Childrens Wellbeing Practitioner / CYPMH Practitioner

PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE. PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY.

To work as a

member of the Children and Young Peoples Mental Health

Services in South Tyneside

and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust providing a Getting Help mental health

service to children and young people.

This includes the direct provision of evidence-based interventions and outcome

focused standards of care to children and families/carers.

The delivery of

• high quality training, consultation, and support to other staff.
• The service will be delivered from Community bases as an integral part of an
• agreed iTHRIVE multi-agency model of Children and Young Peoples Mental Health
• Service provision.

Work collaboratively with multi professional teams to ensure practice is

efficient, effective, evidence based and safe

This will be achieved by

Listening to and understanding the community.

Bringing people together to develop a shared local

vision with service users as equal partners.

Assessing community assets, resources, needs and

issues.

Empowering community members to identify local

issues and articulate solutions.

Linking in with Community Mental Health Services

(i.e. CYPS, IAPT, CTT).

The post holder will ensure they uphold our Trust vision, values and

behaviours.

To promote at all times a positive image of children and young people

with mental health conditions.

To promote at all times a positive image of the specialist service area

and the wider Trust.