Children's Wellbeing Practitioner

West London NHS Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK is seeking a dynamic Band 5 Child Wellbeing Practitioner to join their team in Ealing. This role involves delivering low intensity interventions in schools and community settings for children and young people. The ideal candidate will lead initiatives to enhance mental health support in underrepresented communities, connect with families, and support trainees. This position offers a chance to make a significant impact on mental health service accessibility and delivery.

Qualifications

• Completed the CYP MH Child Wellbeing Practitioner training and eligible for CWP registration.
• Experience working with children and families in community settings.
• Ability to develop culturally sensitive mental health services.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of low intensity interventions in schools and communities.
• Expand community offers and support Trainee CWPs.
• Engage underrepresented communities for mental health awareness.

Skills

Low intensity interventions

Community engagement

Understanding of mental health

Education

CYP MH Child Wellbeing Practitioner training

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a dynamic Band 5 CWP to join our friendly team and support the delivery of low intensity interventions in schools and community settings for children & young people in Ealing.

Qualifications

Candidate have completed the CYP MH Child Wellbeing Practitioner training and are eligible to be registered as a CWP with a BABCP or BPS.

Responsibilities

You will play a key role in expanding our community offer and supporting the Band 4 Trainee CWPs in the community. You will be working with young people (0-18), families, carers and internal and external professionals. You will be expected to contribute to clinical consultation and advice to non‑clinical groups, e.g. schools and voluntary sector professionals.

A large part of this role will be devoted to developing the CWP community pathway. This unique pathway established in Ealing CAMHS started as a community link worker project with links to various BAME communities such as Sikh, Somali, Arab, Polish and Sri Lankan as well as other charity organisations and faith‑based places. As a result of this work, we have seen an increase in referrals to CAMHS teams from under‑represented groups following this project and hope to continue to maintain and develop these relationships further through this new Band 5 CWP role.

The successful candidate will be connecting with communities in Ealing who are underrepresented in CAMHS to engage them, understand their views about mental health and any barriers for taking help & to raise awareness and promote mental health support (NHS and non‑NHS) within these communities. You will be taking an active role in the development of specialist provision of specific community projects to understand hard to reach communities, increase accessibility of CAMHS services within these communities as well as support in development of culturally sensitive CAMHS services.

West London NHS Trust

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation. Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m. The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’. The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.