Trainee Children's Wellbeing Practitioner
NHS Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom
About the role The Link is a Middlesbrough based professional mental health and emotional wellbeing provider. We provide therapeutic services to children, young people and families across the North East including Redcar & Cleveland, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool, Stockton on Tees and Darlington. Our services include a wide range of workshops and training, therapeutic assessments, one to one therapeutic interventions including specialist therapies and CYP IAPT evidence-based therapies. We are recruiting a Full time Trainee Child Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) post to start with our organisation in December 2026.
Job responsibilities
* To provide, under supervision, assessment, including risk assessment, of children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
* To support management of the waiting list, playing a proactive role in prioritisation, assessment and signposting.
* To work with families involved with social care liaising closely with Social Workers and other professionals working across Children, Young People and Family Services.
* To select and deliver a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions for children, young people and families experiencing mild to moderate or moderate to severe mental health difficulties delivered in collaboration with the child, young person and family.
* To work within CYP IAPT Delivering with and Delivering Well Values and Standards and ensure the appropriate use of routine outcome monitoring tools.
* To make use of referral pathways following assessment for children, young people and families requiring other services, including statutory and voluntary agencies.
* To explore and evaluate clinical treatment using evaluation tools, contributing to evidence-based practice.
* To support self-management with children, young people and families and develop effective treatment plans and agreed outcomes.
* To operate within the Service Referral to Discharge Protocols and escalate cases where the level of need expands beyond the current scope under supervision.
* Provide information and support for evidence based psychological treatments. This may include guided self-help delivered face-to-face, by telephone or via other media.
Training and supervision
* Attend and fulfill all requirements of the training element of the post including practical, academic and practice-based assessments.
* Apply learning from the training programme to practice.
* Receive clinical supervision and case management weekly in relation to coursework, competencies and clinical work to meet required standards.
* Prepare and present case load information to supervisors and case managers on a scheduled basis to ensure safe practice and governance obligations are delivered.
* Respond to and implement supervision suggestions in practice.
* Work within the boundaries of service delivery and support to meet service needs.
* Engage in and respond to personal development supervision to improve competencies and practice.
Partnership working
* Build effective working relationships with Headteachers, Deputy Heads, SENCOs, pastoral teams and wider teaching staff to provide advice and consultative support on emotional and mental health issues and referral pathways for children, young people and families.
* Liaise with other local providers including statutory, voluntary and third sector organisations on behalf of the child, young person or family.
* Collaborate with local children’s mental health providers including CaMHS to support pathway development.
Safeguarding
* Responsible for safeguarding children and promoting their welfare, operating within local policies and procedures.
* Under guidance, take appropriate safeguarding action to protect children and young people at risk of significant harm.
* Identify and support families in accessing Early Help Services under supervision.
* Share appropriate information with parents/carers or other agencies regarding the child’s wellbeing and progress, within Confidentiality and Information Sharing protocols.
A professional and ethical service
* Maintain clinical notes and records in Lamplight in line with The Link policies and procedures.
* Undertake continuing professional development for continued professional accreditation/registration as identified through The Link’s development and appraisal systems.
* Undertake clinical supervision and case management as per The Link’s supervision policy and relevant professional bodies (e.g., BABCP).
* Work within The Link’s GDPR and Information Governance policies and procedures.
* Promote a safe and secure working environment and adhere to Health and Safety guidelines.
* Adhere to all The Link policies, procedures and guidelines and value the rights, responsibilities and diversity of people using the service.
Qualifications and experience
Essential
* Undergraduate degree in Psychology or other health, social care or youth-related field.
* Experience of working with children and young people.
Desirable
* Qualified in counselling or psychological therapy and/or membership in a relevant professional body (e.g., HCPC/BACP/BABCP/BAAT/UKCP/BPS).
* Post-qualification experience as a practising counsellor/psychological therapist and an understanding of CYP IAPT.
* Understanding of The Link service, referral pathways and access criteria; experience in a children’s mental health service and in educational settings.
Disclosures
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a Disclosure to be submitted to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) to check for any previous convictions.
Other details
Salary: £29,114 per year (Band 4, Agenda for Change). Contract: Fixed term, 24 months. Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working. Location: 101 The Greenway, Middlesbrough, TS3 9PA. Date posted: 04 August 2025.
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