Health
and wellbeing

Ensures the staff team and children receive the support they need. Focuses on gaining a good understanding of the needs of a child and provide psychological support using therapeutic approaches, with a focus on mental health and wellbeing.

Supports children to be able to carry out their activities of daily living and aids in the development of skills, daily routine planning, management of sleep difficulties and sensory processing. This is delivered direct through one-to-one or group sessions.

Supports children by providing positive emotional, psychological and social support through trauma informed and confidential therapeutic interactions. Children’s needs are assessed individually and plans of care developed to support any identified needs.

Reviews and assesses physical health concerns and supports with ongoing treatment. They will link and liaise with other health professionals for further assessment and intervention, including the dentist, sexual health nurse, immunisations nurse, opticians and the GP. They build strong therapeutic relationships which supports in providing public health education and promotion in a structured, individualised programme of care.

Assesses any needs or support children may require relevant to substance misuse. Delivered direct through one-to-one or group sessions.

Works directly with children on a variety of issues, ranging from missing, push/pull factors, healthy relationships/friendships and looking at exploitation such as county lines, CCE and CSE. Delivered direct through one-to-one or group sessions.

Works alongside the care team and aims to build positive, trusting relationships with children. Delivers targeted interventions to children which include emotional literacy and life skills.

Ensures health-related documents are received, filed safely and communicated in a confidential and timely manner, supporting the team to meet all the health needs of children when they arrive and leave Swanwick Lodge.