Job requirements
Essential
8 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Experience and ability to function as a practitioner in CYP mental health services.
- Experience
Demonstrable post qualification experience, including experience of working with CYP’s with mild to moderate mental health problems and their families using CBT or CBT informed guided self help
- Experience
Experience of managing and prioritising a caseload.
- Experience
Evidence of good practice in CAMHS assessment facilitation, including assessing: risk behaviour, impact of the lived experience, systemic functioning and managing difference in the clinical space.
- Experience
Evidence of providing culturally adapted interventions.
- Experience
Experience in design and delivery of workshops, groups and interventions to CYP target audience.
- Experience
Evidence of experience of clinical governance, Outcome Measures and audits.
- Qualifications
CYP-MH Post-Graduate Diploma or Certificate (CWP/EMHP) with two years post qualification experience within the CYP-MH model by January 2027.
Desirable
7 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Working with families in a diverse environment
- Experience
Experience in working as part of an MDT
- Experience
Experience of undertaking qualitative and quantitative research methodology
- Experience
Experience of supervising junior staff or trainees
- Experience
Experience in working with children and adolescents with Special Educational Needs.
- Experience
Experience of working with children and adolescents with learning disability or ASD.
- Qualifications
Evidence of CPD relevant to working with CYP in schools or community settings
Job overview
As part of our expanding Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs), this is an exciting opportunity to join our School Based Needs teams as a Senior Wellbeing practitioner (SWP). The SWP role is a Senior role within the low intensity CBT workforce, enabling practitioners to build on their CBT clinical skills and develop supervision skills. SWPs will join established teams and work within the wider MHST framework, delivering evidence-based 1-1 and group interventions for children, young people and their parents/carers, advice and consultation to schools, and whole school approaches to mental health, as well as supporting trainees and newly qualified Children's Wellbeing Practioners/Education Mental Health Practitioners (CWPs/EMHPs) through joint working, clinical skills groups, and supervision.
The successful candidates will have a foundation training and be accredited as an EMHP or CWP, and have two year’s post qualification experience in January 2027. Candidates are required to complete the Postgraduate Diploma Senior Wellbeing Practice (SWP) course as part of the role. The course will be offered at The University of Southampton, starting in January 2027.
Surrey MHSTs are delivered in borough based teams, and we have vacancies in various teams across Surrey (exact locations TBC) as well as vacancies in our North East Hampshire team, based in Aldershot Centre for Health. Candidates will be asked for their preference of location if successful at interview.
Main duties of the job
This is a permanent role within an MHST service. The post comes with a mandatory 2 year parallel Senior Wellbeing Practitioner (SWP) advance clinical skills and supervisor training program at the University of Southampton, and successful completion of this is a requirement for this role.
The EMHP supervision course is designed to provide the EMHP supervisor with comprehensive training in the knowledge, skills and competencies required to deliver effective clinical supervision as part of the MHST initiative. Applicant criteria include substantive knowledge and experience of wellbeing delivery within education settings and/or CBT / Low Intensity CBT interventions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and course information for full details.
Please note - Subject to reasonable adjustments in respect of any disability, the post holder must possess a valid driving license and be able to drive and have the unrestricted use of a car or motorcycle for work at all times including community based work.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
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This advert is for Senior Wellbeing Practitioner with Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Guildford, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Mental health professionals role. The advertised salary is £41,957 - £50,387 Incl 5% HCAS Per Annum, pro rata. The contract type is Permanent: Successful completion of the Senior Wellbeing Practitioner Course is a requirement of this role. The application deadline is 03 Nov 2026.
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