Children's Wellbeing Practitioner

2 months ago


Castleford, Wakefield, United Kingdom South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust Full time
Job Summary

The South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust is seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Children's Wellbeing Practitioner to join our Primary Intervention Team. As a key member of our team, you will play a vital role in providing assessment and interventions to individuals and groups, working with people of different cultural backgrounds and ages.

Key Responsibilities
  • Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service.
  • Assess and support Young People and Families with a common mental health problem in the self-management of their recovery.
  • Deliver a range of therapeutic techniques which can be incorporated into one-to-one or group interventions.
  • Undertake patient-centered interviews which identify areas where the person wishes to see change and or recovery and make an accurate assessment of risk to self and others.
Person Specification

Personal Attributes

  • A current driving license and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).

Qualifications

  • Post Graduate Certificate for Low Intensity Therapies (IAPT) or equivalent qualification.
  • OR
  • Qualification from PWP Training Course (Post Graduate Certificate or Level 3 undergraduate course) or EMHP or equivalent eg. Experienced and Qualified Graduate Mental Health Worker with relevant Primary Care experiences and competences as required.
  • OR
  • Registered Mental Health Nurse/Social Worker/Occupational Therapist /or equivalent substantial CAMHS clinical experience.

Desirable

  • Post Graduate Mental Health Certificate or Mental Health Professional qualification (nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, etc)

Physical Attributes

  • Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).

Special Knowledge/Skills

  • Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training.
  • Computer literate.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills.
  • Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients.
  • Applicants should demonstrate evidence of interpersonal skills to engage and develop working alliances with colleagues and patients.
  • Demonstrates an understanding of mild to moderate mental health problems, including anxiety and depression, and how it may present in Primary Care.
  • High level of enthusiasm and motivation.
  • Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships.
  • Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively.
  • Ability to work under pressure.
  • Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality.
  • Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in supervision.

Desirable

  • Received risk assessment training (either formal or through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice.
  • Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work/employment and the impact it can have on mental health.
  • Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems.
  • Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence-based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.

Experience

  • Substantial mental health working/working with Children/YP experience including voluntary work or expertise gained by experience of mental health problems.
  • Demonstrates high standards in written communication.
  • Able to write clear reports and letters.
  • Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes.
  • Ability to manage own caseload and time.


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