• Job Description

  Req#: C9346-23-1414?language=en&page=1155&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Durham and Darlington CYPS Getting Help Team have some fantastic and exciting opportunities available.

  In line with the government's priority to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people, the Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) role is an exciting opportunity to deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, working across both educational settings and healthcare sectors in England.

  Across the Durham and Darlington patch we are looking to recruit a trainee Children's wellbeing practitioner.

  Successful candidates will be employed on a full-time basis and based within Durham or Darlington. This means as part of this role there will be a requirement to travel to Northumbria Universityfor an element of the training, from the service where the candidate is based.

  Main duties of the job

  Successful candidates will be offered a full-time educational programme specifically for the role in partnership with the NorthumbriaUniversity. This post will be funded at NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) Band 4 level, gaining credits towards either a graduate or postgraduate level qualification (depending on level of previous academic study), there will also be an opportunity for employment on successful completion of training, with a starting salary projected to be based on the NHS AfC Band 5 scale.

  To enable this, all applicants must demonstrate in their application the ability to work at degree level or have an equivalent level of relevant experience, with a proven record of previous learning or formal study in child development, wellbeing or mental health. Further to that experience of working with children and young people is desirable.

  About us

  We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

  From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

  We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

  We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

  We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

  Date posted

  19 September 2023

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 4

  Salary

  £25,147 to £27,596 a year per annum

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  12 months

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  346-DDC-079-23

  Job locations

  Durham

  42 North End

  Durham

  DH1 4LW

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The training programme for this post is 12 months in duration and will consist of academic and supervised practice learning across mental health services and educational settings, such as primary and secondary schools, and further education colleges.

  Delivery of the programme will be provided through a combination of taught days within university, independent self-guided study days and experience gained in education wellbeing and mainstream mental health services.

  During training, the post-holder will work under supervision to gain experience across healthcare and educational settings to enable them to gain the level of competence required to deliver high-quality, evidence-based early interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health problems.

  The training course is divided into modules, developing skills and knowledge in areas such as:

  - Working with children, young people and their parents/carers to support self-management including development of plans for specific interventions and agreeing outcomes.

  - Learning to manage own caseload, gaining the necessary skills to practice a range of interventions such as guided self-help.

  - Preparing and presenting caseload information to supervisors.

  - Working with colleagues to provide better access to specialist mental health services and supporting referrals where required.

  - Supporting colleagues in education to identify and manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing.

  On successful completion of training, trainee CWP's will be equipped with the necessary skills, knowledge and capabilities to work as a qualified CWP; as autonomous and responsible practitioners within their scope of practice.

  As this is a full-time training post, initially you will apply for the training post, just as you would with any other job application, and then you will be expected to make a separate application to the university mentioned later on in the recruitment and selection process.

  Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

  Applicants must ensure that prior to applying they have agreement from their current line manager that they can be released on a secondment basis.

  In the event that permanent funding is secured for this post the successful applicant will be confirmed in post on a permanent basis.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The training programme for this post is 12 months in duration and will consist of academic and supervised practice learning across mental health services and educational settings, such as primary and secondary schools, and further education colleges.

  Delivery of the programme will be provided through a combination of taught days within university, independent self-guided study days and experience gained in education wellbeing and mainstream mental health services.

  During training, the post-holder will work under supervision to gain experience across healthcare and educational settings to enable them to gain the level of competence required to deliver high-quality, evidence-based early interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health problems.

  The training course is divided into modules, developing skills and knowledge in areas such as:

  - Working with children, young people and their parents/carers to support self-management including development of plans for specific interventions and agreeing outcomes.

  - Learning to manage own caseload, gaining the necessary skills to practice a range of interventions such as guided self-help.

  - Preparing and presenting caseload information to supervisors.

  - Working with colleagues to provide better access to specialist mental health services and supporting referrals where required.

  - Supporting colleagues in education to identify and manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing.

  On successful completion of training, trainee CWP's will be equipped with the necessary skills, knowledge and capabilities to work as a qualified CWP; as autonomous and responsible practitioners within their scope of practice.

  As this is a full-time training post, initially you will apply for the training post, just as you would with any other job application, and then you will be expected to make a separate application to the university mentioned later on in the recruitment and selection process.

  Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

  Applicants must ensure that prior to applying they have agreement from their current line manager that they can be released on a secondment basis.

  In the event that permanent funding is secured for this post the successful applicant will be confirmed in post on a permanent basis.

  Person Specification

  Qualification

  Essential

  • Evidence of working with children and young people with mental health difficulties
  • Evidence of ability to study successfully at undergraduate level or the equivalent
  • Able to attend the formal training as required
  • Able to complete academic components of the course
  • Able to integrate training into practice

  Desirable

  • Psychology or other health /social care/youth related undergraduate degree
  • Other relevant postgraduate degree

  Experience

  Essential

  • Evidence of working with young people who have experienced a mental health concern
  • Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in different settings

  Desirable

  • Experience of working in mental health or related services
  • Worked in a service where agreed targets in place to demonstrating outcomes
  • Ability to manage own caseload and time

  Skills

  Essential

  • Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
  • Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients

  Person Specification

  Qualification

  Essential

  • Evidence of working with children and young people with mental health difficulties
  • Evidence of ability to study successfully at undergraduate level or the equivalent
  • Able to attend the formal training as required
  • Able to complete academic components of the course
  • Able to integrate training into practice

  Desirable

  • Psychology or other health /social care/youth related undergraduate degree
  • Other relevant postgraduate degree

  Experience

  Essential

  • Evidence of working with young people who have experienced a mental health concern
  • Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in different settings

  Desirable

  • Experience of working in mental health or related services
  • Worked in a service where agreed targets in place to demonstrating outcomes
  • Ability to manage own caseload and time

  Skills

  Essential

  • Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
  • Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Additional information

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Durham

  42 North End

  Durham

  DH1 4LW

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Durham

  42 North End

  Durham

  DH1 4LW

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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