Cyp-Pt Early Years 3-5

East London Nhs Foundation Trust; England; Sur place; GBP 40 000 - 48 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

NHSE funded salary and training

Résumé du poste

East London NHS Foundation Trust is offering a CYP Psychological Therapy Trainee position within the Early Years (age 3-5) modality. The role is part of the NHSE funded CYP Psychological Training Programmes, a one-year full-time placement with salary and training costs covered.

The post holder will work in the 0-5 Parent-Infant Relationship Team within Luton Specialist CAMHS, collaborating across services to support families and children and apply learning to clinical practice.

Qualifications

• Minimum second-class Bachelor's Degree from a UK University or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in a relevant subject (e.g. psychology, social work).
• Applicants with relevant professional experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Responsabilités

• Work within Luton Specialist CAMHS in the 0-5 Parent-Infant Relationship Team.
• Collaborate with partner organisations to promote positive parent-infant relationships and emotional wellbeing.
• Bridge gaps in CYP mental health service delivery through the NHSE funded training programme.
• Apply learning from weekly teaching to practical clinical interventions with clients.
• Support babies, young children and their families across the 0-5 age range in development and wellbeing.

Connaissances

Effective communication

Adaptability

Managing sensitive caseload

Observational skills

Academic workload management

Formation

Bachelor's degree in relevant subject

Description du poste

Job summary

Our service has an exciting opportunity for a CYP Psychological Therapy Trainee within the Early Years (age 3-5) modality to join our team as part of the NHS England (NHSE) funded Children and Young People (CYP) Psychological Training Programmes.

This government-funded initiative promotes the growth and skill of the child mental health workforce to meet much needed demand. NHSE covers salary and training costs for a one-year full-time position, allowing services to employ trainees to support specialist pathways to bridge the gaps in CYP mental health support.

This is a unique opportunity to apply your learning from weekly teaching into practical clinical interventions working with clients in the service making a direct impact in the lives of children, young people and their families.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work within Luton Specialist CAMHS and be based within the 0-5 Parent-Infant Relationship Team. The team sits within the CAMHS Access Service, which includes the Schools Mental Health and other schools teams, Primary Care Access Team and Early Help embedded clinicians, and maintains close links with the wider CAMHS system.

The 0-5 Parent-Infant Relationship Team is part of Luton Family Hubs, contributing to an integrated, multi-agency approach to supporting babies, young children and their families. Through the Family Hubs model, the team works collaboratively with partner organisations, including maternity services, health visiting, early years services, children's social care, Early Help and voluntary and community sector organisations, to promote positive parent-infant relationships, emotional wellbeing and healthy early childhood development.

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Details

• Date posted: 30 October 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 6
• Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
• Contract: Fixed term
• Duration: 12 months
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 363-SSLB8379010
• Closing date: 08 November 2026

Contact

For more information about the role or to have a confidential discussion, please reach out to Jessica Ransome at [e-mail]. For course related queries please contact [e-mail].

Essential Qualifications

• Minimum second-class Bachelor's Degree from a UK University or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in a relevant subject (e.g. psychology, social work etc). OR Applicants who do not fulfil the academic criteria but with relevant professional experience are encouraged to apply and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Desirable Qualifications

• A training in a mental-health related profession (e.g. psychology, nursing, health visiting; social-work, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, special needs teaching, psychiatry, other psychotherapy, counselling).

Essential Knowledge

• Knowledge of the importance of the 0-5 years on development and mental wellbeing and understanding of the range of factors that can impact 0-5 developmental and emotional wellbeing.
• Understanding of early child development theory and of 0-5 services (e.g. health visiting, early help, and holistic approaches).
• Knowledge of safeguarding issues relating to very young children.
• Knowledge of the importance of the parent-child relationship and early relational development in supporting emotional wellbeing across the 0-5 period.

Desirable Knowledge

• Demonstrates an appreciation of the range of factors that can impact on an infant/young child's developmental and emotional well-being.
• Demonstrates an understanding of under 5s services (such as, health visiting, family support, early help) and the need for a holistic approach.
• Demonstrates knowledge of theory in relation to early child-development.

Essential Experience

• Two or more years of experience working with the development and wellbeing of children and young children aged 0-5 and their families.
• Experience of children aged 0-5 and their development in a personal, voluntary or observational capacity.
• Experience of multi-agency working and liaising across internal & external agencies.
• Experience of observing and thinking about children's emotional wellbeing, relationships, and caregiving contexts across the 0-5 age range.

Desirable Experience

• Experience of working with children age 0-5 and their families (such as, a family support team, preschool, nursery, under 5s CAMHS).
• Experience of working within a professional setting concerned with the mental health, development and wellbeing of infants age 0-5.
• Experience of working with safeguarding issues.

Essential Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with young children and their carers.
• Ability to adapt communication style according to the varying needs of families.
• Ability to personally manage sensitive and potentially emotionally distressing caseload material.
• Ability to complete academic work at postgraduate level and balance the academic demands of the course with clinical placement demands.

Desirable Skills

• Ability to adopt an observational stance, particularly in relation to babies and very young children.
• Understanding of evidence based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

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.

Employer: East London NHS Foundation Trust, Charter House, Alma Street, Luton, LU1 2PJ. Privacy notice: East London NHS Foundation Trust's privacy notice.