Mental Health Services

Salary: 

£25,251.33 per annum

Location: 

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Closing date for all applications: 

9am, Monday 10th July 2023

Full-Time, permanent with flexible working

The salary for this post is £25,251.33 per annum, based on 35 hours per week. 

The office is in Queens Street Office, March but the successful candidate will be home based. Travel across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough will be required throughout the working week. 

We want a Child Wellbeing Practitioner who is dedicated to improving services and who wants to make a positive difference for children and young people.

You will have the opportunity to part of YOUnited, an innovative partnership involving Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust, Centre 33 and Ormiston Families. The partnership offers emotional wellbeing and mental health support to children and young people in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, with Ormiston Families leading on interventions for children and young people aged 5-13 with mild to moderate mental health difficulties.

You will be a qualified CWP, EMHP or PWP with experience of delivering low intensity CBT-informed interventions, preferably to children and young people aged 5-13 and their families. You will therefore have a good understanding of the mental health presentations in children and young people in the age group and a sound knowledge of guided self-help interventions.

You will join a supportive team and will work alongside our team of counsellors; and emotional wellbeing practitioners who are currently developing ‘Video Interactive Guidance’ and ‘Parent and Child Attachment Play’ interventions. We are also a team  committed to offering trainee CWP placements.

This is a fulltime position for 35 hours per week and will require travel across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, so you will need access to a car.

For further information and to apply please click the apply button below

Closing date for applications:    9am, Monday 10th July 2023

Safeguarding and DBS requirements for your role:

Ormiston Families is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.

We are an equal opportunities employer; we value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

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Salary: 

£41,659 per annum

Location: 

Norwich Hub

Closing date for all applications: 

9am, Friday 8th September 2023

The post advertised is permanent full-time (part-time hours will be considered)

The salary for this post is £41,659 per annum, based on 37.5 hours per week. 

Your base will be Norwich Hub (travel to other sites may be required) 

The role of CWP Team Manager is to manage and support a team of Children’s Wellbeing Practitioners in their delivery of high quality, low intensity psychological interventions. The CWP Team Managers will support the CWP Service Lead in developing the pathway across Norfolk & Waveney which will include partnership working and a passion for innovation and the pursuit of excellent therapeutic support as standard.

Your clinical and management skills will support the development of the CWP pathway and provide excellent leadership and clinical supervision to our CWP teams which will include trainees, early career professionals, developing practitioners and experienced clinicians. These skills will ensure we can provide a responsive, high-quality service. You will be expected to work collaboratively with colleagues as well as external stakeholders. As a valued member of our management team, you will help us to ensure the service runs smoothly and provide effective leadership, support, and management of clinical staff and resources. We’re looking for someone who is organised, forward-thinking, has enthusiasm and motivation, and works well in a team. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential to this role.

Your base location will be our hub in central Norwich, with occasional travel across the Norfolk and Waveney area.

For further information and to apply please click the apply button below

Closing date: 9am, Friday 8th September 2023

Safeguarding and DBS requirements for your role:

Ormiston Families is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.

We are an equal opportunities employer; we value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Employee Privacy Policy

Ormiston Families collects and processes personal data relating to its employees to manage the employment relationship.

Please download and read our Employee Privacy Policy before applying.

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Salary: 

£27,055 per annum

Location: 

Norwich Hub

Closing date for all applications: 

9am, Monday 24th July 2023

The post advertised is a full-time permanent position.

The scale for this post is £27,055 per annum, based on 37.5 hours per week.

Your base will be our Norwich Hub with a blend of remote working and working within the community across Norfolk & Waveney.

Ormiston Families is passionate about offering effective early intervention to young people and families. We are excited about this next phase of development in the Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner pathway and hold a clear vision on our aim to offer accessible, timely and evidence based CWP interventions to the young people and families in Norfolk and Waveney.

This role is an exciting opportunity to take the next step in your career and utilise your low intensity CBT skills and knowledge to support young people and families across Norfolk and Waveney. The post holder will work within a supportive and passionate team of trainee, qualified and senior Children’s Wellbeing Practitioners.  These roles offer a fantastic opportunity to qualified CWP or EMHPs to deliver 1:1 and group support to young people and families both online and face to face.

The CWP Pathway across Norfolk and Waveney is undergoing an exciting phase of development which is focused on providing high quality, evidence based LI-CBT to young people and families. We’re passionate about working collaboratively with our CWP team within the development of the CWP pathway and are committed to supporting our colleagues within their roles. This clinically focused role is a fantastic opportunity to further develop your therapeutic skills within a service that clearly holds quality of care, staff wellbeing and innovation in its vision.

For further information and to apply please visit our website https://www.ormiston.org/work-with-us/

Closing date for applications:      9am, Monday 24^th July 2023

Safeguarding and DBS requirements for your role:

Ormiston Families is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.

We are an equal opportunities employer; we value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Employee Privacy Policy

Ormiston Families collects and processes personal data relating to its employees to manage the employment relationship.

Please download and read our Employee Privacy Policy before applying.

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Salary: 

£32,306 per annum

Location: 

Norfolk & Waveney

Closing date for all applications: 

9am, Wednesday 4th October 2023

Ormiston Families, Norfolk & Waveney

Ormiston Families Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Service are excited to offer the opportunity to apply for a Trainee Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Postgraduate Diploma post to join our team and to support children and young people.

We are offering a full-time training post with a salary of £32,306 per annum. We may offer a permanent post upon successful completion of your training year, however this is not guaranteed.

The role will be based at the Norwich Hub, with a blend of remote working and working out in the community across Norfolk & Waveney.

Guidance on application

This is a training role within the Children and Young People’ Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme (CYP IAPT) through University College London. The post-holder will work within a CYP mental health service delivering, under supervision, high-quality; brief outcome focused evidence-based interventions Improving your CBT skills will position you to offer evidence-based therapy within our service. In providing this more effectively, cases may be discharged with more positive outcomes sooner.

This is a training position and so all candidates will need to apply for both the trainee role with our organisation and the UCL Post Graduate Diploma in Child and Young Person IAPT Therapy in order to be shortlisted (for more information about the course and minimum entry criteria, please see the brochures: https://www.annafreud.org/ucl-postgraduate-study/ucl-postgraduate-programmes/child-and-young-person-iapt-therapy-pg-dip/).

Please complete your university application using the UCL University Application Guidance supplied.

It is very important to mention which modality/modalities you are applying for and why you are qualified & interested in them in your personal statement as this will be assessed by the course team to determine course/modality suitability.

As this is a training position, please be aware that this is a dual application process where you must be employed in a Recruit to Train funded job to also receive a place on the course, and vice-versa. If you are ineligible for the University Course, you will be unable to be offered the role. If you withdraw from an employment offer but you have accepted a university offer, you will be unable to join the course.

You must apply to the course at the same time as this job

If you apply to this job, you are giving permission for information to be shared between the Course Team at the HEI and the Recruitment team at the Service. The only information that is shared will be relevant to establishing eligibility for the job/course. No irrelevant information will be disclosed or discussed in relation to your application.

This role will be best suited for applicants that are able to balance a busy work and study schedule. You will be an employee at the service but also enrolled for 2 days a week on a Postgraduate Diploma course. As this is a Postgraduate level diploma, you will also be required to be able to study and write academic material at this level. Applicants must be prepared to study and write assignments outside of protected study time (such as on weekends and after work).

The training and service experience will equip the post holder with the necessary knowledge, attitude, and capabilities to operate effectively in an inclusive, value driven service.

The post holder will attend all university-based learning taught, either on site (London) or virtual and self-study days as required by the education provider. The post holder will then work in the service for the remaining days of the week applying their newly developed skills.

The Norfolk & Waveney CYP mental health system is committed to recruiting and investing in high quality candidates for these posts. We are seeking candidates who are dedicated and enthusiastic about improving mental health services for children and young people.

For further information and to apply please click the apply button below

Closing date for applications: 9am, Wednesday 4^th October 2023

Safeguarding and DBS requirements for your role:

Ormiston Families is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.

We are an equal opportunities employer; we value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Employee Privacy Policy

Ormiston Families collects and processes personal data relating to its employees to manage the employment relationship.

Please download and read our Employee Privacy Policy before applying.

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Salary: 

£32,306 per annum

Location: 

Norfolk & Waveney

Closing date for all applications: 

9am, Wednesday 4th October 2023

Ormiston Families, Norfolk & Waveney

Ormiston Families Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Service are excited to offer the opportunity to apply for a Trainee Interpersonal Therapist – Adolescence Postgraduate Diploma post to join our team and to support children and young people. 

We are offering a full-time training post with a salary of £32,306 per annum. We hope to offer a permanent position upon successful completion of your training year, however, this is not guaranteed.

The role will be based at the Norwich Hub, with a blend of remote working and working out in the community across Norfolk & Waveney.

Guidance on application

This is a training role within the Children and Young People’ Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme (IPT-A) through University College London. The post-holder will work within a CYP mental health service delivering, under supervision, high-quality; brief outcome focused evidence-based interventions Improving your Interpersonal Psychotherapy skills will position you to offer evidence-based therapy within our service. In providing this more effectively, cases may be discharged with more positive outcomes sooner.

This is a training position and so all candidates will need to apply for both the trainee role with our organisation and the UCL Post Graduate Diploma in Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents (IPT-A) in order to be shortlisted (for more information about the course and minimum entry criteria, please see the brochures: https://www.annafreud.org/ucl-postgraduate-study/ucl-postgraduate-programmes/child-and-young-person-iapt-therapy-pg-dip/).

Please complete your university application using the UCL University Application Guidance supplied.

It is very important to mention which modality/modalities you are applying for and why you are qualified & interested in them in your personal statement as this will be assessed by the course team to determine course/modality suitability.

As this is a training position, please be aware that this is a dual application process where you must be employed in a Recruit to Train funded job to also receive a place on the course, and vice-versa. If you are ineligible for the University Course, you will be unable to be offered the role. If you withdraw from an employment offer but you have accepted a university offer, you will be unable to join the course.

You must apply to the course at the same time as this job.

If you apply to this job, you are giving permission for information to be shared between the Course Team at the HEI and the Recruitment team at the Service. The only information that is shared will be relevant to establishing eligibility for the job/course. No irrelevant information will be disclosed or discussed in relation to your application.

This role will be best suited for applicants that are able to balance a busy work and study schedule. You will be an employee at the service but also enrolled for 2 days a week on a Postgraduate Diploma course. As this is a Postgraduate level diploma, you will also be required to be able to study and write academic material at this level. Applicants must be prepared to study and write assignments outside of protected study time (such as on weekends and after work).

The training and service experience will equip the post holder with the necessary knowledge, attitude, and capabilities to operate effectively in an inclusive, value driven service.

The post holder will attend all university-based learning taught, either on site (London) or virtual and self-study days as required by the education provider. The post holder will then work in the service for the remaining days of the week applying their newly developed skills.

The Norfolk & Waveney CYP mental health system is committed to recruiting and investing in high quality candidates for these posts. We are seeking candidates who are dedicated and enthusiastic about improving mental health services for children and young people.

For further information and to apply please click the apply button below

Closing date for applications: 9am, Wednesday 4^th October 2023

Safeguarding and DBS requirements for your role:

Ormiston Families is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.

We are an equal opportunities employer; we value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Employee Privacy Policy

Ormiston Families collects and processes personal data relating to its employees to manage the employment relationship.

Please download and read our Employee Privacy Policy before applying.

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Salary: 

£24,528 pro rata per annum

Location: 

Huntingdon / home working

Closing date for all applications: 

Open-ended

The post advertised is a fixed term, full time position for a minimum of 6 months.

The starting salary for this post is £24,528 pro rata per annum, based on 35 hours per week. 

Your base will be Kingfisher House, Huntingdon, with some working from home.

The Referral Hub practitioner will work within the new YOUnited referral hub providing a single point of access for any professional across the county to refer a young person to get support with their mental health.

This role will work as part of the YOUnited multidisciplinary team reviewing referrals into the hub, screening for risk and focusing on providing a meaningful first contact with children, young people or parents/carers prior to accessing further intervention support.

The post holders will have experience of working with children, young people and parents presenting with a range of mental health difficulties and challenging behaviour.

For further information and to apply please click the apply button below

Closing date for all applications: Ormiston Families reserves the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so interested candidates are encourage to apply as soon as possible. 

Safeguarding and DBS requirements for your role:

Ormiston Families is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.

We are an equal opportunities employer; we value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Employee Privacy Policy

Ormiston Families collects and processes personal data relating to its employees to manage the employment relationship.

Please download and read our Employee Privacy Policy before applying.

Application Pack

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Salary: 

£32,306 per annum (dependent on experience and qualifications)

Location: 

Norfolk & Waveney (Norwich Hub)

Closing date for all applications: 

9am Friday 22nd September 2023

The post advertised is Full-time (37.5 hours) and part-time hours will be considered. Hybrid working welcome; remote and face to face interventions are a feature of our service delivery.

The salary for this post, dependent on experience and qualifications, is £32,306 per annum, based on 37.5 hours per week.

Your base will be Norfolk & Waveney (based at our Norwich Hub, will require travel to other locations).

Ormiston Families’ Supporting Smiles Children and Young People’s Mental Health Service is excited to invite applications from therapists, looking to further their therapeutic career. We offer great benefits and hybrid working.

Our mental health service offers 1:1 therapy and programmes supporting children and young people with therapeutic interventions for social, emotional and behavioural difficulties (group work, workshops, parent-led/family support) to children and young people aged between 5 & 13.

We are listening to children, young people and families and as a result are looking to grow and diversify our service. As a result, we are looking to recruit a wide range of specialist therapeutic practitioners to provide the range of support these children and young people need.

Main Responsibilities:

• Assess each referred child and young person as appropriate and liaise with the wider service regarding their needs.
• Carry out SDQ / CORE testing or other outcome and feedback measures at the appropriate points of the intervention as advised by the service.
• Provide the appropriate number of therapeutic sessions based on the service provision and young person’s needs.
• Appropriately identify and transition referrals between relevant programmes/other services as necessary.
• Pro-actively encourage service user involvement and feedback to monitor the quality and impact of our interventions and inform ongoing service improvements.
• Complete paperwork as required to show progress made and impact of provision.
• Promote other Ormiston Families services where appropriate.
• Maintain levels of confidentiality within the limitations of the Safeguarding Policy.
• Report safeguarding concerns to the Designated Safeguarding Lead in line with Ormiston Families’ safeguarding policies.

About you:

In summary, the successful applicant will have the following qualities:

• Previous experience of working therapeutically with children.
• Hold a therapeutic/practitioner in mental health qualification and registration/accreditation from a professional and accrediting body.
• Have a minimum of one of/combination of the following: Play therapist – Diploma in Therapeutic Play, Systemic Family practitioner – MA/Postgraduate degree in Drama Therapy DTUK) , TF-CBT qualification, Post-graduate diploma in CBT therapy, Acceptance and Commitment therapist (ACT).
• Be registered with BPS, PTUK, BAPT, BACP, BABCP, BADth, or equivalent having obtained a minimum of 120 hours of clinical experience, and with a clinical supervisor.
• Be able to travel as required for the role (driving license and own car preferred).
• Demonstrate a commitment to continued CPD

For further information and to apply please click the apply button below

Closing date for applications: 9am Friday 22nd September 2023

Safeguarding and DBS requirements for your role:

Ormiston Families is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.

We are an equal opportunities employer; we value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Employee Privacy Policy

Ormiston Families collects and processes personal data relating to its employees to manage the employment relationship.

Please download and read our Employee Privacy Policy before applying.

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Salary: 

£23,949 per annum

Location: 

Norfolk & Waveney

Closing date for all applications: 

9am, Wednesday 4th October 2023

Ormiston Families, Norfolk & Waveney

Ormiston Families Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Service are excited to offer the opportunity to apply for a Trainee Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner post to join our team and to support children and young people. 

We are offering a full-time training post with a salary of £23,949 per annum. 

The role will be based at the Norwich Hub, with a blend of remote working and working out in the community across Norfolk & Waveney.

CYP-MH

The Children and Young People’s Mental Health programme (CYP-MH) is a service transformation programme delivered by NHS England that aims to improve existing children and young people’s mental health Services (CYP-MHs) working in the community.

This is a training position post holder will undertake training at University College London alongside working in service for Supporting Smiles. They will be taught to deliver evidence based guided self-help interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. They will also be taught how to deliver interventions in the community, for example, participation activities, training and group delivery. The post holder will use their newly developed skills to support children and young people who are referred into the service and trainees will receive supervision to support their professional development, as well as be expected to actively engage local communities.

Applicants will need to be ready to start work in early/mid-January 2024 and posts cannot be offered to candidates unless they can guarantee this start date. Shortlisted candidates will also need to submit an application form to UCL for a place on the Diploma in Child Wellbeing Practice. The application form details are in the CWP Recruitment Pack and will need to be completed at the same time as your application for a post.

For more information about UCL, please click on the following link:

https://www.annafreud.org/ucl-postgraduate-study/ucl-postgraduate-programmes/child-and-young-persons-psychological-wellbeing-practice-pg-dip/

We are seeking to recruit trainee graduate-level practitioners to provide guided self-help therapy and parenting interventions. We are passionate about delivering high quality and person focused support to young people and families. Therefore, we are seeking candidates who are motivated and adopt a positive approach to working within a team, undergoing intensive training, and supporting young people and families.

These posts are aligned with the NHS Agenda for Change band 4 and are fully funded for a one-year post graduate diploma in Child Wellbeing Practice through the University College London. In addition, supportive supervision and on-the-job training will be provided by an experienced supervisor within the team.

During training, the post-holders will work under close supervision to gain experience across healthcare and community settings to enable them to gain the level of competence required to deliver high-quality, evidence-based early interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health problems.

For further information and to apply please click the apply button below

Closing date for applications: 9am, Wednesday 4^th October 2023

Safeguarding and DBS requirements for your role:

Ormiston Families is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.

We are an equal opportunities employer; we value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Employee Privacy Policy

Ormiston Families collects and processes personal data relating to its employees to manage the employment relationship.

Please download and read our Employee Privacy Policy before applying.

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Salary: 

-

Location: 

East of England

Closing date for all applications: 

Open-ended

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Ormiston Families

Ormiston Families has been delivering evidence-based interventions to support to children and young people with their mental health for several years in Norfolk and Waveney. We are excited to be able to expand on our current provision to deliver similar services as part of a partnership in Cambridge and Peterborough.

Clinical Supervisor Framework

We want to develop a framework of trusted clinical supervisors across the East of England to support the workforce and service users through high quality supervision. We have a range of staff delivering with a variety of experience across modalities including Play Therapy, Counselling and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. We also have a range of services who from time to time would benefit from the reflective practice that clinical supervision brings to enhancing practice. All external supervisors will have a contract with six monthly reviews. This will support learning and development across Ormiston Families.

We are looking for clinical supervisors who are passionate about developing evidence-based practice through supervision, to be part of a framework where staff can choose their supervisor most suited to their modality and requirements.

If you are interested in working with us please email Alison Williams, Operations Manager (alison.williams@ormistonfamilies.org.uk) or call us on 0800 977 4077 for more information.

This is an open-ended advert. Clinical supervisors can join the framework any time throughout the year, however we reserve the right to close the advert if we have high levels of applications.

Ormiston Families is committed to safeguarding. We are an equal opportunities employer; we value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Employee Privacy Policy

Ormiston Families collects and processes personal data relating to its employees to manage the employment relationship.

Please download and read our Employee Privacy Policy before applying.

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