Wellbeing Practitioner PGDip

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is recruiting two graduate-level Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP) to deliver guided self-help therapy and parenting interventions. The roles are Band 4, NHS Agenda for Change, supporting children and young people across educational and healthcare settings in a one-year post-graduate diploma through Kings College London.

The posts are full-time within a Mental Health Support Team delivering individual, group, and workshop-based mental health

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree, 2:1 or above, in Psychology or related subject, or equivalent experience in a relevant field (Teaching/TA, Learning Support, etc).
• Experience delivering specific therapeutic interventions to children/young people or families (e.g., CBT, SFBT).
• Experience liaising with a wide range of agencies and stakeholders; familiarity with NHS or education settings.
• Experience using assessment tools and frameworks to evaluate progress/outcomes for children and young people.

Responsibilities

• Deliver guided self-help therapy and parenting interventions.
• Provide 1:1 therapeutic mental health interventions with children and families.
• Deliver group parenting programmes and workshops as part of a school-based cluster.
• Work across educational and healthcare settings to promote mental health awareness and safe practice.

Skills

Experience with children and young peo

CBT/Solution Focused interventions

Liaising with agencies

Assessment tools & outcomes

1:1 and group mental health work

Risk assessment & mitigation

IT skills (databases/spreadsheets)

Supervision & CPD

Education

Undergraduate degree in Psychology or related field

Job description

In line with the governments priority to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people, the Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) role is an exciting opportunity to deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, working across both educational settings and healthcare sectors in England., We are seeking to recruit two graduate level practitioners to provide guided self-help therapy and parenting interventions. These posts are salaried at NHS Agenda for Change band 4 for a one year post graduate diploma in Education Mental Health Practice through Kings College London. Further intensive supervision and on the job training will be provided by an experienced supervisor within each team. Successful candidates will be employed on a full-time basis within a Mental Health Support Team delivering individual, group and workshop-based mental health interventions within a borough-based cluster of schools. During training, the post-holders will work under close supervision to gain experience across healthcare and educational settings to enable them to gain the level of competence required to deliver high-quality, evidence-based early interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health problems.

• Undergraduate degree, upper second class or above, in Psychology OR related subject (e.g., Psychology, Education, Childhood development, Social Work etc), OR any subject with further training or experience in a relevant field (e.g., Teaching/TA; Learning Support; HCA; Youth Work; Counselling etc). Experience of working with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties including anxiety disorders and affective (mood) disorders.
• Experience of the delivery of specific therapeutic interventions to children, young people or their families. (e.g. CBT, solution focused brief therapy)
• Experience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders.
• Experience of a range of assessment tools and frameworks to evaluate progress and outcomes for children and young people.
• Ability to carry out mental health assessments of children and young people and carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health interventions with children and with families.
• Ability to conduct group parenting programmes.
• Ability to work within educational settings to increase mental health awareness within the staff group.
• Ability to make an assessment of risk, to record and communicate it appropriately and take appropriate action to mitigate or manage risk.
• Have the ability to recognise your own professional limitations and gaps and to use clinical supervision and regular CPD to overcome limitations and close knowledge gaps.
• Have good IT skills including use of database or spreadsheet packages., OR relevant professional experience in CYP Mental Health/Education/Mentorship, (to be considered on a case‑case basis)
• This is a training position, the post holder will undertake training at Kings College London alongside working in service for Achieving for Children. 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. Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government.

We are responsible for the entire range of children's education, health and social care services in all three boroughs. We use a Signs of Safety practice model and approach which ensures the voice of the child is at the heart of everything we do. There's never been a better time to join AfC, we are growing our workforce, implementing new flexible working arrangements and have increased our virtual wellbeing offer.