Senior Wellbeing Practitioner Band 6 - EMHP, CWP

Senior Wellbeing Practitioner Band 6 - EMHP, CWP Senior Wellbeing Practitioner Band 6 - EMHP, CWPWe 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 jobThe three core functions of a Mental Health Support Team (MHST) are: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.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 usOur 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 responsibilitiesPlease 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 ##### SpecificationEducation/ Qualification/TrainingEssentialRecognised EMHP or CWP qualificationDesirableRegistration with BABCP and/or BPSA 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 e.g. psychology or other health/social care/youth related undergraduate degree is requiredExperienceEssentialExperience of working as a qualified EMHP/CWP with CYP and families in an MHST for a minimum of 2 yearsSubstantial experience of working with evidence-based approaches for mild to moderate mental health problems in children and young peopleExperience of routine outcome monitoringExperience of working with schoolsExperience working as part of an MHSTDesirableExperience of supervising low intensity practice with CYP and familiesExperience of service developmentFormal training in supervisionExperience of consultationExperience of teaching/training other professionalsKnowledge and SkillsEssentialKnowledge of current guidelines and recent developments in evidence-based assessments and interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health problemsKnowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management and mental health in relation to children, young people and their familiesKnowledge, understanding and experience with diverse racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds and families with a high level of deprivationDesirableKnowledge of current guidelines in terms of the implementation of the whole-school approach in educationOtherEssentialThe successful candidate must be able to start in post by 1st September 2024 at the latestAbility to complete PG Cert Supervision: Children and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing or PG Dip Senior Wellbeing PractitionerEmployer detailsEmployer nameEast London NHS Foundation TrustAddressTower Hamlets CAMHS18 Greatorex StreetLondonE1 5NFAny attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.363-SS6258830 Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.
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