Trainee Children's Wellbeing PractitionerNHS
Job summary
The Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) Service at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT) has an exciting opportunity to train a new cohort of 2 trainee Children's Wellbeing Practitioners (CWPs), who will cover a variety of areas in Hertfordshire.
Post holders will undertake training with University College London (UCL) alongside working in the HCT CWP service . You will be taught to deliver evidence based guided self-help interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. The post holder will use their newly developed skills to support children and young people who are referred into the service. You will receive intensive supervision to support your professional development.
Alongside this job application all applicants need to submit a university application form to UCL for a place on the Postgraduate Diploma in Child and Young Persons Psychological Wellbeing Practice. You cannot be considered for this job without an accompanying university application. Application details are in the attached CWP Recruitment Pack.
Applicants will need to be ready to start work from 11th January 2026.
Interview date: 8th October 2026
Main duties of the job
You will study at University College London/Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, with tutors that are renowned for their great work with children and families in the area of emotional wellbeing and mental health. The Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) Postgraduate Diploma will begin in January 2027 and the course lasts 1 year. As part of your training you will use the theory that you learn to deliver low intensity mental health interventions to adolescents and the parents of children presenting with mild anxiety, low mood and behaviours that challenge.
In service, you will initially shadow intervention and assessment sessions; shadow and take part in triage discussions and partake in clinical skills development and supervision. You will then be expected to complete initial assessments and deliver interventions for anxiety, low mood and behaviours that challenge with the support of your supervisor. Additionally you will attend weekly supervision and training sessions; engage in service development activities and deliver workshops and groups with qualified members of staff.
We expect all our staff to work in an inclusive manner and make reasonable adjustments as required. Our aim is to ensure the service is accessible to all who would benefit from our support and therefore we welcome applications from those from a diverse range of backgrounds.
Job description
Successful applicants will need to have a full UK driving license, have access to a car and you will need car insurance for business use from the start date of this role (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Please read the Full advert along with Job Description and Person Specification before applying for the role.
Please note that an application to University College London for the Children's Wellbeing Practitioner Post Graduate Diploma needs to be made alongside your application to the HCT CWP Service.
See the following website for course information: https://www.annafreud.org/training/postgraduate-study/ucl-postgraduate-programmes/child-and-young-persons-psychological-wellbeing-practice-pg-diploma/
Course application link: https://evision.ucl.ac.uk/urd/sits.urd/run/siw_ipp_lgn.login_enc?0qhYzuG1h9udTFM8i9sPhtGiUgIR6D6iP0QBDHq24aV3AVw8VNXRYxDmc3LlBtzaFHDKnOhbH0M=
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About us
A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. You'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff.We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier CommunitiesOur staff are proud to be Caring, Pioneering and Inclusive in their work to help achieve the Trust visionWe welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgroundsWe don't want you to miss out so we'd like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible.Apply now You've made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we're looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.
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