CWP Supervisor/Service Development Lead | Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	08 January 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£64,156 - £71,148 per annum pro rata, inclusive of HCAS
Hours:	Part time
Closing date:	07 February 2026
Location:	LONDON, NW3 5BA
Company:	Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	7716827/260-TP-1026

Summary

The Children and Young People's Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme (CYP IAPT) is a service transformation programme funded by Health Education England and delivered by local partnerships that aims to improve existing children and young people's mental health Services (CYP MHS) working in the community.

The Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust has been successful in its bid to establish a team of Children's Wellbeing Practitioners (CWPs). These posts come with placement support to be delivered by this post holder. The new post will include providing intensive supervision, clinical caseload management and to take a lead in developing the service that will allow CWPs to deliver their CBT informed evidence- based skills. This will be done in conjunction with local service managers, the London and South East CYP IAPT Collaborative and HEIs (KCL/UCL). If not completed already, the successful post holder will also access training attached to the supervision/service development role and hold a small caseload.

The CWP Supervisor/Service Development Lead will be responsible for the management and supervision of the CWPs which are training roles within CYP IAPT. The post holder will also take a lead role in developing new services or new service structures to support the delivery of CWP skills and facilitate wider service transformation within the local child mental health system - this will be done in conjunction with and local service leads and managers.

The post holder will provide operational management of the Haringey CWP Team. They will be responsible for the operational and performance management of the staff in the team, and for overseeing effective systems of clinical oversight and case review and outcome monitoring. The CWPs will work within the CYAF Directorate delivering, under the supervision of this post, high-quality; brief outcome focused CBT informed evidence- based interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.

The CWP Supervisor/Service Development Lead will support the strategic development of the CWP initiative within their service, under the direction of the Service Lead. The training, supervision and service experience will equip the CWPs with the necessary knowledge, attitude and capabilities to operate effectively in an inclusive, value driven service.

The CWPs will attend all university based taught and self-study days required by the education provider, as specified within the agreed national curriculum and work in the service for the remaining days of the week using their newly developed skills.

The Tavistock and Portman is caring, compassionate and committed to co-creating the care and training we offer. We are passionate about the quality of our work and committed to openness, the use of evidence and the application of improvement science. We value all our staff, are concerned for their wellbeing, and seek to foster leadership, innovation and excellence in our workforce. We embrace diversity in our workforce and work to make our services and training as accessible as possible. We have made a firm commitment to being an anti-racist, anti-homophobic and anti- transphobic organisation. We work with others, in the UK and internationally, who share our values and can enable us to achieve our mission.

All Wellbeing clinician/supervisors have the opportunity to carry their own caseload and be involved in or lead on service development projects such as groups, workshops and service user participation. Your career professional development will be taken seriously with robust supervisory support and training available.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.




This advert closes on Thursday 22 Jan 2026