Children and Young People Active Monitoring Practitioner (Weymouth and Portland PCN)

Job Description

Job Title: Children & Young People Active Monitoring Practitioner(Weymouth and Portland PCN)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Contract: 1 Year Fixed Term Contract until 31 March 2026

Pay: £22,581 per annum

Location: Dorset Mind HQ, Face to face in Weymouth and Portland PCN(The Bridges Medical Centre, Cross Road Surgery, Dorchester Road Surgery, Royal Crescent and Preston Road Surgery, Royal Manor Health, Wyke Regis and Lanehouse Medical Practice)

PLEASE NOTE – THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE SHOULD LIVE IN THE WEYMOUTH/PORTLAND AREA TO AVOID LONG COMMUTES. REMOTE WORKING IS NOT POSSIBLE.

HOW TO APPLY: Please apply only via our online application form.

Please read job description and person specification fully before applying for position. This can be found: https://dorsetmind.uk/get-involved/work-for-us/ and also a link can be found within online application form.

Closing date: Midnight Sunday 2nd February

Interview dates: w/c 10th February

Start Date: early March

Main Purpose

Dorset Mind are thrilled to be embedding Children & Young Person (CYP) Health and Wellbeing Coaches into Primary Care Network (PCN) settings in Dorset, and we are looking for supportive, caring, resilient, solution focussed, and confident practitioners to work with children wanting support with their mental health and wellbeing.

The successful candidate will be working with Children and Young people from aged 11 to 18 delivering a range of prevention and early intervention activities within Weymouth and Portland Primary Care Network (PCN). The activities will consist of mental health awareness sessions via facilitated self-help delivered either face-to-face or digitally to individuals.

You will also provide a link to other services and schools and in some instances working with adult practitioners to offer a whole family approach to parents / guardians and children and young people. You will work closely with our existing well-structured services already embedded in the PCNs with specialisms in adult Active Monitoring and Children Active Monitoring, and Triage Assessments. You will need to be able to travel to the Poole North area on a regular basis.

All training will be provided.

If this sounds like you, we look forward to hearing from you.

We actively welcome a rich diversity of applicants to this role.

Please note, we may close applications early.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £22,581.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: CYP AM (W&P)
Expected start date: 10/02/2025