Children & Young People's Wellbeing Practitioner

This is an exciting opportunity for Qualified Children & Young People's Wellbeing Practitioners (CYWPs) to join our Sefton Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services Team in Sefton. Please note for Qualified CYWPs registration with BABCP or BPS is essential.
We are open to applications from from qualified nurses, social workers and occupational therapists.
We are looking for individuals who have skills and experience in engaging families who are from communities that may be at increased risk of social exclusion or marginalisation. Postholders will work as part of an integrated multi-disciplinary team. They will act as case managers for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health problems and deliver evidence-based interventions alongside or under supervision of senior CAMHS practitioners., + Working as a member of an integrated multi-disciplinary team providing comprehensive assessment of children, young people and families. Planning, implementing and evaluating interventions to address identified needs.
+ Acting as case manager for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health problems.
+ Delivering evidence-based interventions in a group format alongside or under supervision of senior CAMHS practitioners.
+ Monitoring risk and supporting children and young people who present with more severe problems to rapidly access assessment and intervention from senior CAMHS practitioners.
+ Promoting the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people.
+ Adhering to Trust policies and procedures and the legislative framework in which children's mental health care is delivered., + Assess, plan and deliver outcome focused, evidence-based interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
+ Work in partnership to support children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their parents/carers, families and educators in the self-management of presenting difficulties.
+ Support children, young people, their parents/carers and families to make informed choices about the interventions being offered.
+ Work in partnership with children, young people, their families and educators in the development of plans for the intervention and agreed outcomes. Encourage collaboration and co-production when agreeing plans of care.
+ Undertake risk assessments and develop clear risk management plans in line with Trust policy and locally agreed procedures including safeguarding protocols of Education settings. Ensure accurate recording of risk and risk management plans.
+ Through locally agreed pathways escalate cases in which level of risk is beyond the scope of practice of the post holder.
+ Engage along with more senior staff in the signposting of referrals for children and young people with more complex needs to the relevant practitioner or service.
+ Practice, evidence, reflect on and demonstrate an ability to manage one's own caseload in conjunction with the requirements of the team.
+ Attend multi-disciplinary and multi-agency meetings relating to referrals or children and young people in treatment, where appropriate, both for personal educational benefit in discussion with senior leaders, or to provide direct assistance.
+ Keep timely and coherent records of all clinical and whole school approach activity in line with both health and education service protocols and use these records and outcome data to inform decision making.
+ Complete all requirements relating to data collection.
+ Show evidence of working within a collaborative approach, involving a range of relevant others when indicated.
+ Contribute to the development of individual or group clinical materials or training materials and go on to develop further such materials as falls within own degree of competence
We reserve the right to close vacancies without notice when we have received a sufficient number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will contact you using this regarding your application. All candidates will be notified via email whether or not they have been shortlisted.
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are committed to creating a well-managed, flexible working environment that supports staff and promotes their welfare and development. We actively promote equality and diversity and operate a Zero Tolerance policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment.
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Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients' homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.

We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We're also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
+ Great flexible working opportunities
+ Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
+ Generous annual leave and pension scheme
+ Extensive staff health and well-being programmes, This will be paid in two parts, £250 in first month pay on commencement in post, and £750 on completion of six months.
Accommodation
Alder Hey will support the cost of accommodation for up to 3 months from the date of employment (up to £500 per month)
The cost is to be paid by the staff member and reclaimed as expenses.
Relocation package
Relocation packages to support new hires and will be consulted on an individual basis, please link in with [email protected] for further information.