Clinical Educator - Children and Young People
Job summary
Exciting opportunityfora Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) orEducationMentalHealthPractitioner (EMHP)wishing to expand their experience into Higher Education working onthe well-establishedchildren'smental health practitionercoursesat the University of Sussex . We are excited to invite applications from registeredChildren's Wellbeing Practitioners orEducation Mental Health Practitioners who are passionate about developing their teaching skills.
This role offers an opportunity to prepare,co-deliver, and evaluate teachingon the Sussex UniversityPostGraduate DiplomasinChildren's WellbeingPractice andEducation and Mental Health Practice (EMHP). You will also have access to a range of CPD opportunities to support your ongoing professional growth.
Main duties of the job
In this role, you will be based within Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust's Psychological Professions Directorate and work closely with colleagues at Sussex University. Sussex Partnership is a leading NHS Foundation Trust and a proud Teaching Trust of Brighton and Sussex Medical School. We have an outstanding reputation for delivering high-quality clinical services, research, and education across mental health, learning disabilities, substance misuse, and prison healthcare. Each year, our services support around 100,000 people across the south east of England and beyond.
About us
We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to recruiting people from diverse backgrounds and communities. We warmly encourage applicants who can bring a wide range of perspectives and experiences to our team.
Job responsibilities
You will hold a Children's Wellbeing Practice or Education Mental Health Practice qualification, be registered with the BPS or BABCP, and have experience working with Children and Young People. Experience in supervision is desirable, and we welcome applicants who are eager to develop their teaching skills further.
Person Specification
Qualifications · Essential
Recognised qualification in Children's Wellbeing Practitioner or Education Mental Health Practitioner
Experience · Essential
Two-years experience working within children's mental health services as a mental health professional. Experience of development of both experienced and junior staff providing support and assistance in their own professional and academic development
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) . From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
