Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP)

Islet Systems; Exeter; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A Children's Health Service is seeking a full-time Childrens Wellbeing Practitioner to support children with mild to moderate mental health issues. The role involves providing Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and engaging with families. Applicants must have relevant qualifications and experience, along with a driving license for travel around Devon. Join a dedicated team and make a difference in children's lives through effective support and care.

Qualifications

• CYP IAPT accredited Childrens Wellbeing Practitioner qualification or equivalent.
• Experience of working with children and families with mental health needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to children.
• Engage with children and families to undertake specialist mental health assessments.

Skills

Knowledge of mental health presentations

Understanding of relevant legislation

Ability to drive across Devon

Education

CYP IAPT accredited qualification or equivalent

Training in an evidence-based therapeutic approach

Job description

Job Summary

We are excited to offer a permanent full‑time opportunity for a qualified Childrens Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) to join our service. The CWP team sits within our Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) early intervention pathway. We are looking for practitioners with proactive and positive attitudes to support our waiting lists, so that children can be seen quicker. The successful candidates will join our CWP team to work with children presenting with mild‑moderate presentations of mental health who require Low Intensity‑Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (LI‑CBT). The role may involve some travel around the county, seeing young people in community and clinic settings, and so a driving licence and car will be essential to the role. We are excited to develop our CWP team further and look forward to reading your applications.

About Us

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) comprises an Alliance of NHS organisations working together to improve health outcomes for children and young people in Devon. CFHD provides integrated care and treatment for children and young people across physical and mental health. We are working closely with other organisations and providers to ensure we deliver locality and county‑wide based integrated access to all of our services, based on the i‑Thrive Framework, in response to consultation with our service users and communities. CFHD works closely with our local universities of Plymouth, Exeter & Peninsula Medical School where we support students in clinical training placements and in addition support our own staff to undertake post graduate training. Our integrated care and treatment has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers.

Our children and young people say

We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non‑patronising and non‑judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the full Job Description and Person specification attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• CYP IAPT accredited Childrens Wellbeing Practitioner qualification or equivalent (e.g., PG Cert in Low Intensity Psychological Interventions for C/YP) OR IAPT accredited adult Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) qualification both qualifications at degree/postgraduate certificate level or equivalent.
• Training in an evidence‑based therapeutic approach.

Desirable

• Evidence of relevant CPD.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Knowledge of mental health presentations and evidence based clinical interventions.
• Understanding of relevant legislation pertaining to childrens mental health.
• Understanding of the use in practice of assessment tools, Routine outcome Measures and goal‑based care.
• Knowledge of child development.
• Ability to drive across Devon.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of engaging/working with children, young people, families and carers with mental health needs and undertaking specialist mental health assessments in the community, including risk assessments.
• Experience of providing evidence‑based therapeutic interventions for children and young people with mental health problems.
• Experience of collaborative working in community settings, with professionals across a range of agencies in health, social care and education.
• Experience that evidences an ability to tend to diversity and work in a way that promotes anti‑discriminatory practice.
• Experience of safeguarding children and ensuring the safety of young people in partnership with other agencies as appropriate.
• Experience of working clinically with the ability to take on responsibility, make decisions and seek support as needed.
• Experience of using outcome measures collaboratively with children and young people to inform and improve practice.

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.

Employer details

Employer name: Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Address: Evergreen, Victoria Park Road, Exeter, EX2 4NU

Employer website: https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/