Band 5 Qualified Children's Wellbeing Practitioner
Band 5
Main area: Children's Wellbeing Practitioner
Grade: Band 5
Contract: 1 year (Fixed Term)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 220-WHT-3030
Employer: Whittington Health NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Northern Health Centre
Town: London
Salary: £35,964 - £43,780 pro rata per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 24/04/2025 23:59
Job overview
ISLINGTON CAMHS - CHILDREN’S WELLBEING PRACTITIONER (CWP) ROLE Band 5
We are recruiting to a full time 1-year fixed term post for a Qualified Child Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) to join the CWP service within Islington Community CAMHS. This post involves working as a Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner within our small and long established CWP Team, offering fantastic career development.
CWPs deliver guided self-help for children and young people (5-18 years) experiencing low intensity anxiety, low mood and behaviors that challenge in a variety of forms and settings, e.g. 1:1 work, group work, psycho-educational workshops. They are also involved in the support of the trainee CWPs in the service and contribute towards our evolving service development.
Main duties of the job
1. Assess and deliver, under supervision, outcome focused, evidence-based interventions to neurotypical and neurodivergent children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
2. Support children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their families in the self-management of presenting difficulties.
3. Undertake accurate assessment of risk to self and others.
4. Provide a range of information and support for evidence-based psychological treatments, which may include guided self-help.
5. Keep coherent records of all activity in line with service protocols and use these records and outcome data to inform decision making.
6. Work collaboratively with a range of relevant others when indicated.
7. Work in collaboration with children, young people and communities to enhance and widen access.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
* A Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma in Child and Young Persons Psychological Wellbeing Practice from an accredited training provider OR due to obtain one/complete their training in time for the role to commence.
* Psychology or other health/social care/youth related undergraduate degree.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
* Demonstrates an understanding of children and young people’s mental health and how it may present.
* Demonstrates an understanding of the need to use evidence-based psychological therapies.
* Knowledge of child and adolescent development and the role of the family in supporting emotional well-being.
* Understanding of systems and contexts in which children and young people are likely to live.
* Demonstrates knowledge of the issues relating to children and young people and the impact on mental health.
Experience
* Experience of working with children and young people as a Child Wellbeing Practitioner.
* Experience in providing CBT interventions for Neurotypical and Neurodivergent children, young people and families.
* Demonstrates high standards in written communication.
* Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients.
* Experience contributing to or leading on service development.
* Ability to manage own caseload and time.
* Experience working as part of a team and fostering good working relationships.
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS
To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people.
Your application form
* Provide only business email address for your referees.
* Make sure to include all evidence of where you meet the essential requirement on the job description.
Other important information
* Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome.
* Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns.
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