Children's Wellbeing PractitionerNHS

Job summary

In an exciting recent development, we are pleased to be in a position to expand our workforce and are seeking to recruit a number of childrens wellbeing practitioners to join a PCN (Primary Care Network) mental health service in South Tyneside and Sunderland.

This involves identifying individuals who have the ability to assist in delivering low intensity, evidence-based interventions for children, young people and their families who present with a variety of mental health difficulties. Within this new and innovative service model, the team is made up of both high and low intensity Children and Young Peoples Mental Health (CYPMH) practitioners and will work in close partnership with our well-established Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Services.

This multi-disciplinary team will deliver a range of interventions that support the identification of mental health needs at the earliest stage, while enabling access to services that build resilience and promote positive mental wellbeing.

Main duties of the job

We expect the post holder to possess sound children and young peoples mental health knowledge and skills. You will have the aptitude, motivation and enthusiasm for working within a pioneering service. Candidates will:

• Provide direct evidence-based low intensity interventions and outcome focused standards of care to children and families/carers.
• Post holders will deliver high-quality training, consultation, and support to other staff.
• Work collaboratively with multi professional teams to ensure practice is efficient, effective, evidence based and safe.
• Successful candidates will be required to work collaboratively with multi professional teams to ensure practice is efficient, effective, evidence based and safe.

This will be achieved by:

• Listening to and understanding the community Bringing people together to develop a shared local vision with service users as equal partners.
• Assessing community assets, resources, needs and issues Empowering community members to identify local issues and express solutions Linking in with Community Mental Health Service.

For an informal discussion about this post please contact Lesley Gammell, CYPMHS Clinical Lead on 0191 5244000 or Carl Sketchley 0191 2403535

Job description

PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE.

To work as a member of the Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Services in South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust providing a Getting Help mental health service to children and young people.

This includes the direct provision of evidence-based interventions and outcome focused standards of care to children and families/carers.

The delivery of high quality training, consultation, and support to other staff. The service will be delivered from Community bases as an integral part of an agreed iTHRIVE multi-agency model of Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Service provision.

Work collaboratively with multi professional teams to ensure practice is efficient, effective, evidence based and safe.

To promote at all times a positive image of children and young people with mental health conditions.

To promote at all times a positive image of the specialist service area and the wider Trust.

About us

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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.

We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for us. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via our Flexible Working Policy.

The Trust employs around 8,746 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Care Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.