At a Glance
- Tasks: Support children's mental health through evidence-based interventions and team collaboration.
- Company: Join the East London NHS Foundation Trust, dedicated to improving lives.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, hybrid working model, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment with a focus on continuous improvement and inclusivity.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in young people's lives while developing your career.
- Qualifications: Must have relevant qualifications in children's mental health and supervision.
The predicted salary is between 47951 - 56863 £ per year.
We are seeking to recruit an experienced senior wellbeing practitioner 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.
The 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.
Main duties of the job include delivering all three MHST functions, providing clinical supervision to practitioners within the team, holding a small caseload of clinical work, acting as a senior link supporting school leads to develop their whole school approach to wellbeing, and undertaking project work and other tasks as required.
Our 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.
Tower Hamlets CAMHS is 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 well-being 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.
The successful candidates must have completed either the PG Cert Supervision: Children and Young Peoples Mental Health and Wellbeing or the PG Dip: Senior Wellbeing Practitioner course. All candidates without either of these qualifications will be rejected.
Essential experience includes:
- Substantial experience of working with evidence-based approaches for mild to moderate mental health problems in children and young people.
- Experience of supervising low intensity practice with CYP and families.
- Experience of routine outcome monitoring.
- Experience working with schools.
- Experience working as part of an MHST.
- Experience of service development.
- Experience of consultation.
- Experience of teaching/training other professionals.
Essential knowledge and skills include:
- Knowledge of current guidelines and recent developments in evidence-based assessments and interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health problems.
- Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management and mental health in relation to children, young people and their families.
- Knowledge, understanding and experience with diverse racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds and families with a high level of deprivation.
- Knowledge of current guidelines in terms of the implementation of the whole-school approach in education.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Senior Wellbeing Practitioner Band 6 – EMHP, CWP in London employer: National Health Service
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and collaborative work environment for healthcare professionals in North Wales. With a commitment to employee development and a focus on compassionate care, staff have access to continuous professional development opportunities and the chance to make a meaningful impact in both acute and community paediatrics. The Health Board's integrated approach ensures that employees are part of a dynamic team dedicated to improving health outcomes for the local population.
