MHST Senior Wellbeing Practitioner

Mindworks has an exciting opportunity to join our Mental Health Support team as a Senior Wellbeing practitioner (SWP). THE SWP role is a new role within the low intensity workforce, to develop clinical skillset, supervision skills and career progression. These roles are funded by Health Education England (HEE). The successful candidates will be training on the Postgraduate Diploma Senior (CWP/EMHP) Wellbeing Practice (SWP) and carrying out clinical work in our service to complement their studies and use their newly developed skills. The course will be offered at either Kings College London or The University of Southampton.
We are seeking highly motivated and enthusiastic mental health practitioners to work and train within our service. The training post will equip the post-holder to provide interventions for children, young people or families using evidence-based intervention consistent with the course they are attending. The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
The SWP role will be based in either, Guildford (Base Farnham Road Hospital) , Runnymede ( Unither, Chertsey) or Reigate and Banstead (Gatton Place, Redhill)., This is an exciting opportunity for qualified CWP/EMHPs, who are two year's post qualification in January 2025, to develop as a Senior Wellbeing Practitioner and supervisor.
Within the Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs), you will provide evidence-based interventions, mental health promotion and prevention activities to support children, young people, and families accessing Surrey Mindworks. Supporting trainees and newly qualified CWPs/EMHPs through joint working, clinical skills groups, and supervision. Delivering evidence-based 1-1 and group interventions for children, young people and their parents/carers that present with mental health difficulties.
This post comes with a mandatory 2 year parallel Senior Wellbeing Practitioner (SWP) advance clinical skills and supervisor training program at KCL or the University of Southampton, requiring successful completion for this role. The EMHP supervision course is designed to provide the EMHP supervisor with comprehensive training in the knowledge, skills and competencies required to deliver effective clinical supervision as part of the MHST initiative. Applicant criteria include substantive knowledge and experience of wellbeing delivery within education settings and /or CBT / Low Intensity CBT interventions., Providing early intervention, promotion and prevention activities that supports children, young people, and families in schools and community settings including Primary Care. Supporting trainee and newly qualified CWPs through joint working, clinical skills groups, and supervision. Delivering evidence-based 1-1 and group interventions for children, young people and their parents/carers that present with moderate mental health difficulties.
Please see Job Description for full details.
Ability to travel is essential due to travelling between schools, university and office base.
We are seeking to enrich the diversity of our Trust to better reflect demographic needs of the populations we serve and to enhance the skills of our workforce. We actively encourage applicants with underrepresented personal characteristics to apply for this role if you match the job description. Please note that you are not restricted from applying for this role if you do not identify with these characteristics and all applicants will be considered fairly against the job description.

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.
Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.
For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.