Wellbeing Practitioner for Children and Young People (WP CYP)

Job overview

Are you a Wellbeing Practitioner and hold the WP CYP IAPT qualification and are passionate about supporting children, young people and families with their mental health and wellbeing? We'd love to hear from you.

CYPMH Dorset is undergoing an exciting period of growth and transformation, developing THRIVE-aligned services that provide children and young people with the right support at the right time. As a Wellbeing Practitioner within our Getting Help pathway, you will deliver evidence-based, low-intensity CBT interventions and play a key role in helping young people achieve positive outcomes.

As a Wellbeing Practitioner, you will:

• Manage a caseload of children and young people.
• Deliver individual and group low-intensity CBT interventions.
• Work collaboratively with families, schools and partner agencies.
• Help develop innovative ways to engage and support young people.
• Receive regular clinical supervision, line management and professional development opportunities.

Come and join our friendly, compassionate and supportive team that is committed to CYP IAPT principles, person-centred care and making a real difference to the lives of children, young people and families across west Dorset.

Relocating to Dorset? Eligible candidates may be able to access a relocation package of up to £10,000. For further information, please contact dhc.careers@nhs.net.

Main duties of the job

This role is a full-time post; we would welcome part-time applicants with a minimum of 22.5 hours. As working will be a mix of online and face to face delivery, we promote and support hybrid working. This role is based in West Dorset.

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

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 to train you if you don't have this experience yet

You'll 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)

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.

Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful.

Detailed job description and main 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 AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate’s individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.

All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, 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 dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net

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.