Wellbeing Practitioner for Children and Young People (WP CYP)

The Methodist Church in Britain; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package up to £10,000

Hybrid working support

DBS cost covered

Job summary

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Wellbeing Practitioner (CYP) to deliver brief, low‑intensity CBT to children and young people across rural west Dorset. You will work in a hybrid model, delivering one‑to‑one and group interventions with families, schools and partner agencies.

The post requires CYP IAPT aligned practice, a PG Cert or equivalent, and an Enhanced DBS check. You’ll join a developing service with flexible hours and a relocation package for eligible

Qualifications

• Wellbeing Practitioner (CYP) qualification, PG Cert or equivalent.
• Familiarity with CYP IAPT core principles and relevant specialist training.
• Enhanced DBS check requirement.
• Experience working with children and young people with mental health problems.
• Experience working with families.
• Supervised clinical experience.
• Experience developing programmes of care for individuals or groups.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of children and young people.
• Deliver individual and group low‑intensity CBT interventions.
• Facilitate group work across rural west Dorset.
• Deliver evidence‑based treatment to help young people achieve positive outcomes.
• Work collaboratively with families, schools and partner agencies.
• Help develop innovative ways to engage and support young people.
• Support existing teams while new service structures are implemented.
• Work flexibly within extended hours as the service develops.

Skills

Assessment knowledge

Group facilitation

Prioritising workload

Leadership mentoring

Education

Wellbeing Practitioner (CYP) qualification

PG Cert or equivalent

Job description

A Wellbeing Practitioner post in the Getting Help pathway of CYPMH Dorset, the children and young people's mental health service at Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust. It centres on brief, evidence-based low-intensity CBT, delivered one-to-one and in groups alongside families, schools and partner agencies. Hybrid working, travel by car to rural communities and a growing service set it apart, with a temporary base during the transition. The WP CYP IAPT qualification is required, and visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Manage a caseload of children and young people
• Deliver individual and group low-intensity CBT interventions
• Facilitate group work, taking groups to where they are most needed across rural west Dorset
• Deliver evidence-based treatment to help young people achieve positive outcomes
• Work collaboratively with families, schools and partner agencies
• Help develop innovative ways to engage and support young people
• Support existing teams while new service structures are implemented
• Work flexibly within extended hours in some roles as the service develops

What's required

Qualifications

• Wellbeing Practitioner (CYP) qualification, PG Cert or equivalent
• Familiarity with CYP IAPT core principles and relevant specialist training

Experience

• Working with children and young people who have had mental health problems
• Working with families
• Supervised clinical experience
• Developing programmes of care for individuals or groups and giving advice
• Contributing to the management of change

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of assessment and therapeutic interventions, and of legislation relevant to practice
• Ability to prioritise and organise own workload and that of junior staff
• Ability to facilitate group work
• Tact, diplomacy and the ability to analyse situations and resolve them
• Leadership, role modelling and mentoring of students or junior staff

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check
• Right to work in the UK without sponsorship
• Driving licence and access to a car

Other

• Experience of electronic patient or service user record systems, and reporting in Excel and Word

Nice to have

• Recent experience in a comparable role

What's offered

• Relocation package of up to £10,000 for eligible candidates
• Regular clinical supervision, line management and professional development
• Hybrid working support
• Trust covers the cost of the DBS check