Emotional Wellbeing Practitioner

HCRG Care Group Wiltshire Children and Young Peoples emotional wellbeing service are currently seeking a passionate and experienced children and young person's counsellor to work in the team. You will provide support to children and young people who may be experiencing a range of issues, such as but not limited to anxiety, gender dysphoria, depression, family problems and self-harm. Support will be provided in person and / or remotely depending on the clients needs.

This role is part of the wider wellbeing team who offer early support such as group work and positive activities with the aim of preventing escalation to more specialist CAMHS services.

You will have an active caseload of children and young people within the getting help sphere of support and will use evidence-based therapeutic models. Low intensity, early interventions will be delivered in a range of settings and will include parental and family support.

Main duties of the job

• Hold a case load of clients, delivering outcome-based interventions to support their wellbing
• Communicate effectively with a wide variety of professionals relevant to the role
• To deliver therapeutic interventions to children and young people, working independently which may at times mean lone working
• To undertake professional initial assessments of young people and formulate a plan for their treatment within the guidelines of the service
• To provide ongoing (up to 10 weeks) and one-off counselling to young people
• To support alternatives to one-to-one therapeutic work i.e., group work
• To maintain confidential case notes and records in a timely manner ensuring that they are stored securely using the specified case management systems
• To support outcome focused reporting of interventions
• To develop links to other agencies and services and have a good understanding of local services for signposting and onward referrals
• To positively manage risk and recognise and pro-actively respond to child protection and safeguarding issues escalating and referring as required
• To undertake regular supervision in line with regulation guidance

A full list of role responsibilities can be found in the attached job description.

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values : we care, we think, we do.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

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Job responsibilities

As an Emotional Wellbeing Practitioner, youll be part of our valued Wiltshire Children's Service.You will feel valued as an Emotional Wellbeing Practitioner within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including :

Person Specification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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