Job summary
- Main area
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: Term time only 0.87
- Hours
- Term time hours - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm)
- Job ref
- 110-ACS142-0525
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Tonteg
- Town
- Tonteg
- Salary
- £30,420 - £37,030 Per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Emotional Wellbeing Practitioner
Band 5
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.
Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed
Job overview
The successful candidate will join the CAMHS Team, and participate in a team structure that has responsibility for providing early, identification and brief intervention to promote positive emotional wellbeing and resilience.
The role will primarily support the Clinical Nurse Specialist for school liaison to engage primary school aged children in the provision of education, to promote the emotional wellbeing and
resilience through the delivery of agreed programmes of group and individual interventions that have been identified.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
Support the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) in the development and implementation of plans and strategies for schools, to support children and young people with low level mental health and emotional problems such as anxiety and low mood.
Under the supervision and direction of the CNS will design, develop, manage and deliver developmentally appropriate and evidence based early intervention and low threshold group interventions and activities within a variety of settings for children predominantly but not exclusively aged 4 to 11 years.
Provide 1:1 psychoeducation and interventions to support emotional wellbeing and support the delivery of approved training to relevant staff.
Working for our organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac
Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and proven practice acquired through relevant Degree or equivalent skills, knowledge and training or experience. Current professional registration (if applicable). Knowledge relating to the field of work with children, young people and families. Excellent literacy and communication skills. Knowledge and understanding of assessment of need in relation to the development and implementation of suitable plans/ interventions in response to the individual and their families. Training and relevant qualifications/experience working with children in the delivery of packages of interventions and group work programmes relating to emotional mental health and health promotion. Knowledge and experience of safeguarding issues and procedures. Evidence of continued professional development.
Desirable criteria
- Relevant specialist training in, Health, Youth Work, Education, Social Work or direct relevant profession. Knowledge of relevant legislation e.g. The Mind over Matter report, The Engagement and Progression Framework, Children Act, Social Services and Wellbeing Act, Child Protection, safeguarding, UNCRC. Knowledge of the system and framework in which the Lead worker is expected to function.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience and a high level of knowledge in a directly relevant profession e.g. Youth Work, Alternative Education, Youth offending, Family Support, Social Care, and Health. Significant experience of working with highly complex young people and families, particularly those at a high risk of social and educational exclusion. Ability to engage with children and young people. Significant understanding and experience in dealing with complex safeguarding issues with young people and their families. Experience of applying evidence based methodologies and approaches into practice. Experience of working in informal arenas and being accountable for decisions and actions taken.
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience within CAMHS or C&YP Departments.
Aptitude and abilities
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate the ability to work as a highly reflective practitioner with skills to self- evaluate and actively seek opportunities for improvement Ability to work autonomously, whilst ensuring effective escalation where appropriate. Excellent organisational skills. Understanding of and commitment to the vision and objectives of the service. Ability to use IT systems to record and evaluate work. Resilience and capacity to deal with demanding and challenging situations, young people and their families. Ability to handle sensitive and confidential issues with tact and diplomacy. Commitment to professional standards. Ability to share information confidently and safely and how to discuss information sharing with children and their families. Ability to work positively with children and young people and their families to reinforce self-worth, aspiration and achievement.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to speak Welsh
Values
Essential criteria
- Uphold the values and behaviours of CTMUHB. Patient, non-judgemental, consistent approach to working with children, young people and their families. Committed to provision of a high quality service.
Other
Essential criteria
- Satisfactory DBS Check. Flexible to meet service demands. Ability to travel throughout the UHB locality in a timely manner.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Melanie Fletcher
- Job title
- Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01443 443008
- Additional information
Christina Morgan, Senior Nurse
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