Hounslow MHST

West London NHS Trust; London Borough of Hounslow; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

West London NHS Trust is seeking a Senior Wellbeing Practitioner for the Hounslow Mental Health Support Team. You will supervise Educational Mental Health Practitioners and trainees while delivering evidence-based interventions to children and young people in schools.

You will also support Team Leads with service development and help maintain high-quality, child-centered care across sites within the Hounslow area. Applicants must hold PGCert SWP and PGDip EMHP or PGDip CWP.

Qualifications

• Evidence of qualification as a Senior Wellbeing Practitioner (PGCert SWP) from accredited training provider.
• Evidence of qualification as Education Mental Health Practitioner (PGDip EMHP) OR Child Wellbeing Practitioner (PGDip CWP) from accredited training provider
• Psychology or other health /social care/youth related undergraduate degree
• Other relevant postgraduate degree

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and skills-based supervision to qualified EMHPs and trainees with support from Team Lead.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions to children, young people and families/carers within schools as a senior practitioner.
• Support Team Leads and managers with service development and operational functioning of the team.

Skills

Supervision of staff

Experience with EMHPs

Child & adolescent development

Evidence-based interventions

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Ability to work in schools

Risk assessment

Education

PGCert SWP (Senior Wellbeing Practitioner)

PGDip EMHP

PGDip CWP

Undergraduate degree in Psychology/Health or Social Care/Youth

Tools

None

Job description

We are pleased to recruit to the role of Senior Wellbeing Practitioner within the Hounslow Mental Health Support Team in West London NHS Trust. The role offers the opportunity for qualified Senior Wellbeing Practitioner experienced in providing supervision to trainee or qualified Educational Mental Health Practitioners to join our team. Please note that applicants are required to have both PGDip EMHP and PCert SWP qualifications to be eligible for this role.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates will be providing clinical and skills-based supervision to qualified EMHPs and trainees, with the support of a Team Lead. Alongside this, you would be working as a senior practitioner delivering evidence-based interventions to children, young people and families/carers within schools. The role will also include supporting Team Leads and managers with aspects of service development and operational functioning of the team.

We invite applications from qualified Senior Wellbeing Practitioners to join our team with experience working within schools who are interested to develop their supervision skills and utilise these in supporting qualified practitioners and more junior members of staff. We are looking for people who have good skills in team working, and who value working with a diverse staff group.

About us

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Job responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualififcations

• Evidence of qualification as a Senior Wellbeing Practitioner (PGCert SWP) from accredited training provider.
• Evidence of qualification as Education Mental Health Practitioner (PGDip EMHP) OR Child Wellbeing Practitioner (PGDip CWP) from accredited training provider
• Psychology or other health /social care/youth related undergraduate degree
• Psychology or other health /social care/youth related undergraduate degree Other relevant postgraduate degree

Knowledge

• Experience of working as a Senior Wellbeing Practitioner and providing supervision for junior staff
• Significant experience post EMHP/ CWP qualification of working with children and/or young people and families
• Knowledge of child and adolescent development and the role of the family in supporting children and young people's emotional well-being
• Understanding of systems and contexts in which children and young people are likely to live
• Worked in a service where agreed targets in place to demonstrating outcomes
• Demonstrates an understanding of common mental health problems experienced by children and young people
• Understands why it is essential to use evidence-based interventions when possible
• Experience in providing manualised CWP/EMHP interventions for children and young people experiencing, mild to moderate anxiety, low mood and behavioural difficulties.
• Experience of working with children and young people with mental health difficulties
• Experience of working with children with neurodevelopmental conditions (e.g. ASC, ADHD, Mild-moderate LD)
• Worked in a service where agreed targets in place to demonstrating outcomes
• Able to identify common mental health problems in children and young people
• Understands why collecting feedback from children, young people and parents is important
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
• Able to develop good professional relationships with colleagues inside and beyond the service
• Responsive to and willing to ask for feedback and supervision
• Received training (either formal or through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice
• Ability to use supervision and personal development positively and effectively
• Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
• Ability to be self-reflective in own personal and professional development and in supervision
• Able to travel between sites where children and young people may present (e.g. schools, NHS premises, home etc)
• Willingness to take an active part in developing the role of SWP within the organisation

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£45,953 to £54,254 a yearper annum inclusive