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 (working with primary and secondary school pupils, parents and carers) Low mood (adolescents) Common behavioural
difficulties (working with parents and carers). Applicants will need to be ready to start work in early-mid January 2027. Positio, HCRG Care Group is looking to hire Children's Wellbeing Practitioners for improving children's and young peoples mental health services in Essex. This training position involves training through Anna Freud and working in Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Services. Part of the NHS England as a Children and Young Peoples Psychological Trainings programme, this role focuses on community and primary care settings, increasing access to support for children, young people, and families by offering evidence-based interventions such as low intensity support and guided self-help. The role deals with mild to moderate issues, including anxiety, low mood, and common behavioural difficulties. Applicants must start in early-mid January 2027, should apply to the university course simultaneously, and must have a driving license and a vehicle for work purposes. Benefits include a £28,500 salary with group pension access, free beverages at the base location, My Reward Hub membership for everyday and
special discounts, emergency wage access, mental and physical wellbeing support, eLearning, career pathways, and a supportive culture.

HCRG Care Group, established in 2006, is a leading independent provider of community health and care services in the UK. The organisation works with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services aiming for better experience, efficiency, and outcomes. Their services include transforming adult and children's community health services, primary care services like urgent care, sexual health, dermatology, MSK services, and adult social care and wellbeing services. HCRG Care Group supports many communities across England, helping over half a million people each year. The organisation is committed to equal opportunities, welcoming diverse people to join the team, supports Disability Confident Committed policies, and prioritizes safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults. While prioritizing safe recruitment, it conducts disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks for everyone joining the team. The company hosting this job is part of HCRG Care Group
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