Hours: Part-time - 22.5 hours per week (to be worked across 3 days ideally)
Salary: £17,210.70 per annum
Contract: Fixed term contract to 31st March 25 with potential to extend
Holiday Entitlement: 25 days per year rising to 27 days after 2 years
Location: Rural North Chichester PCN – Loxwood Medical Practice and The Petworth Surgery
West Sussex Mind Values:
Excellence, Equitable, Open, Together, Curious, Unstoppable
Winner of National Mind Anti -Stigma Award 2021
Overview:
Could you make a difference to local children and young people? GP practices want to improve mental health support available to children and young people by working in partnership with West Sussex Mind to deliver this role. You will split your time across two surgeries and have the support of a large team of colleagues working with children, young people and their parents and carers across West Sussex.
The successful candidate will:
- Have relevant mental health work experience, experience working with children and young people, and ideally a relevant qualification (perhaps as a counsellor, teacher, social worker, nurse, PWP, youth worker, family, housing or advice worker).
- Develop and provide recovery focused support to children aged 11-17 years old to problem solve and self-manage their mental health.
- Work with children and young people who are referred into the service via the surgery to identify what they need and help them to work on these issues, through support planning using a goal focused approach.
- Take a holistic and flexible approach with individuals supporting around both social and psychological issues that arise including managing risks.
- Have an awareness of local support that is available to young people and their families, such as Early Help, YES and other young person services.
Applicants must have a full UK driving licence and an independent means of transport to fulfil the role covering the rural Chichester area and working with the wider team (mileage will be paid for travel beyond agreed base).
How to apply:
Please find below an application form, guidance notes, job description and a ‘Day in the Life’ supporting document.
If you would like to have an informal discussion prior to applying or have any questions after reading the documents, please contact Sarah Wood at sarah.wood@westsussexmind.org
Closing date: Tuesday 7th May 2024 at 9:00am
Interview date: Friday 10th May 2024 at Pulborough Medical Group, Spiro Close, Pulborough, RH20 1FG
If you are unable to make this interview date for any reason, please indicate this in your email when applying.
Please email completed applications to recruitment@westsussexmind.org
Please note we are unable to provide sponsorship for this post, you must therefore be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.
This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time once we receive sufficient applications and encourage all interested applicants to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.
No agencies or CVs.