- Delivering evidence-based interventions for children and young people (CYP) with mild-to-moderate mental health problems.
- Supporting the senior mental health lead in each education setting to introduce, develop and deliver the whole school/college approach.
- Giving timely advice to school and college staff, and liaising with external specialist services, to help CYP to get the right support and stay in education.
- Recognised EMHP or CWP qualification
- Registration with BABCP and/or BPS
- A minimum of an upper second-class honours, Bachelor's degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard, in a relevant subject psychology or other health/social care/youth related undergraduate degree is required
- Experience of working as a qualified EMHP/CWP with CYP and families in an MHST for a minimum of 2 years
- Substantial experience of working with evidence-based approaches for mild to moderate mental health problems in children and young people
- Experience of routine outcome monitoring
- Experience of working with schools
- Experience working as part of an MHST
- Experience of supervising low intensity practice with CYP and families
- Experience of service development
- Formal training in supervision
- Experience of consultation
- Experience of teaching/training other professionals
- Knowledge of current guidelines and recent developments in evidence-based assessments and interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health problems
- Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management and mental health in relation to children, young people and their families
- Knowledge, understanding and experience with diverse racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds and families with a high level of deprivation
- Knowledge of current guidelines in terms of the implementation of the whole-school approach in education
- The successful candidate must be able to start in post by 1st September 2024 at the latest
- Ability to complete PG Cert Supervision: Children and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing or PG Dip Senior Wellbeing Practitioner
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Senior Wellbeing Practitioner Band 6 – EMHP, CWP - London, United Kingdom - East London NHS Foundation Trust
Description
Job summary
Senior Wellbeing Practitioner Band 6 - EMHP, CWP
We are seeking to recruit two experienced senior wellbeing practitioners to join the Tower Hamlets Education Wellbeing Service (THEWS).
THEWS is a Mental Health Support Team (MHST) established following the government Green Paper: Transforming Children & Young People's Mental Health Provision. The service has undergone recent expansion.
Main duties of the job
The three core functions of a Mental Health Support Team (MHST) are:
The role involves delivering all three MHST functions. The role involves providing clinical supervision to trainees and or newly qualified EWPs and holding small caseload of clinical work while acting as a senior link supporting school leads to develop their whole school approach to wellbeing, project work, and other tasks as/when required.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
THEWS is part of the Tower Hamlets Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) based in Whitechapel, East London.
In line with Trust policy, the service has adopted a hybrid clinical working model of direct face to face and remote working as appropriate.
The service embraces continual improvement and wellbeing of the staff and has a high degree of enthusiasm for quality improvement and working together with partner agencies to provide the highest quality service to the population we serve.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
The successful candidates must be able to start in post by 1st September 2024 at the latest.
The successful candidates must have the ability to complete PG Cert Supervision: Children and Young Peoples Mental Health and Wellbeing or PG Dip: Senior Wellbeing Practitioner. Further information about these courses can be found on the Anna Freud website.
For further information about this role, please contact Joint Service/Clinical Lead: Ify Ezefedi .
Person SpecificationEducation/ Qualification/Training
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Experience
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Knowledge and Skills
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