Children’s Psychological Well-being Practitioner
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. This project aims to integrate mental health support into children and young people’s epilepsy care, focusing on the implementation of mental health screening and intervention for children and young people in our region.
Note: 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 for 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 the NHS Trust website: https://yorkhospitals.nhs.uk
Our Benefits
* Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, with retirement and dependants benefits
* 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
* A variety of paid and unpaid leave for emergency and planned leave
* Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (24/7)
* NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
* Learning and development opportunities
* Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance
For further information on benefits, please visit the Trust’s Staff Benefits pages.
Details
Date posted: 11 September 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for Change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £31,049 to £37,796 per 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 if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. Submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Our values guide our work: we are kind, we are open, and we pursue excellence. We are committed to developing a diverse workforce and welcome applications from everyone. If you need accessibility support during the application process, please contact yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net. We welcome flexible working requests from the start of employment where possible.
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Person Specification
Essential
* Education, Qualifications and Training: Degree level or equivalent; Post-Graduate qualification as a Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner (or equivalent).
* Experience and Knowledge: Post-qualification experience as a Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner; working knowledge of mental health; experience with children and young people with mental health problems; experience in services with a stepped care model; risk assessments within scope of practice; skills in delivering Guided self-help and psycho-educational groups; understanding of anxiety and depression in children with physical health conditions; experience teaching groups of professionals and parents; commitment to evidence-based therapies.
Desirable
* Experience with children and young people with physical health conditions; experience with outcomes-focused services; supervising others; CBT or related therapeutic approaches with children and families.
Aptitude and Personal Qualities
* Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
* Ability to work under pressure
* Self-reflective in supervision and professional development
* Ability to meet travel requirements of the post
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a DBS check.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For information, see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
York Hospital, Wigginton Road, York, YO31 9HE
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