Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP)

This is an exciting time of growth and change within Berkshire Healthcare as our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service is currently working collaboratively with children and young people, and partners to deliver the Governments aspirations to increase access to prevention and early mental health support for children and young people.

To support the development of our Getting Help Team in Berkshire West, we are looking to recruit three qualified Children’s Wellbeing Practitioners, one each in the following localites; West Berkshire, Reading and Wokingham. You must have a Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) qualification to apply for this role.

The Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) role is an exciting opportunity to deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, working across and community settings and healthcare sectors in England and to support a whole community approach to emotional health and wellbeing.

Please Only Apply For Your Preferred Locality.

• To be trained and confident in the use of CYPMH principles, evidence-based interventions and routine outcome measures.
• To care co-ordinate and manage a defined caseload of children and young people presenting with emotional health and wellbeing difficulties.
• To co-ordinate and deliver individualised care packages for children and young people and evaluate these programmes, ensuring high standards of practice in accordance with national guidelines and trust policy.
• To provide specialist mental health advice, consultation and signposting using an outcome-based triage model
• To provide training to school staff, other professionals parents and carers in conjunction with colleagues.
• Supporting the promotion of whole school based approach to developing and maintaining emotional health and well-being.
• To train and mentor students and less experienced members of the team.
• To act as an autonomous practitioner with an understanding of own limitations and recognition of when to seek support.

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our Values At Berkshire Healthcare Are

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rhona Edwards Job title: Service Manager Getting Help Services Email address: ***email_hidden*** Telephone number: 07890 395552