This Assistant Practitioner post sits in the Children and Young People's Emotional Wellbeing Service at Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. The service supports children and young people aged 0 to 19 with low-level emotional wellbeing or mental health problems through evidence-based interventions. The post joins a hybrid team merging Healthy Minds Lincolnshire and the Mental Health Support Teams during service transformation, with full-time hours that can be flexed and travel across a rural county. Visa sponsorship is not available, so applicants must give their visa type and expiry date.
What the job involves
- Deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions to children and young people with emotional wellbeing needs such as anxiety, low mood, self-harm, self-esteem and anger
- Work within the new hybrid Healthy Minds Lincolnshire team and help shape the Emotional Wellbeing Service
- Travel around a large rural county and work flexibly according to the needs of the service
- Follow children's safeguarding procedures in Lincolnshire
- Build good working relationships with other professionals to provide holistic care to children, young people and their families
What’s required
Qualifications
- NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent, or equivalent experience
Experience
- Experience of working with people with mental health needs
- Knowledge of universal children's services
- Knowledge and experience of delivering evidence-based therapeutic interventions
Skills & knowledge
- Sound organisational and time management skills
- Sound verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently, autonomously and collectively, using own initiative
- Sound knowledge of child care legislation and safeguarding
- Good understanding of child and adolescent development
Checks & eligibility
- Right to work in the UK without sponsorship, with visa type and expiry date stated in the application
Other
- Ability to travel across a large rural county
- Willingness to work flexibly according to service needs
Nice to have
- Teaching or training qualification
- Therapeutic intervention courses
- Experience of working with children and young people
- Experience of delivering therapeutic interventions
- Experience in delivering training and group work
What’s offered
- Early access to psychological therapies and physiotherapy
- Competitive annual leave allowance
- Car leasing scheme
- NHS pension scheme
- Free eye tests
- Salary sacrifice money-saving options and discounts at major high street retailers and restaurants
- Options for flexible working
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
