Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) Supervisor
London, England, United Kingdom Full-time Posted 1 week ago
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.
Islington Community CAMHS is an integrated multi disciplinary service providing a child and family mental health service to the population of
Islington across the 0-18 year age range. The Children’s Wellbeing Service is located within the Social Emotional Mental Health Pathway
alongside CAMHS, Local Authority and 3rd Sector Mental Health Service providers. Referrals are received through a Central Point of Access.
The postholder will work as a clinician in the Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) Team, working alongside the service leads in coordinating
and developing the CWP Team. This post will involve contributing towards the provision of intensive supervision and clinical caseload
management for CWPs in the service, joining the CWPs in clinical sessions where appropriate.
The postholder will supervise a max of 3 trainee Children’s Well-Being Practitioners (CWPs; Band 4 practitioners). The CWPs deliver CBT informed
guided self-help for children and young people (2-18 years) experiencing mild to moderate anxiety, low mood and behavioural problems in a variety of forms and settings, e.g. 1:1 work, group work, psycho-educational workshops. The postholder will deliver both group and individual supervision and support the trainees to pass their CYP-IAPT training.
We warmly welcome applications from all under-represented groups and protected characteristics.
NB: Working days are fixed to Monday and Wednesday
For further information or discussion about this post, please contact Lauren Hassan-Leslie or Siobhan Kelly on 020 3316 1824.
If you need any assistance with the application process, please contact: lauren.hassan1@nhs.net
To support staff development and wellbeing we offer monthly all staff Lunchtime Learning CPD, BME Forums and reflective spaces for staff
identifying as ethnically marginalised and under-represented. We have an Equality Diversity and Inclusion Lead within our service.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lauren Hassan-Leslie Job title: CWP Team Manager Email address: lauren.hassan1@nhs.net Telephone number: 020 3316 1824
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.
Islington Community CAMHS is an integrated multi disciplinary service providing a child and family mental health service to the population of
Islington across the 0-18 year age range. The Children’s Wellbeing Service is located within the Social Emotional Mental Health Pathway
alongside CAMHS, Local Authority and 3rd Sector Mental Health Service providers. Referrals are received through a Central Point of Access.
The postholder will work as a clinician in the Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) Team, working alongside the service leads in coordinating
and developing the CWP Team. This post will involve contributing towards the provision of intensive supervision and clinical caseload
management for CWPs in the service, joining the CWPs in clinical sessions where appropriate.
The postholder will supervise a max of 3 trainee Children’s Well-Being Practitioners (CWPs; Band 4 practitioners). The CWPs deliver CBT informed
guided self-help for children and young people (2-18 years) experiencing mild to moderate anxiety, low mood and behavioural problems in a variety of forms and settings, e.g. 1:1 work, group work, psycho-educational workshops. The postholder will deliver both group and individual supervision and support the trainees to pass their CYP-IAPT training.
We warmly welcome applications from all under-represented groups and protected characteristics.
NB: Working days are fixed to Monday and Wednesday
For further information or discussion about this post, please contact Lauren Hassan-Leslie or Siobhan Kelly on 020 3316 1824.
If you need any assistance with the application process, please contact: lauren.hassan1@nhs.net
To support staff development and wellbeing we offer monthly all staff Lunchtime Learning CPD, BME Forums and reflective spaces for staff
identifying as ethnically marginalised and under-represented. We have an Equality Diversity and Inclusion Lead within our service.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lauren Hassan-Leslie Job title: CWP Team Manager Email address: lauren.hassan1@nhs.net Telephone number: 020 3316 1824
