Children’s Psychological Well-being Practitioner

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Children and Young People’s Well-Being Practitioner to deliver psychological interventions to young individuals with epilepsy. The role includes administering evidence-based interventions and working collaboratively with a dedicated clinical team. The ideal candidate will have experience in psychological practices and strong communication skills. This position offers generous holiday and pension benefits.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

Employee Assistance Programme

Learning and development opportunities

NHS Car Lease scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering psychological interventions to children and young people.
• Ability to use evidence-based practices with clinical supervision.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver innovative CBT-based interventions for young people with epilepsy.
• Administer psycho-educational classes for children and their parents.
• Collaborate with senior clinical psychologists in care delivery.

Skills

CBT-based intervention

Evidence-based interventions

Therapeutic self-management

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This is an exciting time to join us in making a real change for children and young people across our area. We are looking for a Children and Young People’s Well-Being Practitioner to work in our team of experienced clinical psychologists, specialist epilepsy nurses and consultant paediatricians based at York Hospital.

We are delighted to be chosen as a national pilot site for integrating mental health support into children and young people’s epilepsy care. This project, which began in March 2023, focuses on the implementation of mental health screening and intervention for children and young people in our region.

If you wish to apply for this vacancy as a secondment opportunity, please seek permission from your current line manager first.

Your role will be to deliver an innovative, manualised CBT-based intervention, to children and young people who have been screened by their team and shown to require psychological support. This intervention, MICE (Mental Health Intervention for Children with Epilepsy), is designed to improve the treatment of mental health problems in young people with epilepsy and has been shown to be effective in a large-scale research project. It can be delivered by telephone, video conferencing or face to face, and training will be provided.

You will be using evidence-based interventions with supervision from the senior clinical psychologist. This will include a range of therapeutic self-management interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate psychological problems, as well as the administration and teaching of psycho-educational classes to groups of parents and children and young people.

Team & Support

• York Hospital Paediatric Psychology Service, part of a larger Department of Psychological Medicine.
• Supervision and collaboration with experienced psychologists including:
• Dr Emma Peakman – Consultant Clinical Psychologist
• Dr Anya Knight – Senior Clinical Psychologist

You will be joining a dedicated paediatric psychology team and have opportunities to continue to learn and develop.

Benefits

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Additional Information

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence. Our values support a diverse workforce representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with Staff Networks – including Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks – to increase the number of applications from different backgrounds. If you need any accessibility adjustments, please contact [e-mail].

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. Please discuss any requirements with the recruiting manager named within this advert.

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This advert closes on Sunday 5 Oct 2025