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 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 ... Main duties of the job HCRG Care Group is recruiting Childrens Wellbeing Practitioners to enhance mental health services for the youth in Essex. This training role involves studies at Anna Freud while working with the Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Services. The NHS England-development CWP role, part of Children and Young Peoples Psychological Trainings, focuses on community and primary care settings, offering low-intensity support and guided self-help for mild to moderate issues including anxiety, low mood, and behavioral challenges. Successful applicants must begin in January 2027, apply concurrently for the university course, and own a vehicle for work. The program offers significant training focusing on evidence-based, collaborative practices and cross-agency collaboration, expecting trainees to complete a year-long training course alongside practical service provision. About us HCRG Care Group, established in 2006, is a leading independent provider of community health and care services in the UK. They work closely with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services, emphasizing experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. The group is committed to transforming adult and children community health services, including primary care services and adult social care and wellbeing services. With a strong focus on changing lives through transforming health and care, the organization supports communities across England, directly impacting over half a million people annually. The organization prides itself on its inclusive policies, striving to provide an environment that welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds, supporting equal opportunities and inclusion for all. Details Date posted 16 October 2026 Pay scheme Other Salary £28,500 a year Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 1564631727 Job locations HCRG Care Group Colchester CO7 7FD 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 integrate this into your work. Assessment: Youll be assessed through presentations, reflective analysis, a poster, a case report and video clips of your clinical practice. This programme emphasises putting skills into practice and consolidating learning. You will develop a portfolio of a range of case work over the year, aiming for a minimum of 30 pieces of case work. The post holder will attend all university based taught and self-study days required by the education provider