We are recruiting 4 trainee CWPs. Post holders will undertake training with University College London (UCL) alongside working in service . You will be taught to deliver evidence based guided self-help interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. You will also be taught how to deliver interventions in the community, for example, service user participation activities, training and group interventions. The post holder will use their newly developed skills to support children and young people who are referred into the service. Trainees will receive supervision to support their professional development.
All applicants need to complete and submit an application form to UCL for a place on the Diploma in Child and Young Persons Psychological Wellbeing Practice. The application form needs to be completed as part of your job application as you cannot be considered for a position without this. Application details are in the attached CWP Recruitment Pack.
Applicants will need to be ready to start work from 6th January 2025. Posts cannot be offered to candidates unless they can guarantee this start date.
Interview dates: week beginning 30th September and 7th October
- Please note, depending on the volume of applicants, this advert may close early therefore we advise you complete your application early. Once the advert closes we cannot consider other applications ***
You will study at University College London/Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, with tutors that are renowned for their great work with children and families in the area of emotional and mental health. The Postgraduate Diploma in Child and Young Persons Psychological Wellbeing Practice will begin in January 2025 and the course lasts 1 year. As part of your training you will use the theory that you learn to deliver low intensity mental health interventions to adolescents and the parents of children presenting with mild anxiety, low mood and behaviours that challenge.
In service, you will initially shadow intervention and assessment sessions; shadow and take part in triage discussions and partake in clinical skills development. You will then be expected to complete initial assessments and deliver interventions for anxiety, low mood and behavioural difficulties with the support of your supervisor. Additionally you will attend regular supervision and training sessions; engage in service development activities and deliver workshops and groups with qualified members of staff.
We expect all our staff to work in an inclusive manner, aiming to make the service accessible to all and therefore we welcome applications from those from a diverse range of backgrounds.
A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff. The Children's Wellbeing Practitioner Service is a small service comprised of CWPs, a Senior Wellbeing Practitioner, a CWP Supervisor and the Service Lead. The team is a warm, friendly, inclusive team that strives to improve the experience of service users and staff.
We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities.
Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision
We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages.
We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible
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You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sade McCalla Job title: CWP Service Lead Email address: sade.mccalla@nhs.net Telephone number: 07785 433677
Name: Meloney Williams
Job title: Children's Wellbeing Practitioner Supervisor
Email: Meloney.Williams@nhs.net
Number: 07901 754891
