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Children and Young People's Wellbeing Practitioner

Employer
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Location
London
Salary
£42,939 to £50,697 Per annum inc HCA
Closing date
29 Oct 2024
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Profession
Other Health Profession
Grade
Band 6
Hours
Full Time
This post is within Newham CAMHS which is a large and vibrant specialist child and adolescent mental health service with a reputation for innovation and flexibility in meeting the complex mental health support needs of Newham's children, young people and families. It is centrally located on one site in Plaistow, Newham, and provides an extensive and growing range of services including multi-disciplinary specialist teams such as the Emotional & Behavioural Teams, Adolescent Mental Health Team, Paediatric Liaison Team, Neurodevelopmental Team, Looked After Children Team and Social Care/Families First Team. There is a broad spectrum of disciplines (approximately 80 whole time equivalent clinical staff) and a long tradition of effective multidisciplinary and interagency working.

Main duties of the job

The CWP role is to provide support in the Triage and management of families waiting for treatment with our waiting list team E& B3 and also our Front Door Team with referrals. This will also involve delivery of both individual and group interventions for young people and parents under the supervision of a suitably qualified senior clinician. The applicant we be an experienced CWP who can supervise junior CWP staff and CWP trainees.

About us

The CWP role is to provide support in the Triage and management of families waiting for treatment with our waiting list team E& B3 and also our Front Door Team with referrals. This will also involve delivery of both individual and group interventions for young people and parents under the supervision of a suitably qualified senior clinician. The applicant we be an experienced CWP who can supervise junior CWP staff and CWP trainees.

Additionally, our CWPs run workshops, raise awareness of mental health and emotional wellbeing to parent/carers, young people and professionals to promote positive mental health. CWPs will support clinicians in the running of other therapy groups. The post holder will be required to be creative, flexible, adaptable, professional and motivated in all aspects of their role, both in clinical delivery and within the development of the service provision. The successful candidate would contribute to the MDT, working within the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Clinical Responsibilities

1.1. To provide screening and contribute to mental health assessments of clients referred to CAMHS. The assessment role requires the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of data from a variety of sources including self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care.

1.2. To formulate and deliver, under supervision outcome focused, evidence-based individual & group interventions to children and young people experiencing mental health difficulties and their parents. This work may be face to face, telephone or via other media.

1.3. To plan, develop and deliver programmes designed to support and compliment the work of CAMHS practitioners in order to support the emotional needs of young people as part of the overall CAMHS treatment plan.

1.4. Provide information and support to children, YP and their parents to access appropriate further help and resources if required. To support the development of evidence-based resources for families referred and attending the service.

1.5. To use and promote the use of routine outcome measures including session by session monitoring in line with CYP IAPT practice. To work in partnership with children, young people and families in the development of goals for interventions and agreed outcomes.

1.6. To undertake assessment of risk assessment to self and others.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential

  • To have undertaken a qualification from a recognised CWP or EMHP Training Course (Post Graduate Certificate/Diploma).


Desirable

  • Other relevant postgraduate degree


Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of working with children and young people with mental health difficulties.
  • Experience working as a qualified CWP/EMHP
  • CAMHS experience


Desirable

  • Experience of the application of psychological therapy in different cultural contexts.


Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Knowledge of the theory and practice of CBT based guided self-help interventions for children with anxiety, low mood and conduct difficulties.
  • Skills in the use of complex methods of assessment, intervention and Management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
  • Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
  • Ability to use CYP IAPT outcome measures and integrate these into interventions


Desirable

  • Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
  • Knowledge of the impact of severe and enduring mental illness on families.
  • Knowledge / skills in the adaptation of interventions for children and young people with neurodevelopmental disorders.


Other

Essential

  • Demonstrates high standards in written communication
  • Knowledge of child protection and child in need procedures
  • Experience of working within a multicultural framework.


Desirable

  • Personal experience of mental health problems.


Employer details

Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Newham CAMHS

York House, 411 Barking Road

London

E13 8AL

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