Trainee Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP)
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 24 Medi 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | £32,199.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £32199.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 13 Hydref 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Croydon, CR0 2PR |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Dros dro |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | B0546-25-0001 |
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Trainee Chilren's Wellbeing Practitioner Role Description Responsible to: Senior Mental Health Practitioner Salary: NHS Band 4 FTE (£32,199), inclusive of Outer London Weighting Annual Leave: Pro rata of 28 days per annum (plus bank holidays) Hours: Full-time (35 hpw) Occasional evening work and attendance at Saturday meetings (currently 2 times p.a.) for which TOIL will be given Location: Across our borough based services in Croydon, Sutton and Merton Croydon 72 Queens Road, Croydon CR0 2PR Merton Vestry Hall, 336 London Rd, Mitcham CR4 3UD Sutton 172 Croydon Road, Beddington CR0 4PG Croydon 678 London Road, CR7 7HU Job Summary:This is a training role within the Children and Young People's Psychological Trainings programme (CYP-PT). The post-holder will work within a CYP mental health service that is focussed on outreach to the community. Trainees will be delivering, under supervision, high-quality; brief outcome focused evidence-based interventions and guided self-help for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties within the community. The training and service experience will equip the post holder with the necessary knowledge, attitude and capabilities to operate effectively in an inclusive, value driven service. DUTIES: This is a training position post holder will undertake training at Kings College London alongside working in service for Off The Record. They will be taught to deliver evidence based guided self-help interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. The post holder will use their newly developed skills to support children and young people who are referred into the service and trainees will receive supervision to support their professional development. Applicants will need to be ready to start work in early/mid-January 2026 and posts cannot be offered to candidates unless they can guarantee this start date. Shortlisted candidates will also need to submit an application form to KCL for a place on the postgraduate Diploma in Child Wellbeing Practice. The application form details are attached/linked below and will need to be completed at the same time as your application for a post. 1. To offer a range of flexible, compassionate and engaging mental health interventions for young people within our community services, including individual support, group work, counselling and psycho-educational work 2.Work in partnership with children, young people and families in the development of plans for the intervention and agreed outcome 3.Support and empower children, young people and families to make informed choices about the intervention 4. To monitor the effectiveness of interventions offered through the routine use of outcome monitoring tools reviewed directly with young people 5. Working with other staff across Off the Record to identify new areas for development, creativity and innovation within our existing services, researching unmet need and developing new responses. 6. To maintain high levels of safeguarding awareness and to respond to risk and safeguarding issues as they arise whilst respecting the young person's autonomy wherever possible. 7. To maintain accurate and up to date records of all work delivered on relevant data systems and to contribute to the monitoring and evaluation of our services 8. To ensure young people's voices are always central to service developments and contributing to young peoples participation and engagement activities in the charity 9. Undertaking direct promotion and publicity of the charity's services to young people, communities and professionals 10. To attend regular clinical and line management supervision and to attend other team/charity meetings as appropriate including occasional Saturday meetings/training days 11. To actively implement the charity's equalities and diversity & user engagement policies. 12. Any other tasks, not listed here, but deemed necessary and in the interest of the charity Training and Supervision 13. Attend and fulfil all the requirements of the training element of the post including practical, academic and practice-based assessments and assignments to successfully complete the PG Diploma as part of becoming a fully qualified CWP 14. As well as attendance at the University for training, fulfil private study requirements to enhance learning and prepare assignments for examination, for at least one day a week. 15. Apply learning from the training program directly to practice through the course. Receive practice tutoring from educational and clinical providers in relation to course work to meet the required standards. 16. Prepare and present case load information to supervisors within the service on an agreed and scheduled basis, in order to ensure safe practice and the governance obligations of the trainee, supervisor and service are delivered. 17. Prepare and present case load information to supervisors within the service on an agreed and scheduled basis, in order to ensure safe practice and the governance obligations of the trainee, supervisor and service are delivered. 18. Engage in and respond to personal development supervision to improve competences and practice