Children's Wellbeing Practitioner Trainee

HCRG Care Group are looking to recruit Childrens Wellbeing Practitioners to continue to improve children and young peoples mental health services in Essex. This is a training position where you will undertake training through Anna Freud alongside working in our Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Services. The Childrens Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) role has been developed by NHS England as part of the Children and Young Peoples Psychological Trainings (formerly CYP Improving Access to Psychological Therapies CYP IAPT) programme. The course focuses on working within community and primary care settings to increase access to support for children, young people and families. Youll be trained as a CWP to offer evidence-based interventions like low intensity support and guided self-help. This course enables you to support children and young people with mild to moderate: Anxiety, Low mood, Common behavioural difficulties. Applicants will need to be ready to start work in early-mid January 2027., HCRG Care Group is seeking to hire Children's Wellbeing Practitioner Trainees to enhance mental health services for children and young people in Essex. This role involves undertaking a training program with Anna Freud and working within the Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Services. The position focuses on offering evidence-based interventions in community and primary care environments. Responsibilities include helping children and adolescents with mild to moderate conditions such as anxiety, low mood, and common behavioral difficulties. This is a one-year funded training position requiring candidates to begin work in January 2027. Selection involves a dual application process necessitating enrollment in a university program alongside the job application. Eligible applicants should possess a relevant degree or equivalent qualifications. Additional requirements include having a driving license and a vehicle for work purposes. The position provides a salary of £28,500 and a benefits
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Established in 2006, HCRG Care Group has emerged as a leading independent provider of community health and care services across the UK. The organization, driven by its guiding principles of compassion, innovation, and action, collaborates with health and care commissioners and local communities to improve service delivery focusing on efficiency, outcomes, and user experience. HCRG Care Group delivers a broad spectrum of services encompassing adult and child community health services, primary care, sexual health, dermatology, MSK services, and adult social care and wellbeing services. Operating across England, the group assists millions of communities and provides direct support to more than half a million individuals each year. Their commitment to equality and inclusion is evident as they welcome diverse applicants and address accessibility needs, including for individuals with disabilities. HCRG Care Group emphasizes safeguarding for children, young people, and vulnerable