About this role
Job summary
Children's Wellbeing Practitioners - Band 5
Full time / Part time, permanent roles.
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT) Children and Young People Services, Mental Health in School's Team are recruiting Children's Wellbeing Practitioners. The service has multiple teams across Coventry and Warwickshire and are currently undergoing expansion to service offers.
We are seeking Children Wellbeing Practitioners in locations across Coventry and Warwickshire. Applicants must be registered with a governing body (BABCP/BPS) be able to drive and have access to their own vehicle for business use.
We require individuals who are passionate about working with children and young people, families, education staff, and the wider school and college community to provide evidence based and innovative support for emotional wellbeing and mental health.
Main duties of the job
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
About us
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more staff networks and support group We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Job description Job responsibilities
The post holder will work as part of a Mental Health Support Team (MHST), delivering low-intensity, evidence-based, brief psychological interventions to children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties, in line with CYP IAPT principles and the professional standards of the BABCP and the British Psychological Society (BPS).
The post holder will undertake structured assessments, risk screening, formulation, and collaborative goal setting, using routine outcome measures to inform intervention planning and review.
Interventions will be delivered in accordance with approved Childrens Wellbeing Practitioner treatment protocols and competency frameworks, including guided self-help, psychoeducation, behavioural activation, exposure-based approaches, and anxiety and mood management strategies. Delivery may be individual or group-based within education or community settings, under appropriate clinical supervision.
The post holder will work in partnership with families, schools, and partner agencies to promote engagement and effective intervention delivery, while remaining within the defined CWP clinical remit and professional boundaries.
The role requires adherence to professional, ethical, safeguarding, and clinical governance standards, alongside continuous professional development expectations.
The post holder will maintain accurate and timely clinical records, contribute to routine outcome monitoring, and participate in service evaluation, audit, and quality improvement activity.
See attached Job Description and Person Specification for Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
CWP training course qualification and registration with BABCP or BPS professional body Evidence of working with Children and young people who have experienced mental health problems.
Knowledge Essential
Excellent communication skills including verbal, written and telephone skills Ability to form positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers whilst maintaining appropriate boundaries. Able to write clear reports and letters.
Experience Essential
Experience of working within set criteria and referring to other services as appropriate Experience of working within Primary Care services
Other Essential
Holds a full UK driving licence and is able to drive across the locality to meet service requirements.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
Address Parkside House
Quinton Road
Coventry
CV1 2NJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)