Trainee Children's Wellbeing Practitioner
This is a training role within the CYP IAPT programme. The post holder will work within our CYP service Getting Help. They will be delivering, under supervision, high-quality, brief, outcome-focused, evidence-based interventions and guided self-help for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
The training and service experience will equip the post holder with the necessary knowledge, attitude, and capabilities to operate effectively in an inclusive, value-driven service.
The post holder will attend all university-based taught and self-study days required by Northumbria University, as specified within the agreed national curriculum, and work in the service for the remaining days of the week using their newly developed skills.
The post holder will be part of a wider CYP Team that works across Tees Valley. They will also be expected to share learning from the training with the rest of the CYP Team.
Interviews will be held the week commencing 25th November 2024.
Main duties of the job
1. Assess and deliver, under supervision, outcome-focused, evidence-based interventions to children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
2. Work in partnership with children, young people, and families in the development of plans for the intervention and agreed outcomes.
3. Complete risk assessments, including risk to self and others.
About us
Teesside Mind has been working in local communities to improve mental health and wellbeing for over 25 years. The environment in which we operate has changed hugely over this time, and the importance of good mental health has never been as widely understood.
One of our proudest achievements in the last 3 years has been collaborating with Primary Care colleagues on the development of Social Prescribing on Teesside. In addition, our recent merger with Redcar and Cleveland Mind has enabled us to offer more services to more people across Teesside.
Our communities are facing real challenges because of the legacy of Covid on people's health and wellbeing, and pressure on resources. Some people are still less well served than others. Young people and people affected by poverty find it most difficult to get help. Our work won't stop until this has changed. There is much more we need to do. Can you help us?
Ours is a vibrant organisation to work for, and our staff are our most important asset. We are compassionate, trustworthy, and determined. We use evidence-based interventions, backed up by policies, training, and clinical support to help people lead full and happy lives.
Job responsibilities
1. Adhere to the service referral protocols. Under supervision, signpost unsuitable referrals to the relevant service as necessary.
2. Through case management and supervision, escalate cases where the level of need becomes beyond scope, or more severe, ensuring adherence to other relevant elements of service delivery.
3. Provide a range of information and support for evidence-based psychological treatments, primarily guided self-help. This work may be face-to-face, by telephone, or via other media.
4. Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or CYP in treatment, where appropriate.
5. Keep coherent records of all activity in line with service protocols and use these records and outcome data to inform decision-making. Complete all requirements relating to data collection.
6. Work in collaboration with children, young people, and communities to enhance and widen access.
7. Attend and fulfil all the requirements of the training element of the post including practical, academic, and practice-based assessments.
8. As well as attendance at the University for training, fulfil private study requirements to enhance learning and prepare assignments for examination, for at least one day a week.
9. Apply learning from the training programme to practice.
10. Receive practice tutoring from educational providers in relation to course work to meet the required standards.
11. Prepare and present case load information to supervisors within the service on an agreed and scheduled basis, in order to ensure safe practice and the governance obligations of the trainee, supervisor, and service are delivered.
12. Engage in and respond to personal development supervision to improve competences and practice.
13. Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to Teesside Mind and any regulating bodies and keep up-to-date on new recommendations/guidelines.
14. Ensure that confidentiality is protected at all times.
15. Ensure clear objectives are identified, discussed, and reviewed with supervisor on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development.
16. Attend relevant conferences/workshops in line with identified professional objectives. Keep all records up to date in relation to Continuous Professional Development.
17. Ensure a comprehensive understanding of the relevant safeguarding legislation, guidance, and best practice.
Person Specification
Experience
* Evidence of working with children and young people with mental health difficulties.
* Demonstrable experience of working in mental health service/s.
* Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets.
* Ability to manage own caseload and time.
* Demonstrates high standards in written communication.
* Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers.
* Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes.
* Lived experience of a mental health difficulty (self, family).
Qualifications
* Evidence of ability to study successfully at undergraduate level or the equivalent.
* Holds a Psychology or other Health and Social Care or Youth related undergraduate degree.
* Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling or within a specific psychological therapy.
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.
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