Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner Trainee

>Job summary 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 Ja Main duties of the job HCRG Care Group seeks trainee Childrens Wellbeing Practitioners to enhance young people's mental health services in Essex. This role involves training with Anna Freud and working in the Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Services. The CWP role, developed by NHS England, focuses on community and primary care settings to support children, young people, and families. The program embodies the Children and Young Peoples Psychological Trainings initiative to provide increased access to mental health interventions. Training covers evidence-based intervention techniques like low intensity support and guided self-help. Applicants will work with children on issues like anxiety, low mood, and behavioral difficulties. Start date is early-mid January 2027. Simultaneous application to the university course and this job is required. Shortlisted candidates will be reviewed by the university for eligibility, which will inform the final hiring decision. Applicants need a driving license, as vehicle use is required for work. About us Since its inception in 2006, HCRG Care Group has aimed to transform health and care services across the UK. As one of the leading independent providers of community health services, the group works closely with health and care commissioners to enhance service delivery which focuses on improved outcomes, efficiency, and user experience. The groups extensive services span adult and childrens community health services, primary care offerings such as urgent care, sexual health, dermatology, and MSK care, alongside adult social care and wellbeing services. Supporting millions of people nationwide and directly assisting over half a million annually, HCRG Care Group strives to instigate meaningful change guided by core values: care, thought, and action. Committed to equal opportunities, the group welcomes diverse applications and ensures a supportive environment for all employees, facilitated by the Disability Confident Committed initiative. This commitment underlines HCRG Care Groups holistic approach to transforming health and community care. Details Date posted 16 October 2026 Pay scheme Other Salary £28,500 a year Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 1564631726 Job locations HCRG Care Group Harlow CM18 7NG United Kingdom Job description Job responsibilities Package Description: 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. TheChildrens 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. Positions cannot be offered to candidates unless they are available for the start date. Please note that applications for this position is a dual process. Prospective candidates must apply to the university course at the same time as application to this role. A standard recruitment process will follow, with our shortlisted candidate information being shared with the university. The university will check their application portal, confirm candidates course eligibility and report this to the service. The service will create a final shortlist with this information and will offer to the applicant successful at the job interview (subject to final university checks). You will need a Driving license and use of vehicle for work purposes Package Description You will feel valued as a Childrens Wellbeing Practitioner Trainee within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including: A salary of £28,500 with access to our group pension Free tea, coffeeand milk at your base location Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year Main Responsibilities We are seeking to recruit 2 graduate level practitioners to provide guided self-help therapy and parenting interventions . These posts are fully funded for a one year. You will learn: Evidence-based and collaborative practice Availability and awareness of evidence-based interventions Goal-focused, client-centred interventions using feedback tools to facilitate collaboration between professionals, young people and families, leading to more personalised care Giving children, young people and familiesa voice and influence Cross-agency collaboration between health, social care, voluntary and independent sectors Working with partner organisations to reduce stigma of mental health and improve understanding of the importance of emotional wellbeing Making services accountable by monitoring and sharing outcome data with young people, families and commissioners. Be trained to offer consultations and training to colleagues from partner agencies. Be introduced to a range of outcome and feedback measures used in CYP Psychological Trainings (PT), and review and interpret them with children, young people, parents and carers Develop an understanding of the core principles of participation and collaboration, and learn how to integr