CYP-PT Therapy Trainee

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is offering a CYP-PT Therapy Trainee post funded through the NHSE programme in partnership with The Anna Freud Centre, UCL and KCL. The post combines clinical work with postgraduate training as you develop evidence-based interventions for children, young people and families.

The role is fixed term and year-long, with mandatory attendance at both service and university requirements, including travel to London for lectures and a Harrow clinic.

Qualifications

• Motivated and enthusiastic mental health practitioners to train while working.
• Ability to balance a busy work and study schedule with protected study time.
• Willingness to travel into London for lectures and clinic sessions.

Responsibilities

• Provide interventions for children, young people or families using evidence-based approaches.
• Train on the CYP-PT Trainee Therapy Course and apply learning in clinical work.
• Collaborate with partners across NHSE, Anna Freud Centre, UCL and King’s College London.

Skills

Motivated mental health practitioner

Balance work & study

Education

Postgraduate Diploma in relevant field

Job description

This is a dual application process. In addition to applying for this position with us, you must also complete a KCL application for the 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 KCL training place if you are successful in securing this post and you meet the university training requirements (such as academic background, relevant experience, visa approval).

Our service has an exciting opportunity to join our team as a CYP-PT Therapy Trainee, part of the NHS England (NHSE) funded programme in partnership with The Anna Freud Centre, University College London, and Kings College London. The post-holder will be training on the Children & Young People Psychological Therapies (CYP-PT Trainee) Therapy Course and carrying out clinical work in our service to complement their studies and use their newly developed skills. We are seeking highly motivated and enthusiastic mental health practitioners to work and train within our service. The training post will equip the post-holder to provide interventions for children, young people or families using evidence-based intervention consistent with the course they are attending. The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equity, diversity and inclusion.

This is a fixed term post with this training year funded by NHSE. After successful completion of the course the fixed term training contract will end however applicants would be encouraged to apply for any vacant posts within the service and will be provided support and advice in job applications.

This role will be best suited for applicants that are able to balance a very busy work and study schedule. You will be an employee at the service but also enrolled on a Postgraduate Diploma course. As this is a Postgraduate level training, you will be required to study and perform at academic level. Applicants must be prepared to work towards their studies outside of protected study time (such as on weekends and after work). Protected study time or teaching days are typically two days a week during term (with possibility of extra university days near start) and will be a mixture of in person and online sessions.

Applicants must be willing to travel into London to attend their lectures and our clinic which is based in Harrow., This full-time training will begin in January 2026 with around half a week for academic work (teaching and personal study), and half a week based at the service seeing clients related to training assignments. Trainees will be both an employee of the service and an enrolled student with KCL/Anna Freud. Upon completion, qualified trainees will receive a KCL Postgraduate Diploma.