Child Lived Experience Practitioner- Wakefield - Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
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Wakefield, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Working with children who have experienced adversity the Lived Experience Practitioner will support the empowerment of the child to be both seen and heard, identify their strengths, resilience and clarify the child's view on what makes them feel safe, and who makes them feels safe.


Work undertaken by the Lived Experience Practitioner will directly contribute to specialist referrals, child protection conference reports, Child in Care Reviews and Multi-Agency Strategy meetings.

HDFT are committed to providing a high quality, safe and effective service.

Directed by the values and behaviours expected by HDFT, this interesting and varied role would be suitable for experienced practitioners educated to Degree or NVQ Level in Youth Work.

Access to personal transport is essential in order to meet service needs.


The practitioner will utilise highly developed communication skills to engage with children and young people to enable them to express their views of their lived experience.

Use interactive tools and techniques to engage in communication with children

Actively seek and promote the voice of the child with family members and professionals to support shared understanding of their lived experience and current difficulties


Recognise and understand how the impact of adversity and trauma may be influencing current behaviour, distress or difficulties Identify the safety needs of people affected by adversity/trauma (and their dependents) at the earliest possible opportunity so that they can be protected from further harm.


Consideration to be given to the role our service can play in the reduction of risks from all forms of exploitation and sexually harmful behaviors.

Recognise, optimise, and support the development of individual strengths, skills and resources to support natural recovery following adversity/trauma.

Establish a consistent and respectful working relationship to set the conditions for safe disclosure of current or past trauma and abuse

Support children affected by trauma to engage in and maintain safe, sustaining, and supportive relationships and social networks

Support children affected by adversity/trauma to identify and move towards goals and participate in roles that are culturally relevant and personally valued
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