13 Oct
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Welling
Job description
Job summary
Bexley MHST seeks to appoint two enthusiastic and dynamic individuals who are passionate about mental health support in schools, with a demonstrable track record of MHST clinical experience.
This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified EMHP, who by January 2025 will have two year's post qualification experience, to embark on further training and develop in a new role as a Senior Wellbeing Practitioner (SWP) within Bexley Mental Health Support Team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will :
o Be expected to fulfil the requirements of and complete the 2-year Senior Wellbeing Practitioner Post Graduate Diploma at Kings College London to enable progression to a fully qualified Senior Wellbeing Practitioner.
o Work as part of the Bexley MHST team to manage a defined caseload with a focus on providing focused assessment and evidence-based intervention for children and young people (CYP) with mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their parents / carers.
o Plan and deliver whole school activities, as part of a school's whole school / college approach to mental health and wellbeing.
o Provide advice and guided signposting to education settings.
o Be expected to provide Case Management and Clinical Supervision to qualified and / or trainee EMHPs within the service.
o Be able to work flexibly across a range of education providers.
o Promote the participation of children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community.
o Promote equity, diversity and inclusion within their own role, the MHST and school communities, contributing to enabling other staff, children, young people, families,
carers and the wider school community from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies.
Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives.
Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres,
schools and people's have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England.
In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs.
We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London.
We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values :
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
Alongside this application an additional application ALSO needs to be submitted to Kings College London for the SWP Post Grad Diploma course details of the KCL course and application guidelines can be found in attached documentation.
The deadline is 4th October 2024 to be considered for this position.
If you have any queries before submitting your university online application at KCL, please contact the KCL admissions office :
If you have any queries relating to the academic course at KCL, please contact the CYP-MH office :
If you have any queries in relation to the Oxleas post please contact : Jenny Eldred, Bexley MHST Team Manager ()
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
CYP-MH Post-Graduate Diploma or Certificate (EMHP)
Desirable
Evidence of CPD relevant to working with CYP in schools or community settings
Experience
Essential
- Two years post qualification experience within a MHST
- Experience of working with CYP's with mild to moderate mental health problems and their families using CBT informed guided self help.
- Experience of managing and prioritising a caseload.
- Evidence of providing culturally adapted interventions.
- Experience in design and delivery of workshops, groups and whole school approach interventions.
Desirable
- Experience of supervising junior staff or trainees
- Experience in working with children and adolescents with Special Educational Needs
Skills
Essential
- CAMHS assessment facilitation, including assessing : risk behaviour, impact of the lived experience, systemic functioning and managing difference in the clinical space.
▶️ Senior Wellbeing Practitioner
🖊️ Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
📍 Welling