Senior Wellbeing Practitioner

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Work as part of the Bexley MHST team to manage 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.
• Plan and deliver whole school activities, as part of a school's whole school/college approach to mental health and wellbeing.
• Provide consultation and guided signposting to education settings. Be expected to provide Case Management and Clinical Skills Supervision to qualified and/or trainee EMHPs within the service.
• 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, schools, local authority and other statutory bodies and third sector agencies including children's safeguarding as necessary.
• 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 service.
• 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 options.
• Undertake and continuously re-evaluate complex bio-psycho-social assessments and develop a working formulation and/or diagnosis 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 services' and NICE guidelines, policies, protocols and pathways and other professional standards.
• Be available for and participate in individual supervision with agreed clinical supervisor.
• Comply with information governance policies.
• Comply with the relevant professional standards.
• Act in accordance with the NICE Guidelines, data protection and organizational information governance policies and protocols.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• CYP-MH Post-Graduate Diploma or Certificate (EMHP)
• SWP PG. Dip.

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of CPD relevant to working with CYP in schools or community settings

Experience

Essential criteria

• Two years post qualification experience within a MHST
• Experience of working with CYP's with mild to moderate mental health problems and their families using CBT informed guided self help.
• Experience of managing and prioritising a caseload.
• Evidence of providing culturally adapted interventions.
• Experience in design and delivery of workshops, groups and whole school approach interventions.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of supervising junior staff or trainees
• Experience in working with children and adolescents with Special Educational Needs

Skills

Essential criteria

• CAMHS assessment facilitation, including assessing: risk behaviour, impact of the lived experience, systemic functioning and managing difference in the clinical space.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme - Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.

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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

• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 704.3KB)
• Important Additional Information For Candidates (please read carefully) (PDF, 160.6KB)
• Privacy Notice for Staff (PDF, 268.6KB)
• Staff Benefits (PDF, 2.5MB)