Primary Mental Health Worker: Sponsorship Available

Job summary

We
are delighted to be in a position of being able to recruit a Primary Mental
Health Worker within our established and innovative Children and Young Peoples
Mental Health Service within Gateshead.

We
are looking for an individual who has the ability to both deliver high quality interventions
and help develop the skills and knowledge of universal practitioners in
children and young peoples mental health.

The
skilled individuals will join one of the multi-disciplinary team in the
delivery of interventions that identify mental health difficulties at the
earliest stage, and facilitate the provision of services that promote
resilience, and enable positive mental health.

Main duties of the job

The
main purpose of the role is to work as a member of Gatesheads Getting Help Children and Young Peoples
Mental Health Service, mental health assessment and interventions to
Children and Young People.

This
includes the direct provision of evidence based, outcome focused standards of
care to children, young people and families.

We
expect the post holder to have sound children and young peoples mental health
knowledge and skills.

You
will have the aptitude, motivation and enthusiasm for working within a
groundbreaking service.

You must have:

• Core
  Professional qualification and registration (i.e. Nursing, Social Worker, B.Ed/
  PGCE (with Qualified Teacher Status), O.T.) or Appropriate professional
  qualification and registration/accreditation in therapeutic training such as
  CBT, IPT-A, EMDR, Counselling for Depression, etc.
• Additional
  qualification in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, therapeutic training or
  other relevant area, or significant experience of working to support the mental
  health needs of children, young people and families.
• Experience
  of working within a community context.
• Ability
  to complete comprehensive mental health assessments and plan, implement and
  evaluate specialist packages of care for children, young people and their
  families.
• Knowledge
  and experience of safeguarding and the promotion of welfare in children.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Core Professional qualification and registration (i.e. Nursing, Social Worker, B.Ed/ PGCE (with Qualified Teacher Status), O.T.) or Appropriate professional qualification and registration/accreditation in therapeutic training such as CBT, IPT-A, EMDR, Counselling for Depression, etc.
• Additional qualification in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, therapeutic training or other relevant area, or significant experience of working to support the mental health needs of children, young people and families.

Desirable

• Accreditation with relevant therapeutic body.

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of working to support the mental health needs of children, young people and families.
• Experience of working within a community context.
• Proven record in the planning, delivery and evaluation of training with own specialism.
• Experience of working collaboratively within a multi-agency context.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service.
• Experience in supervising professional colleagues from non-specialist backgrounds.
• Experience of working in the area of research or audit.
• Experience of working within Primary Care Settings.

Skills / Attributes / Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to complete comprehensive mental health assessments and plan, implement and evaluate specialist packages of care for children, young people and their families.
• Skilled in the delivery of relevant therapeutic interventions including individual, family and group work,
• Ability to be a role model in terms of values, attitudes and behaviours, in line with South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Trust organisational framework.
• Ability to engage vulnerable and hard to reach groups.
• Knowledge and experience of safeguarding and the promotion of welfare in children.
• Ability to work at the complex interface between universal and specialist childrens service provision.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Excellent time and caseload management.

Desirable

• Skilled in the delivery of clinical and caseload supervision.
• Proven ability to design and deliver training to a broad range of professionals.
• Ability to offer consultation and advice to a broad range of professionals.
• and work cooperatively to deliver joint interventions with a range of providers.

Physical Requirements

Essential

• Good IT skills
• Car driver

Desirable

• IT Qualification

Closing Date: 21 August 2026