Job Description: Children Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) Training Posts Post Title: Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) Salary: £21,052/ NHS Band 4 CYP IAPT The Children and Young People’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme (CYP IAPT) is a service transformation programme delivered by Health Education England and partners that aims to improve existing children and young people’s mental health Services (CYP MHS) working in the community. Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner training will benefit from being integrated fully within CYP MHS and linked to the CYP IAPT collaborative, which brings a valuable organisational infrastructure. Job Purpose This is a training role within the Children and Young People’ Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme (CYP IAPT). The post-holder will work within a CYP, mental health service delivering, under supervision, high-quality; brief outcome focused evidence-based interventions and guided self-help for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. The training and service experience will the post holder with the necessary knowledge, attitude and capabilities to operate effectively in an inclusive, value driven service. The post holder will attend all university based taught and self-study days required by the education provider, as specified within the agreed national curriculum and work in the service for the remaining days of the week using their newly developed skills. Main Duties and Responsibilities 1. Therapeutic skills 1.1. Assess and deliver, supervision outcome focused, evidence-based interventions to children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. 1.2. Working in partnership, support children, young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their families in the self-management of presenting difficulties. 1.3. Work in partnership with children, young people and families in the development of plans for the intervention and agreed outcomes.
Job Description: Children Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) Training Posts Post Title: Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) Salary: £21,052/ NHS Band 4 CYP IAPT The Children and Young People’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme (CYP IAPT) is a service transformation programme delivered by Health Education England and partners that aims to improve existing children and young people’s mental health Services (CYP MHS) working in the community. Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner training will benefit from being integrated fully within CYP MHS and linked to the CYP IAPT collaborative, which brings a valuable organisational infrastructure. Job Purpose This is a training role within the Children and Young People’ Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme (CYP IAPT). The post-holder will work within a CYP, mental health service delivering, under supervision, high-quality; brief outcome focused evidence-based interventions and guided self-help for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. The training and service experience will the post holder with the necessary knowledge, attitude and capabilities to operate effectively in an inclusive, value driven service. The post holder will attend all university based taught and self-study days required by the education provider, as specified within the agreed national curriculum and work in the service for the remaining days of the week using their newly developed skills. Main Duties and Responsibilities 1. Therapeutic skills 1.1. Assess and deliver, supervision outcome focused, evidence-based interventions to children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. 1.2. Working in partnership, support children, young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their families in the self-management of presenting difficulties. 1.3. Work in partnership with children, young people and families in the development of plans for the intervention and agreed outcomes.
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