Job overview
We are looking for a dynamic band 5 CWP to join our friendly team and support the delivery of low intensity interventions in schools and Community settings for children & young people in Ealing. This role is for candidates who have completed the CYP MH Child Wellbeing Practitioner training and are eligible to be registered as a CWP with a BABCP or BPS
The CWP team, which is based in Ealing Mental Health Support Team (MHST) has a very well-established and highly valued team of CWPs within it. You will be working under the leadership and supervision of the CWP supervisor, alongside Trainee CWPs within the CWP / community pathway of Ealing MHST. You will play a key role in expanding our community offer as well as supporting the band 4 Trainee CWPs in the community.
Main duties of the job
You will be working with young people (0-18), families, carers and internal and external professionals. You will be expected to contribute to clinical consultation and advice to non-clinical groups, e.g. Schools and voluntary sector professionals.
A large part of this role will be devoted developing the CWP community pathway. This unique pathway established in Ealing CAMHS started as a community link worker project with who developed links with various BAME communities like the Sikh, Somali, Arab, Polish and Sri Lankan as well as other charity organisations & faith-based places. As a result of this work, we have seen an increase in referrals to CAMHS teams from under-represented groups following this project and hope to continue to maintain and develop these relationships further through this new Band 5 CWP role.
The successful candidate will be connecting with communities in Ealing who are underrepresented in CAMHS to engage them, understand their views about mental health and any barriers for taking help & to raise awareness and promote mental health support (NHS and non-NHS) within these communities. You will be taking an active role, in the development of specialist provision of specific community projects to understand hard to reach communities, increase accessibility of CAMHS services within these communities as well as support in development of culturally sensitive CAMHS services.
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
Qualification
Essential criteria
1. •Successful completion of 1yr of the CYP MH ‘Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner’ course and are eligible to be registered as a CWP with a BABCP or BPS
Desirable criteria
2. •A further relevant degree qualification
3. •Teaching qualification
4. •Youth Mental Health First Aid trained
Competencies
Essential criteria
5. •Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health interventions with children
6. •Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health interventions with families
7. •Ability to conduct group parenting programmes
8. •Ability to work within educational & community settings to increase mental health awareness within the staff group
9. •Ability to conduct mental health assessments of children and young people
10. •Ability to make an assessment of risk and to record and communicate it appropriately
11. •Ability take appropriate action to mitigate or manage risk
Desirable criteria
12. •Ability to teach others about mental health issues
13. •Ability to conduct other group therapeutic interventions with children and their families
14. •Experience of designing and offering culturally sensitive community-based support for harder-to-reach communities
Knowledge
Essential criteria
15. •Knowledge of educational & community environments
16. •Knowledge of safeguarding issues
17. •Knowledge of capacity and consent issues including Gillick competence
Desirable criteria
18. •Knowledge of the functional operation of specialist CAMHS teams
Experience
Essential criteria
19. •Experience of working with children and young people, their families and others in educational and community settings.
20. •Experience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders
21. •Experience of working with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or behavioral difficulties
22. •Experience of working with anxiety disorders
23. •Experience of working with affective (mood) disorders
24. •Experience of the delivery of specific therapeutic interventions to children, young people or their families (e.g. CBT, solution focused brief therapy)
Desirable criteria
25. •Experience of working with children and their families in a healthcare setting
26. •Experience of working with children and their families in an education setting
27. •Experience of monitoring and recording outcome measures for children’s emotional wellbeing
28. •Experience of navigating complex social systems and environments, who may have conflicting priorities or agendas
29. •Experience of working with looked after children
30. •Experience of working with other vulnerable groups