Children's Wellbeing Practitioner - CFHD

Children's Wellbeing Practitioner - CFHD

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity fora passionate and enthusiastic qualified Childrens Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) to join our dedicated and supportive service on a permanent part time basis (0.88wte) 33 hours.

Our CWP team sits within the Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) early intervention pathway, providing timely, evidence-based support to children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. We are seeking compassionate and proactiveclinicians who are committed to improving outcomes for children, young people,and families, while embodying NHS values of kindness, respect, collaboration,and high-quality care.

This role is ideal for practitioners who are motivated to make a meaningful difference by supporting early intervention andreducing waiting times, ensuring children and young people can access supportas quickly as possible. Successful candidates will deliver Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (LI-CBT) interventions and work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams, schools, community settings, and clinics acrossthe county.

We are excited to continue developing and strengthening our CWP provision and look forward to welcoming skilled andvalues-driven practitioners to our team.

You will have successfully completed and passed the Childrens Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) training programme and will bring experience of working therapeutically with children and young people.

As a compassionate and patient-centred clinician, youwill be confident in communicating effectively with children, families,schools, and partner agencies, providing advice and support that enhances the experience and wellbeing of those accessing our services.

You will demonstrate professionalism, empathy, and excellent interpersonal skills when working with sensitive and confidential information, fully understanding the importance of data security, safeguarding,and maintaining the highest standards of clinical practice.

Working as part of a supportive and collaborative team, you will contribute to delivering safe, effective, and inclusive care,helping children and young people achieve positive mental health outcomes.

At Children and Family Health Devon, we are dedicated to improving the physical and mental health of children and young people across

Devon and Torbay. We aim to create an environment where children and young people can thrive and are committed to reducing health inequalities and providing specialised support, empowering them to lead healthy, fulfillinglives.

We are an alliance of NHS organisations led by Devon Partnership Trust. We are a group of professionals including psychologists,psychiatrists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists,physiotherapists, nurses and many other professions.

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

• 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/post graduate certificate level or equivalent.
• Training in an evidence-based therapeutic approach.
• Evidence of relevant CPD.

• 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 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…