Children’s Psychological Well-being Practitioner
Job summary: This is an exciting time to join us in making a real change for children and young people across our area. We are looking for a Children and Young People's Well-Being Practitioner to work in our team of experienced clinical psychologists, specialist epilepsy nurses and consultant paediatricians based at York Hospital. We are delighted to be chosen as a national pilot site for integrating mental health support into children and young people\'s epilepsy care. This project began in March 2023 and focuses on the implementation of mental health screening and intervention for children and young people in our region. If you wish to apply for this vacancy as a secondment opportunity, please seek permission from your current line manager first.
Main duties of the job
Your role will be to deliver an innovative, manualised CBT-based intervention to children and young people who have been screened by their team and shown to require psychological support. This intervention, MICE (Mental Health Intervention for Children with Epilepsy), is designed to improve the treatment of mental health problems in young people with epilepsy and has been shown to be effective in a large-scale research project. It can be delivered by telephone, video conferencing or face to face, and training will be provided. You will be using evidence-based interventions with supervision from the senior clinical psychologist. This will include a range of therapeutic self-management interventions to children and young people with mild to moderate psychological problems, as well as the administration and teaching of psycho-educational classes to groups of parents and children and young people.
Team & Support
* York Hospital Paediatric Psychology Service, part of a larger Department of Psychological Medicine.
* Supervision and collaboration with experienced psychologists including:
o Dr Emma Peakman - Consultant Clinical Psychologist
o Dr Anya Knight - Senior Clinical Psychologist
You will be joining a dedicated paediatric psychology team and have opportunities to continue to learn and develop.
About Us
For more information about our Trust, please visit: https://yorkhospitals.nhs.uk
Our benefits
* Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
* 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
* A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
* Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
* NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
* An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
* Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust\'s dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Details
Date posted: 11 September 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £31,049 to £37,796 a year pro rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 419-7466625-CPWP-FH
Job locations: York Hospital, Wigginton Road, York, YO31 9HE
Job Description
Job responsibilities: A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description. Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence. Our values support a diverse workforce representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with Staff Networks to increase applications from different backgrounds. If you have accessibility needs, please contact yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net. We may consider flexible working requests from the start of employment.
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Qualifications & Experience
Essential
* Education, Qualifications and Training: Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification/experience.
* Post-Graduate qualification as a Children\'s Wellbeing Practitioner (or equivalent).
Desirable
* Qualification in therapeutic approaches with children and families (e.g., CBT, systemic, solution-focused play therapy).
Experience and Knowledge Required
* Post-qualification experience as a Children\'s Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP).
* Working knowledge of Mental Health and evidence gained through experience, including working with children and young people with mental health problems and a range of therapeutic approaches.
* Experience in mental health services or settings with a stepped care model.
* Training and carrying out risk assessments within scope of practice.
* Skills in delivering Guided self-help and psycho-educational groups/classes.
* Understanding of anxiety and depression in children with a physical health condition.
* Experience teaching groups of professionals and parents.
* Commitment to using evidence-based psychological therapies in this post.
Desirable
* Experience of working with children and young people with physical health conditions.
* Experience in services with established clinical outcome targets.
* Experience supervising others.
Skills and Attributes
* Ability to manage own caseload and time.
* Strong computer skills and experience with patient information systems.
* Familiarity with screening procedures such as the SDQ.
* Excellent verbal and written communication, including telephone skills for CCBT and teaching classes.
* Ability to develop appropriate therapeutic relationships with clients.
Aptitude and Personal Qualities
* Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships.
* Ability to work under pressure and be self-reflective in supervision and development.
* Ability to meet travel requirements of the post (community service).
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