Senior Wellbeing Practitioner


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£39,959 to £48,117 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Alnwick, NE66 1DJ
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	2 Sept 2026
Closing date:	13 Sept 2026

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Summary

The post holder will be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge and skills in: Helping children and young people within these settings who present with a deterioration in their emotional/mental wellbeing access the necessary support in a timely way to access more specialist services. Supporting and facilitating staff in education settings and those EMHPs/CWPs that are supervised to identify and where appropriate manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing. Working with and within education and community environments to access specialist mental health services. Skills with associated knowledge acquired through completion of the Senior Wellbeing Programme and demonstrable practical ability. Demonstrating enhanced skills, experience and competence in the full range of low-intensity interventions for mild-moderate low mood, anxiety-based, and behavioural difficulties. This will align with Senior Wellbeing Practitioner training in supporting children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties, their parents/carers, families and educators in the self-management of presenting difficulties. Demonstrating and practicing evidence-based intervention to independently under the guidance and supervisory support working in partnership with children, young people, their families and educators in the development of plans for the specific intervention and agreeing outcomes. Demonstrating confidence in developing and learning the skills required in order to enable children and young people in education, and where appropriate parents/carers to collaborate and co-produce their own agreed plan of care there will be an expectation to work independently within service remote working arrangements. Show evidence in a variety of forms that at all times assessment and intervention is provided from an inclusive values base, which recognises and respects diversity. To contribute to decision making and to agree and accept appropriate referrals for children and young people in educational settings, according to agreed national and local referral routes, processes and procedures. To conduct, initiate, and undertake accurate assessments of risk to self and others. As a Senior Wellbeing Practitioner you will support EMHPs/CWPs under your supervision in the signposting of referrals for children and young people with more complex needs to the relevant service. Engage in and provide robust case management and clinical supervision, identifying the scope of practice of the individual post holder within the role, and working safely within that scope. To lead on and contribute to the development of individual or group clinical materials or training materials and go on to develop further such materials as falls within own degree of competence. To co-ordinate and deliver a range of psycho education and training to children/ young people parents/carers and school staff based on evidence based knowledge.

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