Assistant Practitioner

The Methodist Church in Britain; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension scheme

Early access to psychological services

Competitive annual leave

Car leasing scheme

Free eye tests

Salary sacrifice discounts

Options for flexible working

Job summary

The Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for an Assistant Practitioner within the Children and Young People’s Emotional Wellbeing Service. This hybrid role involves delivering evidence-based interventions to children and young people, travelling across a large rural county, and contributing to service transformation with flexible hours.

Required NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent, plus experience in mental health support and safeguarding knowledge.

Qualifications

• Sound organisational and time management skills.
• Sound verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently, autonomously and collectively, using own initiative.
• Sound knowledge of child care legislation and safeguarding.
• Good understanding of child and adolescent development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions to children and young people with emotional wellbeing needs.
• Work within the hybrid Healthy Minds Lincolnshire team and help shape the Emotional Wellbeing Service.
• Travel across a large rural county and work flexibly according to service needs.
• Follow children's safeguarding procedures in Lincolnshire.
• Build good working relationships with other professionals to provide holistic care to children, young people and families.

Education

NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care

Job description

This Assistant Practitioner post sits in the Children and Young People's Emotional Wellbeing Service at Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. The service supports children and young people aged 0 to 19 with low-level emotional wellbeing or mental health problems through evidence-based interventions. The post joins a hybrid team merging Healthy Minds Lincolnshire and the Mental Health Support Teams during service transformation, with full-time hours that can be flexed and travel across a rural county. Visa sponsorship is not available, so applicants must give their visa type and expiry date.

What the job involves

• Deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions to children and young people with emotional wellbeing needs such as anxiety, low mood, self-harm, self-esteem and anger
• Work within the new hybrid Healthy Minds Lincolnshire team and help shape the Emotional Wellbeing Service
• Travel around a large rural county and work flexibly according to the needs of the service
• Follow children's safeguarding procedures in Lincolnshire
• Build good working relationships with other professionals to provide holistic care to children, young people and their families

What’s required

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent, or equivalent experience

Experience

• Experience of working with people with mental health needs
• Knowledge of universal children's services
• Knowledge and experience of delivering evidence-based therapeutic interventions

Skills & knowledge

• Sound organisational and time management skills
• Sound verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently, autonomously and collectively, using own initiative
• Sound knowledge of child care legislation and safeguarding
• Good understanding of child and adolescent development

Checks & eligibility

• Right to work in the UK without sponsorship, with visa type and expiry date stated in the application

Other

• Ability to travel across a large rural county
• Willingness to work flexibly according to service needs

Nice to have

• Teaching or training qualification
• Therapeutic intervention courses
• Experience of working with children and young people
• Experience of delivering therapeutic interventions
• Experience in delivering training and group work

What’s offered

• Early access to psychological therapies and physiotherapy
• Competitive annual leave allowance
• Car leasing scheme
• NHS pension scheme
• Free eye tests
• Salary sacrifice money-saving options and discounts at major high street retailers and restaurants
• Options for flexible working