Employer Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust Town Liverpool Salary £29,970 - £36,483 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 22/07/2025 23:59
Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)
NHS AfC: Band 5
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
* Great flexible working opportunities
* Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
* Generous annual leave and pension scheme
* Extensive staff health and well-being programmes
Job overview
The Clinical Health Psychology (CHP) Department at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital are looking to recruit a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) to support the work of qualified Clinical Psychologists within Craniofacial services. Supporting clinical work including liaison, consultation, and low intensity brief assessment and intervention work will all form key aspects of the post.
Applicants should have completed PWP training. Experience of working with young people and/or in a hospital setting may be an advantage. The successful candidates will be enthusiastic, motivated and demonstrate a commitment to ongoing personal and professional development.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as part of a CHP team and will work to engage children, young people and families in the therapeutic process, supporting the implementation, under the supervision of an experienced CHP clinician, of mental health interventions.
The post holder will be expected to liaise with external agencies including health, education, social care and the voluntary sector and act as a named key worker to children, young people and families accessing CHP.
Under supervision the post holder will carry out effective and evaluated assessments in line with their own knowledge base and the Trust’s policies and procedures. The post holder will also be responsible for enabling effective and meaningful service user participation in the design and delivery of our services through individual and group engagement, facilitation of events/focus groups, supporting the wider participation agenda and that of Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will have the ability to self-reflect and be aware to work within their job remit. They will also attend team meetings, regular supervision and will be willing to joint work cases with all members of the multidisciplinary team. The post holder will be expected to undertake on-going personal and professional development and actively participate in the Trust’s PDR processes.
Working for our organisation
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest and busiest children’s hospitals in Europe. The Trust has a world class reputation for providing general and specialist health care for children and a proud history of achievement and clinical innovation. As part of the Community and Mental Health Division, Clinical Health Psychology Department is a hospital-based service providing psychological support to patients and their families experiencing difficulties in relation to acute trauma, chronic health conditions and/or its treatment. We work closely with our multi-disciplinary colleagues and in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local authorities, other agencies, voluntary organisations, carers and users of our services. We have strong links with Liverpool University and the Clinical Psychology doctoral training courses within the region.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Clinical Health Psychology Department at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital are looking to recruit a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)
Please see Job Description attached for full details
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
* Degree level qualification and/or equivalent experience in child and family related field e.g. social work, youth & community work, nursing
* Completed PWP training
Knowledge & Experience
* Worked with a range of individuals with mental health difficulties
* Experience working children
* Experience working with physical health
Skills and Abilities
* Evidence of good communication skills
* Evidence of high-level communication skills
* Form communicates evidence of reflection and sensitive communication and self-awareness
Other
* Overall impression demonstrates combination of skills and competencies relevant to the role to a GOOD level
* Overall impression demonstrates combination of skills and competencies relevant to the role to a HIGH level
* Overall impression demonstrates combination of skills and competencies relevant to the role to an EXCELLENT level
We reserve the right to close vacancies without notice when we have received a sufficient number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will contact you using this regarding your application. All candidates will be notified via email whether or not they have been shortlisted.
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are committed to creating a well-managed, flexible working environment that supports staff and promotes their welfare and development. We actively promote equality and diversity and operate a Zero Tolerance policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment.
Should you require any assistance during the application stages please contact recruiting manager of vacancy or the recruitment team at recruitment@alderhey.nhs.uk or call 0151 282 4599
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Please note, the selection processes at Alder Hey Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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