About this role
Job summary
This is an exciting time of growth and change withinBerkshire Healthcareas our Child andAdolescentMentalHealth Service is currently working collaboratively with children and young people, and partners to deliver the Governmentsaspirations to increase access to prevention and earlymental health supportfor children and young people.
To support the development of ourGetting Help Teamin Berkshire West, we are looking to recruitthree qualifiedChildren's Wellbeing Practitioners, one each in the followinglocalites;West Berkshire,ReadingandWokingham.You must haveaChildren's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP)qualification to apply for this role.
TheChildren's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP)role is an exciting opportunityto deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, working acrossand communitysettings and healthcare sectors in Englandand to support a whole community approach to emotional health and wellbeing.
Please only apply for your preferred locality.
Main duties of the job
To be trained and confident in the use of CYPMHprinciples, evidence-basedinterventionsand routine outcome measures.
To care co-ordinate and manage a defined caseload of children and young people presenting with emotional health and wellbeing difficulties.
To co-ordinate and deliver individualised care packages for children and young people and evaluate these programmes, ensuringhigh standardsof practicein accordance withnational guidelines and trust policy.
Toprovidespecialist mental health advice, consultation and signpostingusing anoutcome-based triage model.
To provide training to school staff,other professionalsparents and carers in conjunction with colleagues.
Supporting the promotion ofwholeschool basedapproach to developing andmaintainingemotional health and well-being.
To train and mentor students and less experienced members of the team.
To act as an autonomous practitioner with an understanding of own limitations and recognition of when to seek support.
About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
Caring for and about you is our top priority Committed to providing good quality, safe services Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
Flexible working options to support work-life balance 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell Generous NHS pension scheme Excellent learning and career development opportunities 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave Free parking across Trust sites
Job description Job responsibilities
The must haves for this role:
be friendly, self-motivated, and self-organising,
be confident in working in a multiagency setting, working collaboratively with colleagues in schools and across the wider system,
enjoy regular collaboration with your peers and the senior colleagues to whom you report,
as a person, will always be looking for new or better ways to deliver care and be keen to learn,
and most of all will have a calm, friendly and compassionate outlook and have a keen interest in working in aschoolsetting.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supportingstatement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
Ifyouresomeone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We welcome any questions you may have, pleasedonthesitate to contact:Rhona Edwards [email protected] delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants whererequired.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training Essential
Pre January 2023: successful completion of a Health Education England Quality Assured CWP training programme OR Post January 2023: successful completion of a BPS accredited CWP training programme. Registration as a CWP on the British Psychological Society (BPS) Wider Psychological Workforce Register OR CWP registration with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)
Desirable
Relevant bachelor's degree (e.g., psychology, mental health, sociology, education etc.) graded at 2:2 or above
Continuous Professional Development Essential
Commitment to ongoing training and development
Desirable
Evidence of continuous professional development in child and adolescent mental health of relevance to the post
Previous Experience Essential
Experience of working as a Trainee/ qualified Children's Wellbeing Practitioner Significant experience of working with CYP Experience of working in or with a diverse or multi-cultural community Experience of delivering specific evidence based low intensity interventions to CYP and their families Worked in a service where agreed targets are in place and demonstrating clinical outcomes Experience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders Experience of being supervised and utilising the supervision in clinical practise
Desirable
Experience of working with looked after children or other vulnerable groups of CYP and of working in educational settings
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Essential
Knowledge and understanding of common mental health issues experienced by CYP and how they may present Knowledge of evidence-based low intensity interventions for CYP Ability to work within educational settings to increase mental health awareness within the staff group Knowledge of and ability to use routine outcome measures (ROMs) with CYP and families Understands importance of collecting feedback from service users and other key stakeholders, and using this to contribute to quality improvement Ability to undertake comprehensive risk assessments, drawing on complex and multiple sources of information, within scope of practice Knowledge of safeguarding issues and a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of CYP and vulnerable adults Understanding of ethics and patient confidentiality in relation to working with CYP Ability to personally manage a sensitive, and potentially emotionally distressing caseload Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build and develop therapeutic and professional relationships with a range of people Able to communicate clearly and effectively with colleagues, CYP, and families, in a manner that is sensitive to and acknowledging of their needs, experience and all aspects of diversity Able to assist in assessment and observation activities related to individuals' health and wellbeing, and support the development of relevant support Able to analyse and synthesize multiple sources of information to contribute to the team's understanding and formulation of service users' difficulties and the development of multi-disciplinary care plans Able to plan and deliver psychologically informed interventions to meet individual health and wellbeing needs Strong verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills and use of internet mediated communication, tailored to a variety of audiences High standard of letter and report writing Excellent IT skills including ability to use Microsoft Office programmes and understanding of online clinical tools and programmes
Additional Requirements Essential
Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and patient confidentiality Able to work flexibly as required (within and outside of office hours) Able to travel independently between locations (including schools, NHS premises and service user homes etc)to fulfil the requirements and duties of the position
Desirable
Fluent in a language other than English - please state all languages you could work in Able to work with interpreters to deliver services
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address Wokingham Hospital, 41 Barkham Road, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG41 2RE
41 Barkham Road
Wokingham
RG41 2RE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)