Children Looked After Practitioner

22hrs per week, full time vacancy will be considered.

The post holder will work within the CAMHS CLA Service (a service delivered in partnership between Compass SHINE and Coventry & Warwickshire Partnership Trust). The postholder will be integrated within CWPTs CLA Team, involved in the development and delivery of a range of individual and group based therapeutic interventions to children looked after, carers and professionals.

The post holder will be part of a highly responsive and holistic service, you will hold a caseload and will promote the emotional well-being of children looked after with mild to moderate emotional health needs. You will work autonomously under indirect supervision within a multidisciplinary team. This involves the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of person-centred care for the child or young person.

The support you provide will be evidenced based and tailored to the needs of children looked after, whilst working closely with carers and allied professionals on an individual and in a group setting. You will work collaboratively with young people and their carers incorporating the use of outcome measures for the intervention provided. The input you provide will include specific emotional wellbeing support, consultation, and training to staff within the service and other agencies where appropriate and will match the knowledge requirements of the post., The focus of our service is initially on supporting social workers and carers to improve the young person's mental health and wellbeing, as well as undertaking specialist assessment and intervention where required. Helping to provide stable and secure placements is a key priority before further therapeutic intervention for young people. We provide support to Coventry CLA carers and young people within Coventry and a 20 miles travel distance. You will have the knowledge of emotional health and wellbeing needs for children, young people and families. Have the ability to complete comprehensive emotional wellbeing assessments, including risk assessments, and to plan, implement and evaluate interventions. To record and communicate risks appropriately and take appropriate action to mitigate or manage risk and/or safeguarding. The Rise CLA (Mental Health) Team Coventry is a service developed in response to the Coventry CAMHS Transformation Programme, starting in 2017. This is a specialist
service bringing together Compass, NHS Rise CAMHS services and social care services for Looked After children. Our priority is to meet the mental health and emotional wellbeing needs of vulnerable young people in care and support their carers.

Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and you should share our commitment. All Compass posts are subject to appropriate level DBS checks. We positively encourage applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, gender reassignment, age or sexual orientation and encourage applications from people who have experiences in life which enrich skills and empathy. This is part of our commitment to equality and developing a truly inclusive and representative workforce. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require in the recruitment process, on commencement, or once in post.

We offer a range of benefits including:

• 27 days holiday + bank holidays, rising to 32 days over time


• Life assurance at 2 x basic salary


• Competitive contributory pension scheme


• Family-friendly policies


• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and OH service


• Enhanced sick pay


• Excellent learning & development opportunities and career progression


• Annual performance / salary review