Senior Wellbeing Practitioner

Transformationunitgm; Hounslow; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Wellbeing Practitioner to join their Mental Health Support Teams. This role is ideal for qualified professionals experienced in providing supervision and working with children and young people. You will deliver evidence-based interventions and support junior staff while contributing to service development. Join a diverse organization committed to improving mental health services and making a difference in the lives of children and families. This is an exciting opportunity to advance your career in a supportive environment focused on professional growth and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Qualified as a Senior Wellbeing Practitioner with experience in supervision.
• Experience working with children and young people in mental health contexts.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical supervision to junior practitioners and deliver evidence-based interventions.
• Support service development and operational functioning within the team.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Therapeutic relationship development

Supervision skills

Risk assessment

Education

PGCert SWP

PGDip EMHP

PGDip CWP

Undergraduate degree in Psychology or health/social care/youth related field

Job description

Employer: West London NHS Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: Hounslow MHST

Town: Hounslow

Salary: £42,939 - £50,697 per annum inclusive of 15% HCAS

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 07/05/2025 23:59

Band 6

West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.

Job overview

We are pleased to introduce the new role of Senior Wellbeing Practitioner within our Mental Health Support Teams in West London CAMHS. The role offers the opportunity for qualified Senior Wellbeing Practitioners experienced in providing supervision to Educational Mental Health Practitioners or Child Wellbeing Practitioners and experience of working in schools to take a more senior role within the team.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates will be providing clinical and skills-based supervision to trainee and more junior practitioners, with the support of a Team Lead. Alongside this, you would be working as a senior practitioner delivering evidence-based interventions to children, young people and families/carers within schools. The role will also include supporting Team Leads and managers with aspects of service development and operational functioning of the team.

We invite applications from qualified Senior Wellbeing Practitioners to join our team with experience working within schools who are interested to develop their supervision skills and utilise these in supporting trainees and more junior members of staff. We are looking for people who have good skills in team working, and who value working with a diverse staff group.

Working for our organisation

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.

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS

• Evidence of qualification as a Senior Wellbeing Practitioner (PGCert SWP) from accredited training provider.
• Evidence of qualification as Education Mental Health Practitioner (PGDip EMHP) OR Child Wellbeing Practitioner (PGDip CWP) from accredited training provider.
• Psychology or other health/social care/youth related undergraduate degree.

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• Experience of working as a Senior Wellbeing Practitioner and providing supervision for junior staff.
• Significant experience post CWP/EMHP qualification of working with children and/or young people and families.
• Knowledge of child and adolescent development and the role of the family in supporting children and young people’s emotional well-being.
• Understanding of systems and contexts in which children and young people are likely to live.
• Experience of working with children and young people with mental health difficulties.
• Experience of working with children with neurodevelopmental conditions (e.g. ASC, ADHD, Mild-moderate LD).
• Ability to identify common mental health problems in children and young people.

APTITUDE & ABILITIES

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills.
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients.
• Able to develop good professional relationships with colleagues inside and beyond the service.
• Responsive to and willing to ask for feedback and supervision.
• Received training (either formal or through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice.

DISPOSITION / ATTITUDE / MOTIVATION

• High level of enthusiasm and motivation.
• Excellent organisational and self-management skills.
• Ability to manage own caseload and time.
• Ability to use supervision and personal development positively and effectively.
• Willingness to take an active part in developing the role of SWP within the organisation.

As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.

West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.