Employer: West London NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Hounslow MHST
Town: Hounslow
Salary: £42,939 - £50,697 per annum inclusive of 15% HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 07/05/2025 23:59
Band 6
West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
Job overview
We are pleased to introduce the new role of Senior Wellbeing Practitioner within our Mental Health Support Teams in West London CAMHS. The role offers the opportunity for qualified Senior Wellbeing Practitioners experienced in providing supervision to Educational Mental Health Practitioners or Child Wellbeing Practitioners and experience of working in schools to take a more senior role within the team.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidates will be providing clinical and skills-based supervision to trainee and more junior practitioners, 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 trainees 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.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
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.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS
* Evidence of qualification as a Senior Wellbeing Practitioner (PGCert SWP) from accredited training provider.
* Evidence of qualification as Education Mental Health Practitioner (PGDip EMHP) OR Child Wellbeing Practitioner (PGDip CWP) from accredited training provider.
* Psychology or other health/social care/youth related undergraduate degree.
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
* Experience of working as a Senior Wellbeing Practitioner and providing supervision for junior staff.
* Significant experience post CWP/EMHP qualification of working with children and/or young people and families.
* Knowledge of child and adolescent development and the role of the family in supporting children and young people’s emotional well-being.
* Understanding of systems and contexts in which children and young people are likely to live.
* Experience of working with children and young people with mental health difficulties.
* Experience of working with children with neurodevelopmental conditions (e.g. ASC, ADHD, Mild-moderate LD).
* Ability to identify common mental health problems in children and young people.
APTITUDE & ABILITIES
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills.
* Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients.
* Able to develop good professional relationships with colleagues inside and beyond the service.
* Responsive to and willing to ask for feedback and supervision.
* Received training (either formal or through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice.
DISPOSITION / ATTITUDE / MOTIVATION
* High level of enthusiasm and motivation.
* Excellent organisational and self-management skills.
* Ability to manage own caseload and time.
* Ability to use supervision and personal development positively and effectively.
* Willingness to take an active part in developing the role of SWP within the organisation.
As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.
West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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.
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