Child Wellbeing Practitioner Or Education Mental Health Practitioner

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT) has an exciting opportunity which has arisen in the Public Health 5-19 School Nursing team, for a Qualified Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) or Education Mental Health Practitioner
Please note that in order to be considered for this job you need to have completed the CYP-IAPT Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) or Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) training
We are an innovative and forward thinking service and welcome innovation and ideas to ensure we strive to continue to deliver high standards of care.
The CWP will be based in the School Nursing Team and will have strong links to CWP pathway within the trust and our Early Intervention Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, Step2.
Step2 are an innovative and forward-thinking service with a robust team of Mental Health Practitioners from various therapeutic backgrounds. The Public Health School Nursing team were successful in their tender to deliver a revised and innovative school nursing programme as part of an integrated Family Centre Service. The new service has an increased focus on early intervention and emotional Mental Health and wellbeing.
The successful candidate will be delivering targeted 1:1 emotional health and wellbeing work and also delivering occasional group sessions in school. You will also be delivering virtual workshops to parents and young people. The successful candidate will be expected to support, offer advice and training/education to the School Nursing Team/Service.
A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff
We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities
Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision
We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds
We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now
You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.
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You will use your previous training as a CWP or EMHP to deliver low level Mental Health interventions to adolescents and the parents of children presenting with mild anxiety, low mood and behavioural difficulties. As part of this role you will be expected to complete assessments, deliver 1-1 and group interventions, risk assess where necessary and facilitate workshops. There will be occasions where you may be asked to work flexibly e.g. running workshops after 5pm and working across more than one quadrant. Therefore, please note it is essential you have a full driving license, have access to a car and that you are confident and comfortable driving.
This role would suit applicants keen to progress their career as a CWP, working therapeutically with children and families.
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust is voted as one of the ‘Top 100 Best Places to Work’ (HSJ/ Nursing Times) and is a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation. Our CQC rating is ‘Good’.
HCT is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and in order to reflect the diversity of its population, positively encourages applications from all areas of the community. We aim to be a representative organisation with regards to age, disability, ethnicity, gender, beliefs and sexual orientation and are fully committed to equality, diversity and human rights and encourage applications from all sections of the community.
In return we can offer you:
Access to a wide range of training opportunities.
restorative, management and safeguarding supervision
Generous contributory pension
27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
Special Leave for family and personal reasons
NHS Car Lease Scheme
Eye Care Vouchers
Employee Assistance Programme
NHS Discounts
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