Job overview
We are pleased to recruit to the role of Senior Wellbeing Practitioner within the Hounslow Mental Health Support Team in West London NHS Trust. The role offers the opportunity for qualified Senior Wellbeing Practitioner experienced in providing supervision to trainee or qualified Educational Mental Health Practitioners to join our team. Please note that applicants are required to have both PGDip EMHP and PCert SWP qualifications to be eligible for this role.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidates will be providing clinical and skills-based supervision to qualified EMHPs and trainees, with the support of a Team Lead. Alongside this, you would be working as a senior practitioner delivering evidence-based interventions to children, young people and families/carers within schools. The role will also include supporting Team Leads and managers with aspects of service development and operational functioning of the team.
We invite applications from qualified Senior Wellbeing Practitioners to join our team with experience working within schools who are interested to develop their supervision skills and utilise these in supporting qualified practitioners and more junior members of staff. We are looking for people who have good skills in team working, and who value working with a diverse staff group.
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Evidence of qualification as a Senior Wellbeing Practitioner (PGCert SWP) from accredited training provider.
2. Evidence of qualification as Education Mental Health Practitioner (PGDip EMHP) OR Child Wellbeing Practitioner (PGDip CWP) from accredited training provider
Desirable criteria
3. Psychology or other health /social care/youth related undergraduate degree
4. Other relevant postgraduate degree
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
5. Experience of working as a Senior Wellbeing Practitioner and providing supervision for junior staff
6. Significant experience post EMHP/ CWP qualification of working with children and/or young people and families
7. Knowledge of child and adolescent development and the role of the family in supporting children and young people’s emotional well-being
8. Understanding of systems and contexts in which children and young people are likely to live
9. Worked in a service where agreed targets in place to demonstrating outcomes
10. Experience in providing manualised CWP/EMHP interventions for children and young people experiencing, mild to moderate anxiety, low mood and behavioural difficulties.
11. Experience of MDT working
Desirable criteria
12. Experience of working with children and young people with mental health difficulties
13. Experience of working with children with neurodevelopmental conditions (e.g. ASC, ADHD, Mild-moderate LD)
14. Able to identify common mental health problems in children and young people
15. Worked in a service where agreed targets in place to demonstrating outcomes
16. Understands why collecting feedback from children, young people and parents is important
Aptitude & Abilities
Essential criteria
17. Computer literate
18. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
19. Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
20. Able to develop good professional relationships with colleagues inside and beyond the service
21. Responsive to and willing to ask for feedback and supervision
Desirable criteria
22. Received training (either formal or through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice