Job Title: Children's Wellbeing Practitioner
Trust: South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Location: John's Angell Town Primary School, 85 Angell Road, London, SW9 7HH
Ward: Child and young person's wellbeing team
Shift Patterns: Monday - Friday 9.00am - 17.00pm
Why might this job interest you?
You'll be working in a service which is embracing compassionate leadership and the need to innovate and work differently in supporting children's mental health. You will also be working within the Lambeth CWP programme, providing high volume low intensity interventions, consisting of a range of self-management courses to Children and Young People and their families experiencing mild to moderate anxiety, depression and/or challenging behaviour.
The team consists of a CWP Service Lead, a Specialist Clinical Practitioner, 2 Recruit to Train Trainee CBT Therapists, 4 qualified CWPs and 2 Trainee CWPS
Key Responsibilities:
- To screen referrals on assigned CWP duty dates and respond to queries within the service.
- Provide a range of information and support for evidence based high-volume-low- intensity evidence based GSH courses. This work may be face to face, telephone or via other media.
- To assess and support children and young people with common mental health problems in improving resilience and self-management.
What you'll need:
- Qualification from CWP training course
- Evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem.
- Experience in using an electronic clinical records and data collection system
- Psychology undergraduate degree
In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of
- Relevant Qualifications
- Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable.
The benefits we can offer you in return:?
- Putting People in Places to Care - be part of the NHSP community, by joining the bank and caring for patients with a team of people from all walks of life.
- Weekly pay to give you access to your wages more quickly.
- Blue Light Card - NHS Discount Provider
- First choice of shifts/placements at the Trust of your choice over agencies.
- Our team is always happy to help - access our support line any time.
- Working options to suit your lifestyle?- being on the bank gives you the flexibility to work the shifts you want or choose fixed term placements.
- Training and development opportunities via the Trust and NHSP's own academy.
- Explore different wards, keep your skills up to date whilst gaining vital experience.
- Being part of the NHSP Community means you'll get access to member activities such as member of the month, member appreciation week, key date giveaways, webinar series and much more.
Who are NHS Professionals?
NHS Professionals is a flexible staff bank, owned by the Department of Health, our purpose is to provide you with the autonomy to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community. Offering you flexible work or alternatively fixed term placements
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