- Significant experience and a high level of knowledge in a directly relevant profession e.g. Youth Work, Alternative Education, Youth offending, Family Support, Social Care, and Health.
Desirable
- Previous experience within CAMHS or C&YP Departments.
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously, whilst ensuring effective escalation where appropriate.
- Resilience and capacity to deal with demanding and challenging situations, young people and their families.
- Ability to work positively with children and young people and their families to reinforce selfworth, aspiration and achievement.
- Ability to work positively with children and young people and their families to reinforce selfworth, aspiration and achievement.
Desirable
Qualifications/Knowledge
Essential
- In depth knowledge relating to the field of work with Children, young people and families, or equivalent skills, knowledge and training or experience.
- Training and relevant qualifications/experience working with children in the delivery of packages of interventions and group work programmes relating to emotional mental health and health promotion.
- Knowledge and experience of safeguarding issues and procedures
Desirable
- Relevant specialist training in, Health, Youth Work, Education, Social Work or direct relevant profession.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation e.g. The Mind over Matter report, The Engagement and Progression Framework, Children Act, Social Services and Wellbeing Act, Child Protection, safeguarding, UNCRC.
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
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).
