Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: Qualified CYWPs only
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 411-COM-24-6737547
- Employer
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Alder Hey
- Town
- Crosby
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Children & Young People's Wellbeing Practitioner
Band 5
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
- Great flexible working opportunities
- Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
- Generous annual leave and pension scheme
- Extensive staff health and well-being programmes
Job overview
Permanent B5 Qualified Children & Young People's Wellbeing Practitioner
37.5 Hours per week
This is an exciting opportunity for Qualified Children & Young People's Wellbeing Practitioners (CYWPs) to join our Sefton Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services Team in Sefton. Please note for Qualified CYWPs registration with BABCP or BPS is essential.
We are open to applications from from qualified nurses, social workers and occupational therapists.
We are looking for individuals who have skills and experience in engaging families who are from communities that may be at increased risk of social exclusion or marginalisation. Postholders will work as part of an integrated multi-disciplinary team. They will act as case managers for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health problems and deliver evidence-based interventions alongside or under supervision of senior CAMHS practitioners.
Main duties of the job
- Working as a member of an integrated multi-disciplinary team providing comprehensive assessment of children, young people and families. Planning, implementing and evaluating interventions to address identified needs.
- Acting as case manager for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health problems.
- Delivering evidence-based interventions in a group format alongside or under supervision of senior CAMHS practitioners.
- Monitoring risk and supporting children and young people who present with more severe problems to rapidly access assessment and intervention from senior CAMHS practitioners.
- Promoting the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people.
- Adhering to Trust policies and procedures and the legislative framework in which children’s mental health care is delivered.
Working for our organisation
The services comprise of several multi-disciplinary teams including staff from varied backgrounds, including psychology, psychiatry, social work, nursing and psychotherapy. In addition, our team members are trained in a wealth of different therapeutic interventions and approaches, making the teams truly multi-disciplinary.
Sefton CAMHS – post holder will be based at Burlington House, Waterloo. Appointments are offered from Waterloo and Southport bases.
Alder Hey are offering excellent benefit schemes;
Refer a friend – Alder Hey staff
Successful candidates who are introduced to the trust by existing staff members will receive £1000 after completion of six months in post. Please include the name/Alder Hey email for your friend in the additional information section of your application.
This will be paid in two parts, £250 in first month pay on commencement in post, and £750 on completion of six months.
Accommodation
Alder Hey will support the cost of accommodation for up to 3 months from the date of employment (up to £500 per month)
The cost is to be paid by the staff member and reclaimed as expenses.
Relocation package
Relocation packages to support new hires and will be consulted on an individual basis, please link in with [email protected] for further information.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Assess, plan and deliver outcome focused, evidence-based interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
- Work in partnership to support children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their parents/carers, families and educators in the self-management of presenting difficulties.
- Support children, young people, their parents/carers and families to make informed choices about the interventions being offered.
- Work in partnership with children, young people, their families and educators in the development of plans for the intervention and agreed outcomes. Encourage collaboration and co-production when agreeing plans of care.
- Undertake risk assessments and develop clear risk management plans in line with Trust policy and locally agreed procedures including safeguarding protocols of Education settings. Ensure accurate recording of risk and risk management plans.
- Through locally agreed pathways escalate cases in which level of risk is beyond the scope of practice of the post holder.
- Engage along with more senior staff in the signposting of referrals for children and young people with more complex needs to the relevant practitioner or service.
- Practice, evidence, reflect on and demonstrate an ability to manage one’s own caseload in conjunction with the requirements of the team.
- Attend multi-disciplinary and multi-agency meetings relating to referrals or children and young people in treatment, where appropriate, both for personal educational benefit in discussion with senior leaders, or to provide direct assistance.
- Keep timely and coherent records of all clinical and whole school approach activity in line with both health and education service protocols and use these records and outcome data to inform decision making.
- Complete all requirements relating to data collection.
- Show evidence of working within a collaborative approach, involving a range of relevant others when indicated.
- Contribute to the development of individual or group clinical materials or training materials and go on to develop further such materials as falls within own degree of competence
Person specification
Qualifications, Experience and Training
Essential criteria
- Degree level qualification or above in social work, youth and community work, nursing, CYWP
- Ability to assess plan and implement patient plans of care with regular supervision & knowledge of child development including adolescence.
- To be able to work independently with young people presenting at risk but being aware to maintain this within the bounds of your responsibility accessing supervision if required out of the formal structure.
Desirable criteria
- To demonstrate a commitment to work with a diverse group of families and professionals from a variety of backgrounds.
- Ability to develop therapeutic relationships
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with families with mental health problems.
- Knowledge of behavioural based interventions.
- An understanding of the specific needs of people from different ethnic backgrounds and an understanding of those with disabilities.
- Skilled in the communication of sensitive issues and have an awareness of child protection issues and understand the bounds of confidentiality.
- Must demonstrate a commitment to on-going professional development
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Julia Dunn
- Job title
- Assistant Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
[email protected] - Service Manager
[email protected] - Clinical Lead
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