Emotional Health and Wellbeing Practitioner

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust; Wareham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Wareham seeks an experienced practitioner to support children and young people with ME/CFS. The role involves providing specialist care, managing a caseload, and devising care programmes. Candidates must have experience with complex needs and be available for 8.25 hours per week with flexible arrangements. An enhanced DBS check is required.

Qualifications

• Experience working psychologically with children and young people with ME/CFS and complex needs.
• Enhanced DBS check required.
• Availability for 8.25 hrs per week with flexible working arrangements.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist care and interventions as part of a multi-disciplinary care team.
• Devise specialist programmes of care for other professionals.
• Provide supervision and mentorship to team members.

Skills

Psychological support for children and young people

Complex needs management

Job description

The job will involve supporting the emotional needs of the children and young people from Dorset who have been diagnosed with ME/CFS and delivering flexible, brief, evidence-based interventions. The post works alongside a specialist, experienced team.

This role is for an experienced practitioner who has the skills and experience to work psychologically with children and young people with ME/CFS who have complex needs.

Employment: 8.25 hrs per week, with flexibility required to meet the needs of the service.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist care and interventions, assessments, and manage patients on a caseload as part of a wider multi‑disciplinary care team.
• Offer specialist advice to others regarding the management and care of service users.
• Devise specialist programmes of care for other professionals to deliver and ensure they are delivered appropriately.
• Plan, implement and review health improvement programmes in a range of settings.
• Provide supervision, mentorship, training and support to other members of the team.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Experience working psychologically with children and young people with ME/CFS and complex needs.
• Enhanced DBS check required (cost covered by the Trust).
• Applicants requiring current skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are ineligible for this position.
• Availability for 8.25 hrs per week with flexible working arrangements.

Equal Opportunities

We’re an inclusive workplace where everyone is welcome, can be authentic, and is encouraged to be the best version of themselves. We celebrate diversity and provide equal opportunities for all.

Contact

Emma Haynes, Children and Young People’s ME/CFS Service Lead
Email: [e-mail]
Tel: [phone]