Children's Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner inSheffield inSheffield PUBLISHED 4 DEC 2023

Band 5: £29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum  PERMANENT 
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a driven and passionate team focused on early intervention and prevention within child and adolescent mental health services.

Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details of the role


Inclusive Recruitment & Selection



We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager:

We are currently reviewing our recruitment & selection process and are looking to make our job adverts more inclusive. This will support the long-term aim of Sheffield Childrens being a champion of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. If you have any ideas in how we can make our recruitment & selection process more inclusive, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at


Trust Values

The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:

  • Compassion leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
  • Accountability striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
  • Respect value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
  • Excellence delivering a high-quality standard of care

We are seeking to recruit a Children's Wellbeing Practitioner to support ongoing development and delivery of low intensity CBT in the Children's Wellbeing Practitioner team. The person appointed will work with the Team Leader, the senior CWPs and the CWP team to support mental health needs of children and young people in Sheffield.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a driven and passionate team focused on early intervention and prevention within child and adolescent mental health services. We are looking for a candidate with a qualification in Low Intensity CBT and experience working with children and young people with mental health difficulties as a CWP.

Outstanding support and supervision will be provided and further professional development is actively encouraged and supported. Your skills and knowledge will be nurtured within a diverse professional workforce. You will have opportunities to work alongside colleagues in the wider CAMH service to further develop and share your clinical expertise. You will also have the opportunity to be influential in our commitment to Service User Engagement.

Professionally, you will be registered with the BPS or BABCP, and you will join a well-established and innovative CAMH service which provides regional and national specialist services through direct patient care, consultation and supervision.

The post-holder will work within a children and young people's mental health service as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering, with clinical supervision, high-quality; brief outcome focused evidence-based interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.

The post holder will have the necessary knowledge, attitude and capabilities to operate effectively in an inclusive, value driven service.The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds up to the age of 18, using interpreters where necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.

Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details of the role


Inclusive Recruitment & Selection



We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager:

We are currently reviewing our recruitment & selection process and are looking to make our job adverts more inclusive. This will support the long-term aim of Sheffield Childrens being a champion of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. If you have any ideas in how we can make our recruitment & selection process more inclusive, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at


Trust Values

The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:

  • Compassion leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
  • Accountability striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
  • Respect value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
  • Excellence delivering a high-quality standard of care

We are seeking to recruit a Children's Wellbeing Practitioner to support ongoing development and delivery of low intensity CBT in the Children's Wellbeing Practitioner team. The person appointed will work with the Team Leader, the senior CWPs and the CWP team to support mental health needs of children and young people in Sheffield.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a driven and passionate team focused on early intervention and prevention within child and adolescent mental health services. We are looking for a candidate with a qualification in Low Intensity CBT and experience working with children and young people with mental health difficulties as a CWP.

Outstanding support and supervision will be provided and further professional development is actively encouraged and supported. Your skills and knowledge will be nurtured within a diverse professional workforce. You will have opportunities to work alongside colleagues in the wider CAMH service to further develop and share your clinical expertise. You will also have the opportunity to be influential in our commitment to Service User Engagement.

Professionally, you will be registered with the BPS or BABCP, and you will join a well-established and innovative CAMH service which provides regional and national specialist services through direct patient care, consultation and supervision.

The post-holder will work within a children and young people's mental health service as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering, with clinical supervision, high-quality; brief outcome focused evidence-based interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.

The post holder will have the necessary knowledge, attitude and capabilities to operate effectively in an inclusive, value driven service.The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds up to the age of 18, using interpreters where necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.



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