Senior Children's Wellbeing Practitioner

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South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.

We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good'.

We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone's potential as change makers.

The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I'm going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you'll be part of something special.

As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.

Job overview

This is an exciting developmental opportunity for 1x experienced CWP who will have been qualified for at least two years by September 2024 to join Cohort 3 of the national SWP programme to become a Senior Wellbeing Practitioner (SWP).

This is a training role and the post holder will be expected to fulfil the requirements of the SWP Post Graduate diploma as set out at Kings College London (KCL). The post-holder will work within core Southwark CAMHS CWP service delivering under supervision outcome-informed, focused, evidence-based interventions for children and young people experiencing, mild to moderate anxiety, low mood, and behaviours of concern.

Both the training and service experience will equip the post holder with knowledge, attitude and capabilities required to operate effectively in an inclusive, value-driven service.

This is a two-year training role within the Children and Young People's Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme (CYP IAPT) specifically commissioned by NHS England (NHSE) with a view to developing the careers and employability of those trained on Children and Young People's Mental Health CYP-MH (previously CYP-IAPT) Low Intensity interventions.

The post holders will be expected to attend all KCL academic and self-study days as required and specified within the agreed national curriculum whilst working in the service for the remaining days of the week.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work as part of the Southwark CAMHS - CWP team managing a defined caseload with a focus on providing focused assessment and evidence-based intervention for children and young people (CYP) with mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their parents/carers.

*Please note that you will need to submit an application form to Kings College London (KCL) for a place on the CYP MH in Senior Wellbeing Practitioner Postgraduate Diploma programme in addition to the employment application that you make to the Southwark CWP Service.

The post holder will under guidance provide Case Management and Clinical Skills Supervision to a no of trainee and/CWP's within the service.

The post holder may be required to travel to sites across the Trust when required and adapt working patterns in order to meet demands of the role.

The post holder is expected to promote equality, diversity and inclusion within their own role, the service, and community settings that allows easy and timely access for our service users.

Please refer to these documents as part of your application process for:

• KCL SWP Brochure January 2025 (attached)
• KCL SWP Application Guidance January 2025 (attached)

*BEFORE THE KCL PORTAL CLOSES*

The KCL application portal is now open and will close at 23:59 on Monday 25th November 2024.

To apply online go to https://apply.kcl.ac.uk/

See FAQs on the KCL website and contact cyp-mh@kcl.ac.uk for any additional course related enquiries.

Working for our organisation

Benefits:

We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close-knit team at SLaM. It's important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer

Some of our benefits are highlighted here:

• Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
• Work life balance, flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
• Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
• Car lease, our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars
• Accommodation, our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites
• NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.

Other benefits include:

• Counselling services
• Wellbeing events
• Long service awards
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Childcare vouchers
• Staff restaurants

We look forward to receiving your application.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Communication

• Establish therapeutic relationships with children, young people and their families and implement evidence based therapeutic interventions.
• Ensure that all members of the multi-disciplinary team, their colleagues, service users and appropriate others are informed/updated of changes involving current care plans, progress, mental state, and psychosocial factors in line with best practice.
• Liaise with and advise CYP and families, GPs, schools, local authority and other statutory bodies and third sector agencies including children's safeguarding as required.
• Communicate sensitive information to carers and relatives.
• Use a range of communication styles and channels as appropriate to the task.
• Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or children and young people in treatment, where appropriate.
• Maintain accurate written records on the electronic record system of the Trust and/or (where required) GP Youth Clinic.

Analytical and Judgmental Skills / Freedom to Act

• Undertake assessments, culminating in an agreed plan of action and/or care and intervention.
• Undertake complex risk assessments and develop a formulation of risk which will lead to the development of risk management plans which have taken into consideration a range of possible outcomes.
• Undertake and continuously re-evaluate complex bio-psycho-social assessments and develop a working formulation which will lead to the development of personalised needs-led care plan in line with evidence based and routine outcome measures.
• Ensure that practice is evidence-based, paying attention to the Trusts and NICE guidelines, policies, protocols and pathways and other professional standards.
• Be available for and participate in individual supervision with agreed clinical supervisor.
• Implement, review and maintain Trust Policies and Procedures.

Planning and Organizational Skills

• Ability to manage and coordinate diary and caseload.
• Plan and organize interventions ensuring that reviews are held within the required time frame.
• Support trainees and supervisees in the team.
• Plan and manage a range of activities which may be complex in nature and delegate appropriate responsibilities to other members of the team.
• Review, evaluate and adjust activities in response to the changing demands.

Responsibility for Patients /Service Users (SUs)

• Assess patients/ SUs with mild to moderate mental health needs to ensure appropriate intervention or treatment offer.
• Work in partnership with young people and their families to inform assessment, need and rationale for treatment intervention.
• To work collaboratively with team members and supervisors to ensure safe working practice and positive outcomes for children and young people.
• To follow safeguarding processes as appropriate or required.

Policy and Service Responsibilities

• Adhere to all policies and procedures outlined by the trust.
• Promote people's equality, diversity and human rights.
• Consider service needs and make relevant suggestions to all local and organizational policies and procedures.
• Ensure that the requirements of relevant acts and statutory guidance are observed, adhered to and implemented, e.g. The Mental Health Act 1983/2007, Working Together to Safe- guard Children 2018, The Children Act 1989/2004.

Responsibility for Staff

• Share clinical skills and knowledge and support the development of others
• Reflect on personal and professional development and learning needs, maintaining skills and practice
• Support and guide others to reflect and develop
• Provide mentoring and support for other learners (subject to professional standards and training requirements)

Responsibility for Information

• Comply with information governance
• Comply with the relevant professional standards
• Act in accordance with the NICE Guidelines, data protection and organizational information governance policies and protocols Research and Development
• The post holder will be required to contribute to and support audit within their service area, as required

Other Duties

• The post holder will be required to use a laptop to complete all admin duties.
• The post holder will be required to take part in an annual performance appraisal, where this job description will be reviewed, and objectives set.
• The Trust has a No Smoking Policy that prohibits any smoking whilst at work.
• To follow and adhere to the Trust's Health and Safety Policies and instructions and be responsible for your own and others health and safety in the workplace.

Person specification

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• A good working knowledge of Mental health disorders in children and adolescents. A good working knowledge of difficulties common to neurodivergent CYP e.g. social anxiety, sleep disturbances, sensory processing difficulties, burn out .
• A good working knowledge of Key legislation relevant to CAMHS setting: The Children Act 1989, 2004 and The Mental Health Act 1983, Human Rights Act 1998 and Mental Capacity Act 2005
• A good working knowledge of Safeguarding procedures. Assessment of risk and management of risk factors
• A good working knowledge of the principles underlying confidentiality and information sharing. The principles of clinical governance and CAMHS practice.

Desirable criteria

• Relevant research and its application to assessment, treatment and case management of CAMH disorders. Research informed and evidence based methods of assessment, treatment and case management.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of functioning as a CWP in CYP mental health services.
• Demonstrable post qualification experience, including experience of working with CYP's with mild to moderate mental health problems and their families using CBT or CBT informed GSH.
• Experience of managing and prioritising a caseload.
• Evidence of good practice in CAMHS assessment facilitation, including assessing: risk behaviour, impact of the lived experience, systemic functioning and managing difference in the clinical space.

Desirable criteria

• Working with families in a diverse environment
• Experience in working as part of a core CAMHS
• Experience of undertaking qualitative and quantitative research methodology
• Experience of supervising junior staff or trainees

Skills and Training

Essential criteria

• Ability to work therapeutically with the client group, using a range of therapeutic interventions
• Ability to work under pressure. Ability to take on new concepts/forward thinking
• Good written and verbal presentation skills. Basic IT and data entry skills to enter clinical information into databases
• Ability to work within a changing environment. Ability to be 'reflective' in therapeutic practice and adapt practice from this reflection. Demonstrate an ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team

Desirable criteria

• Skill in using a specific therapy in practice

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• CYP - IAPT Post-Graduate Diploma or Certificate (CWP) with two years post qualification experience within an MHST or CWP service by January 2023.

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of CPD relevant to working with CYP in community settings
• Formal training in non CWP parenting interventions i.e. Incredible Years.
• Evidence of CPD attendance or formal training in adapting interventions for Neurodivergent CYP

The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights. We aim to put this commitment into practice by:

• Embedding our commitment to tackling inequality, eliminating discrimination and harassment; promoting equality of opportunity and fostering good relations in our everyday practice
• Ensuring that all our services and all staff understand and support our commitment
• We believe that people who use our services, their carers and our staff, should be treated with compassion, respect and dignity

Please note:

• That all applications for this post will need to be made online
• That you read and understand the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria
• That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible
• That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs
• That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not successful
• That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
• That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
• That we are a smoke-free Trust

SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion , Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe'

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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

• Senior Wellbeing Practitioner JD/PS (PDF, 712.3KB)
• Senior Wellbeing Practitioner JD/PS (PDF, 712.3KB)
• KCL Application Guidance (PDF, 445.8KB)
• KCL SWP Brochure (PDF, 347.4KB)
• SLaM Staff Benefits (PDF, 1.1MB)
• Happy to Talk Flexible Working (PDF, 680.1KB)