Trainee Children's Wellbeing Practitioner

This is a training role within the RISE Specialist Mental Health Services for Children and Young people. The post-holder will be enrolled in a graduate certificate or postgraduate certificate training delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners. The post-holder will attend all elements of the programme of study and progress successfully through assessments of competence and attainment. In the remaining part of the week they will work as a trainee in the service, under close supervision and regular course assessment of practice competence., They will work within the limits of their experience and assessed competence for their stage of training:

To use theory informed /psychologically informed interventions, aligned to cognitive-behavioural principles, based on the best evidence available, that address problems often experienced.

To deliver low intensity cognitive behavioural approaches with children and adolescents with mild to moderate anxiety or depression.

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Parents of children experiencing anxiety disorders and/or behavioural difficulties.

Preventative work within communities, supporting mental health promotion in community settings though psychoeducation, training, group work and supporting CYP/parent participation.

Participate in the championing of ROMs within services under clinical supervision.

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.