Children's Wellbeing Practitioner

Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video

Job overview

The individual in this role is expected to support their team, department, and organization in embodying the Trust's Values through their daily activities.

This will be accomplished by providing high-quality, concise, outcome-focused, evidence-based interventions for children and young people (CYP) experiencing mild to moderate mental health challenges, with clinical supervision and support from a CWP supervisor and other qualified clinicians.

The role involves regularly measuring clinical outcomes and providing evidence-based clinical interventions, in accordance with the CYP-IAPT program.

The incumbent must possess a CWP qualification (, Postgraduate Certificate in Child and Young Persons Psychological Wellbeing Practice) or equivalent, demonstrating the necessary knowledge, attitude, and capabilities to function effectively within an inclusive, value-driven service.

The role demands the consistent delivery of a “client-focused” service that promotes excellent customer service and fosters effective working relationships.

Main duties of the job

As a Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP), you hold a unique role in triaging patients according to their needs and directing them to other services, including voluntary services and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). The postholder will collaborate with a broader team dedicated to supporting children, young people, and their families and carers by:
- Establishing connections with other services to ensure children and young people are referred to the most appropriate services for their needs.
- Communicating effectively with children, young people, and their families and carers during the referral process.
- Identifying services that can offer continued support after therapy concludes, such as youth groups.
- Developing a mutual understanding of which referrals are appropriate for CAMHS.

Working for our organisation

High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,313 to a maximum of £5,436 pro rata for part time).

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will accomplish this by providing high-quality, brief, outcome-focused, evidence-based interventions for children and young people (CYP) experiencing mild to moderate mental health issues, with clinical supervision and support from a CWP supervisor and other qualified clinicians.

They will regularly measure clinical outcomes and administer evidence-based clinical interventions, in accordance with the CYP-IAPT programme.

The post holder must possess a CWP qualification (, Postgraduate Certificate in Child and Young Persons Psychological Wellbeing Practice) or equivalent, demonstrating the necessary knowledge, attitudes, and capabilities to function effectively within an inclusive, value-driven service.

The post holder is expected to consistently offer a "client-focused" service that emphasizes excellent customer service and fosters effective working relationships.

Key Responsibilities:

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The appointee will be an integral part of a multidisciplinary team, providing high-quality, brief, outcome-focused, evidence-based interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health issues.

- The appointee will deliver clinical interventions within the care pathways under the supervision of a senior psychological practitioner.
- They will regularly measure clinical outcomes in accordance with the CYP-IAPT program.
- They will promote the mental and emotional health of children, young people, and families in the community through evidence-based clinical interventions.
- They will conduct initial assessments in community settings and provide a range of early interventions for children and young people with various emotional and behavioural difficulties.
- They will offer direct services to children, young people, and their families in an accessible and non-stigmatizing environment, grounded in the best research evidence and within clinical governance.

Leadership

- The role includes being part of an effective team and fostering productive working relationships across the Trust.
- The role involves working in partnership to support children and young people with mild to moderate mental health issues and their families in managing their difficulties.
- The role requires facilitating the development of a positive and supportive team culture by managing potential conflicts effectively.
- The role includes participating in the audit process and contributing to the clinical governance agenda.
- The role involves advising, supporting, and sharing knowledge with colleagues, drawing on the latest research and practice developments through literature and peer reviews.

Clinical/therapeutic skills

- The role involves assessing and providing outcome-focused, evidence-based interventions to children and young people with mild to moderate mental health issues.

Person specification

Demonstration of Trust Values

Essential criteria

• Putting people first • Prioritising quality • Being progressive, innovative, and continually improve • Being professional and honest • Promoting what is possible, independence, opportunity, and choice

Qualifications

Essential criteria

NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy Successful completion of the HEE commissioned 1yr Children's Wellbeing Practitioner course. Appropriate registration with either the BABCP or BPS as a low intensity practitioner.

Experience

Essential criteria

Evidence of working with children and young people with mental health difficulties, Experience of working therapeutically with parents/carers/families of children and young people with mental health problems Experience of carrying out generic assessment with other colleagues in the multi-disciplinary team.Experience of assessment carried out autonomously in order to determine the most appropriate treatment plan from a range of options for the child/young person Experience of providing individual interventions with a wide variety of children and young people, from 3 to 19 years old Experience of providing clinical interventions in different cultural contexts

Desirable criteria

Experience of working in mental health or related services Worked in a service where agreed targets in place to demonstrating outcomes

Knowledge

Essential criteria

An awareness of NHS priorities. Knowledge of the theory and practice of short term and long term clinical interventions in CAMHS Knowledge of legislation in relation to children and adolescents and safeguarding procedures and policies Knowledge of NHS, Social Care and Education structures, national policies and frameworks, evidence-based practice including NICE guidelines Knowledge of risk management and ability to monitor and assess risk and act accordingly to ensure safety

Skills

Essential criteria

Basic awareness of IT and IT skills Ability to communicate clearly and effectively highly complex and sensitive matters to patients, which give rise to psychological distress. An ability to integrate complex clinical information into a coherent formulation Skill in the ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside CAMHS Ability to tolerate anxiety without recourse to premature action whilst appreciating the role of the supervisor Capacity to work alone, involving colleagues and manger as relevant Capacity to write clear records and observe policies, procedures, and guidelines. Ability to plan and organise own workload and time Ability to use outcome monitoring across all clinical work

Other

Essential criteria

To be able to work within the Professional Code of Conduct and Ethics Full, enhanced and current satisfactory DBS disclosure for the role To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area To be able to work autonomously within the overall framework of the Trust’s policies and procedures Able to form good working relationships with others in multi-disciplinary and inter-agency settings Evidence of personal resilience and aptitude for dealing with challenging, potentially distressing and highly emotional clinical work

Benefits

We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:

A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff. A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity. Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors. Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.

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