Psychological/children's Wellbeing Practitioner

3 weeks ago


Worthing, United Kingdom Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust Full time

This is an exciting opportunity for Band 5 Children's Wellbeing Practitioner to join the Single Point of Access service in West Sussex, based in West Building at our Swandean site, as a 0.5WTE member of the team.

SPOA is designed so that children, young people, their families, carers and professionals can refer easily via a single route. SPoA practitioners will direct and signpost young people to the most appropriate emotional wellbeing and/or mental health services.

This is a new post to work alongside SPoA practitioners to agree on the most appropriate care pathways for children and young people referred into the SPoA.

This involves working in partnership with children, young people and their families and the wider professional networks to gather more information in order to make informed decisions on the most appropriate care pathways for young people

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provide Mental Health and Learning Disability Services to adults, children and young people across East Sussex, West Sussex and Brighton and Hove. We have been awarded an overall rating of ‘good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and assessed ‘outstanding’ for being caring.

As a Trust we make a positive difference to thousands of people’s lives across Sussex, providing support so that they can fulfil their potential and enjoy healthy lives. We believe that staff who feel valued by the Trust and are truly engaged in the organisation deliver better outcomes for our patients and we are always looking for people with the right core values to join our team. The Trust is clinician-led, and provides the highest possible level of clinical expertise throughout its services.

Please see attached job description and person specification.

**The SPOA aims to ensure**:
A more integrated aligned and co-ordinated service is in place

More CYP have access to appropriate mental health services at the earliest opportunity through appropriate signposting to services.

More CYP have positive experiences of care and support

Quicker responses to signposting to the most appropriate services to receive treatment and support is reduced

Improved data collection and evaluation of CYP’s outcomes

To participate in case discussions and to develop an understanding of available services and evidence based therapeutic intervention to inform decision making of the most appropriate service to signpost young people too.

To work independently with work managed and goals agreed and reviewed through regular supervision.



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