Job summary
- Main area
- CAMHS
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- 1 year (1 post 1 yr fixed term, 2nd post 9 months fixed term.)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Flexible working between the hours of 8am-8pm may be required for this post)
- Job ref
- 346-TSC-043-24
- Employer
- Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Acklam Road Hospital
- Town
- Middlesbrough
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
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Qualified Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP)
NHS AfC: Band 5
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care —our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We’re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won’t rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Job overview
Want to work with children and young people?
Our Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner’s (CWP’s) deliver a range of brief low intensity, evidenced based psychological therapies.
The post holder will work with children and young people (0-18years) with the principal objectives of providing assessment and intervention to children and young people who have mental health needs.
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.
The post holder will be working into the Tees Getting Help team working across the Teesside area. The team is currently based at Evergreen, Acklam Road Hospital though this may change in the future.
We are keen to hear from suitably qualified and experienced individuals. Applicants wishing to work part-time hours would be considered. There are two posts available - 1 yr fixed term & 9 months fixed term.
Please note that CWP registration is a requirement for this post.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work within the CAMHS team providing assessment and CBT based low intensity interventions to individuals and groups.
The post holder will work with young people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary, and should be committed to equal opportunities.
Additional contact details: Sara Horsman, Clinical Lead - [email protected] , or Gillian Sweeney, Clinical Lead - [email protected]
Working for our organisation
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care —our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We’re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won’t rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 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).
- And - 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))
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with children and young people with mental health problems.
- Experience of delivering low intensity CBT and parent led CBT within children and young people’s services.
Desirable criteria
- Worked in a service where agreed targets are in place demonstrating clinical outcomes.
- Experience of delivering psycho-educational groups.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Skilled in delivering low intensity interventions including parent led CBT
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depressive disorders and how they may present in young people
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Andrew Snelling
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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