Emotional Health and Wellbeing Practitioner
The closing date is 07 June 2026.
This is an exciting opportunity for two Emotional Health and Wellbeing Practitioners to join a flexible and friendly team working with children and young people in care to fulfil the Trust’s responsibility to improve outcomes for Children in Care and Care Leavers.
The job will involve supporting the emotional needs of the children, liaising closely with Social Workers, CAMHS and the CIC Health team.
The roles are for experienced practitioners from either healthcare or social care who have experience in working with children and young people. Candidates must have a specialist interest in Children in Care and attachment and trauma. They must be skilled in working with children who have highly complex needs and be flexible in their approach. The job will entail delivering brief evidence‑based interventions for the CIC cohort after a referral has been made into the service.
This is a permanent role of 37.5 hours a week, primarily based in Dorset, with travel Pan‑Dorset. You will be supported by the Lead Specialist Nurse, Named Nurse for Children in Care, and Specialist CAMHS CAP team, with opportunities for supervision, training and development.
Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service may present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.
Main duties of the job
* Support the emotional needs of children once a referral has been made.
* Liaise closely with CAMHS and the Team Leads in the CIC team.
* Deliver brief evidence‑based interventions for the CIC cohort after referral.
* Provide intervention at the Getting Help stage of the Thrive model.
* Deliver a high‑quality person‑centred approach to care delivery considering safety, privacy and dignity.
* Provide specialist care and interventions, assessments, and manage patients on a caseload as part of a multidisciplinary care team.
* Offer specialist advice to others regarding management and care of service users.
* Devise specialist programmes of care for other professionals to deliver and ensure appropriate delivery.
* Plan, implement and review health improvement programmes in a range of settings.
* Provide supervision, mentorship, training and support to other team members.
Employment Conditions
Applications from candidates requiring current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply.
Person Specification
Knowledge, Skills and Training
* Registered practitioner to degree/diploma level supplemented by post‑registration diploma level specialist training and/or short courses or demonstrable extensive experience in the relevant specialty.
* Training in an evidence‑based therapeutic approach.
* Experience of designing and delivering training and supervision to others.
Job specific experience
* Experience at Practitioner Band 6 level.
* Experience of specialist working.
* Recent previous experience within a comparable role.
Management/Supervisory Experience
* Experience of providing clinical supervision and mentoring to junior staff.
Information Technology / Resources
* Able to analyse data and produce reports using Microsoft Excel and Word.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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