Clinical Practitioner CYP Mental Health CYP PT Trainee ASC LD Modality

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in London is seeking a Clinical Practitioner for a full-time fixed-term role to provide services in child and young people's mental health. This position involves training while applying clinical skills, working closely with diverse clients. Ideal candidates are motivated and passionate about making a significant impact on children's lives and families. Competitive salary offered with extensive benefits and a commitment to diversity.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Flexible working hours

Pension plan

Diversity and inclusion commitment

Disability Confident employer

Qualifications

• Essential qualifications per University acceptance criteria.
• Motivation and enthusiasm for training in CYP Mental Health.

Responsibilities

• Assess children and young people with mental health presentations.
• Provide clinical interventions during training.
• Work with various cultural backgrounds and developmental needs.

Job description

Job summary

Clinical Practitioner (CYP Mental Health) (CYP PT Trainee ASC / LD Modality) Starting salary of £46,206 per annum. Fixed Term (12 months). Full Time (36 hours). Location: Springfield Hospital / Anna Freud Centre.

Opportunity

Would you like the opportunity to apply your learning from weekly teaching into practical clinical interventions while working with clients and making a direct impact on the lives of children, young people and their families?

Program description

Our service has an exciting opportunity for a CYP Psychological Therapy Trainee (ASC / LD) to join us as part of the NHS England (NHSE) funded Children and Young People (CYP) Psychological Training Programmes (formerly CYP IAPT Recruit to Train) in partnership with UCL / Anna Freud.

This government-funded initiative promotes the growth of the child mental health workforce to meet much needed demand. To help reach this goal, NHSE covers salary and training costs for a 1-year post, allowing services to employ trainees to support specialist pathways to bridge the gaps in CYP mental health support.

Main duties of the job

About the role

As part of the Family Consultation Service, you will be based within ACCESS Child & Youth Mental Health Team. ACCESS is an innovative service, developed as a partnership between the Local Authority and SW London & St Georges NHS Trust. The service provides initial assessments and Tier 2 interventions to children, young people and families with a range of moderate to severe mental health presentations in 4.5 - 18-year-olds.

You will be training on the Children & Young People Mental Health (CYP MH) ASC / LD modality Course and carrying out clinical work in our service to complement your studies and use your newly developed skills. We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic clinical practitioner to work and train within our service.

The training post will equip you to provide interventions for children, young people and families using evidence-based interventions consistent with the ASC / LD course you are attending. You will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages and developmental needs, using interpreters when necessary and will be committed to equity, diversity and inclusion.

Training Information

This full‑time training will begin on 19th January 2026 with around 2.5 days a week for academic work (teaching and personal study), and 2.5 days based at the service seeing clients (children, young people, and parents / carers) related to training assignments. You will be both an employee of the service and an enrolled student with UCL / Anna Freud. Upon completion, qualified trainees will receive a UCL Postgraduate Diploma.

You will be based at Springfield Hospital (SW17 0YF) and will be expected to travel to Anna Freud in Central London (Rodney Street, N1 9JH) for teaching during the training year. More information about the course content and the different modalities can be found on the Anna Freud webpage.

Application Process

Please note, you will need to complete 2 applications.

• Step 1: Complete and submit your application to our team by clicking apply now.
• Step 2: At the same time, you will need to submit another application directly for the University Course for the UCL / Anna Freud course team to review.

The Course Team will liaise with us on whether you meet the academic requirements for the course during the recruitment process. You will only be offered a UCL training place if you are successful in securing this post and you meet the university training requirements.

Requirements

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Please refer to the University acceptance criteria included in the attached University Recruitment Information document.

Person Specification

Essential:

• Please refer to the University acceptance criteria included in the attached University Recruitment Information document.

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.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.

Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the councils and can improve the way we deliver services.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Contact Information

Employer: Richmond and Wandsworth Councils

Address: Springfield Hospital, London, SW17 0YF

Website: https://recruitment.richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk/ (Opens in new tab)

Date posted

21 November 2025

Timeline

Closing Date: 30th November 2025
Shortlisting Date: 1st December 2025
Interview Date: 10th - 11th December 2025