Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Family Wellbeing Practitioner
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Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the CAMHS Early Support Team working as a Family Wellbeing Practitioner working in a cluster of primary care GP surgeries in Denbighshire.
The postholder will possess the passion and necessary skills required for delivering early intervention and prevention to children, young people and their families.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for clinicians with substantial knowledge in child and adolescent development and early intervention and prevention strategies to improve emotional wellbeing. The successful candidate will have well developed assessment and formulation skills, the ability to provide both broad and specific advice in relation to emotional health and wellbeing in children and mental health and developmental disorders.
The successful applicant will be required to offer training and consultation to primary care practitioners, and will provide direct advice, signposting and brief intervention to children and young people presenting with concerns about emotional wellbeing. The practitioner will work as part of the wider CAMHS Early Help service to ensure timely service delivery.
Post holders will be aligned with the CAMHS Early Help team and local CAMHS team developing and maintaining a close relationship with our CAMHS SPoA, assessment team, and broader CAMHS MDT.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
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If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales. Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.
Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered health or social care professional with active professional registration.
- Eligible to practice under the mental health measure Wales 2010. This includes registered mental health nurses, social workers (Social Care Wales registration),
- Clinical Master’s Degree or equivalent educational or experience indicating performance at masters level
- Formal accredited additional therapeutic qualification and or non-medical nurse prescriber.
Desirable criteria
- Post-graduate management qualification
- Eligible to practice under the mental health measure
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial relevant experience in a clinical post with children and young people
- Track record of significant continuous professional development including an early intervention and prevention focus
- Service Development experience
- Proven experience in the creation/promotion of learning environment
- Experience in teaching, mentorship and coaching
- Experience of service user teaching and information giving
- Developing higher levels of autonomy
- Assessing and managing risk.
- Including single consultation models and brief therapy
- Service user engagement
Desirable criteria
- Research
- Working in a GP or Primary care setting
- Leadership development/training
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