Wellbeing Practitioner for Children and Young People (WP CYP)

NHS; Bournemouth; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in Bournemouth is looking for qualified Wellbeing Practitioners to join their team focused on delivering cognitive behavioural interventions for children and young people. The successful candidates will engage in online and face-to-face delivery, working to improve mental health outcomes for families in the Dorset area. This full-time role offers professional growth in a supportive environment with excellent supervision and opportunities for skill development.

Qualifications

• Experienced in working with children and young people who have mental health challenges.
• Qualified as a Wellbeing Practitioner (CYP IAPT) to deliver treatment.
• Supervised experience and ability to mentor junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide brief, evidence-based treatment interventions for children.
• Deliver group work sessions and engage with families.
• Participate in clinical assessment of young people.

Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Experience working with children and young people

Ability to work as part of a team

Commitment to providing high-quality treatment interventions

Familiarity with CYP IAPT core principles

Education

Qualification from Wellbeing Practitioner (CYP) Course

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Wellbeing Practitioner for Children and Young People (WP CYP)

The closing date is 07 January 2026

Dorset Healthcare University Foundation Trust has an opportunity for the right candidates to join our CAMHS Gateway team. The role is specific and involves offering Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural interventions for Children and Young People.

All applicants will need to be qualified as Wellbeing Practitioners (WP CYP IAPT) – to enable delivery of treatment to children, young people and their families. Please only apply for this post if you have this qualification.

We currently have two full time vacancies in CAMHS Gateway, working will be a mix of online and face to face delivery. Full or part time hours would be considered.

This is a unique opportunity to be part of a developing service with high expectations for improving the outcomes for children and families in Dorset. CAMHS Gateway is a new Assessment and Brief Intervention Service operating across Dorset, the primary focus on providing high quality clinical assessment of young people and families, as well as delivering brief, needs led, evidence based clinical interventions.

Our Band 5 Wellbeing Practitioners receive line management, caseload management and clinical skills supervision as part of their role, deliver groups, work with families and we are always developing new ideas to engage with as many young people as we can.

Main duties of the job

You will have the necessary knowledge, attitude and capabilities to operate effectively in an inclusive, value driven service with an aptitude for working with young people and families and a passion for the key principles and values of CYP IAPT. In return you will receive supervision and in line with the values and principles of CYP IAPT and you will be offered opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge and be involved in wider CAMHS local Transformation plans.

The Children and Young Persons Wellbeing Practitioner's are expected to be:

• Committed to providing high-quality, brief evidence-based treatment interventions for children and young people experiencing mental health difficulties.
• Be familiar with the CYP IAPT core principles and have the relevant specialist training.
• Be able to use and understand the value of outcome measures.
• Have the ability to work as part of a team.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience of working with children, young people and families who experience mental health difficulties, especially depression and anxiety.
• You’ll need to be able to facilitate group work and we will offer training if you don’t have this experience yet.
• You’ll need to be a car driver with access to a car (we work in a beautiful rural area and take our groups where they are needed most).

About us

At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We’re all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.

Job responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

We understand that using AI can be a useful and supportive tool when completing your application. However, we have also seen an increase in the over-reliance of AI tools which is negatively impacting applications as they remove candidates individuality, and it becomes much harder to get a sense of who you are and your authentic experience. If you do use AI, it should be used to enhance your application and not to create your supporting statement in its entirety. If we suspect you have used AI to create your supporting statement and this does not match your experience, we may withdraw your application.

As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact [e-mail]

Person Specification

Knowledge, Skills and Training

• Qualification from Wellbeing Practitioner (CYP) Course (Post Grad Certificate or equivalent e.g. Low Intensity Psychological Interventions for Children and Young People (PG Cert)
• Experience of working with Children and Young People who have experienced a mental health problem. Experience of working with families.

Job Specific Experience

• Supervised experience
• Ability to mentor students / supervise other junior staff
• Experience of contributing to the management of change
• Demonstrable knowledge of assessment and therapeutic interventions in area of practice
• Experience of developing programmes of care for an individual or groups of patients/clients and of providing advice
• Ability to prioritise and organise workload effectively
• Recent previous experience within a comparable role

Personal Qualities/ Attributes

• Evidence of demonstrating the Trust's values and behaviours
• Experience of planning and organising ongoing activities, e.g. organise own time and that of junior staff and learners.
• Demonstrable ability of using tact and diplomacy
• Knowledge and understanding of legislation relevant to practice
• Demonstrable ability to analyse situations and provide a resolution
• Demonstrable leadership qualities and the ability to perform as a role model

Information Technology/ Resources

• Experience of using electronic patient / service user record systems
• Able to evaluate data and produce reports using Microsoft Excel and Word

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 name

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust