Children Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP)

Overview

Ealing MHST is looking for a qualified or about to qualify Educational Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) who is keen to join an innovative early intervention team. The role involves delivering direct interventions for mild-to-moderate low mood, anxiety and behaviours that challenge in schools, and delivering wider whole school approach interventions such as group work, workshops, wellbeing assemblies and classroom interventions.

The main focus of this role is to deliver evidence-based brief interventions to children and young people presenting with mild to moderate mental health difficulties. As part of our core offer to schools, we also work with groups of children, young people, parents, and teachers, raising awareness of common mental health difficulties and available support.

Team and Environment

Our team has grown significantly over the last two years and we place a strong emphasis on wellbeing and creating an environment where people want to stay and develop. We have received positive feedback from staff and value their contributions and feedback to support ongoing development.

Locally and nationally, the team is well-regarded. We have been invited by the Department for Education to attend a ministerial event with the Education Secretary in one of our schools, where an announcement was to be made about the expansion of MHSTs nationally. We have also been contacted by the national MHST team and more recently the Mayor’s Children and Young Londoners team to share good practice about our Autism/Learning disability offer in mainstream schools.

About the Trust

West London NHS Trust is a diverse provider delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation. Our high secure services care for patients from South of England, and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m. The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission, with Forensic services rated as ‘Outstanding’. We are an established partner in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board and lead the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Responsibilities

– Deliver evidence-based brief interventions to children and young people with mild-to-moderate mental health difficulties.

– Deliver whole-school and group-level interventions, including workshops, wellbeing assemblies and classroom activities.

– Engage with schools, parents, and teachers to raise awareness of common mental health difficulties and available support.

Qualifications

– Qualified or about to qualify Educational Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP).

Application and Contact

For further details or informal visits contact:

Name: Rumyana Nenova
Job title: Mental Health Practitioner
Email: rumyana.nenova1@nhs.net