Senior Children Wellbeing/Senior Education Mental Health Practitioner

NHS; North East; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the North East of England seeks a Senior Children Wellbeing Practitioner to join their mental health support team on a 12-month contract. This role involves delivering evidence-based therapy to children and young people while providing clinical supervision and leadership. Applicants must be qualified as a Children's Wellbeing Practitioner and have substantial experience in emotional distress management. The position also supports professional development and collaboration with local partners.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Experience working with young people experiencing emotional distress.
• Able to deliver CBT interventions.
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development as a CWP.

Responsibilities

• Improve lives of children with mental ill health using LICBT.
• Provide clinical and caseload supervision.
• Work collaboratively with local partners in CAMHS.
• Promote social inclusion and community access.

Skills

Delivering low intensity cognitive behaviour therapy

Compassionate care

Clinical supervision

Team leadership

Education

British Psychological Society Accredited course

Professional registration as a CWP

CWP/EMHP supervisor training

Job description

Senior Children Wellbeing/Senior Education Mental Health Practitioner

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 28 December 2025

We have an excellent opportunity for a Senior CWP/EMHP to join our mental health support team on a 12-month fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave.

The post holder will work within the MHST and be a vital part of the development of Children's Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner/Educational Mental Health practitioner role within the team, offering both clinical and caseload supervision, alongside delivering intervention at a high-quality, brief outcome-focused evidence-based interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.

The post holder will be supported to attend continuing professional development sessions and link in with the university training programme for current and future CPWP's/EMHP's.

Main duties of the job

To improve the lives of children and young people with mental ill health by minimising the impact of their condition through the delivery of low intensity cognitive behaviour therapy (LICBT) to promote recovery and well-being.

To be compassionate in meeting the needs of children and young people and their carers.

To work as part of children and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), working collaboratively and in partnership with multiple local partners.

To be professionally accountable and responsible for children and young people's care, undertaking a range of clinical/therapeutic interventions in patients' homes and other community.

To promote social inclusion, community access and participation through the provision of children and young people's support services.

To facilitate others in the team to develop competence within mental health by providing leadership, day to day supervision, clinical advice and clinical supervision to members of the integrated team.

To be committed to and take a lead role in activities integral to the Trust's Quality Improvement System.

To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental ill health. Deliver Clinical and Caseload Management Supervision.

About us

TEWV CAMHS services in County Durham have had both national and local recognition for their quality improvement work. This includes Nursing Times awards for Patient's Safety, Positive Practice Awards for Innovative Service Development along with gaining four making a difference awards. Key to our service transformation is engagement with young people; we have participation groups established and we are accredited with Investors in Children. We also work closely with parents and carers, co-facilitating a local parent group with a local community interest group; we are also accredited with County Durham Young Carers.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Applicants must ensure that prior to applying they have agreement from their current line manager that they can be released on a secondment basis.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Experience

• Successfully completed British Psychological Society (BPS) Accredited or Higher Education England (HEE) Approved academic course of study in line with the CYP IAPT Low Intensity National Programme and will be qualified as a Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP)
• Professional registration as a Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) with an appropriate regulatory body (e.g. British Psychological Society (BPS) or British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP))
• Completed, or currently be undertaking the CWP/EMHP supervisor (PG Certificate or CPD) or Senior Wellbeing Practitioner G/PG Diploma training programme, provided by one of the nationally commissioned training providers, which provides eligibility to supervise Trainee CWPs and qualified CWPs in line with their registration requirements
• Substantial evidence of Continuing Professional Development as a CWP.

Other Requirements

• Ability to travel independently in accordance with Trust policies and service need

Knowledge

• Significant post-qualification experience working with young people who are experiencing emotional distress impacting on their mental health.
• Experience of delivering low intensity CBT interventions with children and young people
• Providing clinical and caseload management supervision.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust