Trainee CBT Therapist (Children & Young People)

UKundwork London; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading training provider in the UK seeks a training position for a Postgraduate Diploma in CBT for Children and Young People. You will provide clinical CBT interventions under supervision while studying at King’s College London. Applicants should have a relevant undergraduate degree and two years’ therapeutic experience with young people. Opportunities for professional development and wellbeing activities are included.

Benefits

BUPA health benefits

Regular CPD opportunities

Wellbeing Days

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working therapeutically.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and adhere to clinical governance standards.
• Ability to manage emotive interactions and use supervision effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide CBT-based 1:1 and group interventions to children and adolescents.
• Work clinically while undertaking the Postgraduate Diploma in CBT.
• Concurrently attend weekly teaching sessions.

Skills

Therapeutic experience with children and young people

Strong reflective practice

Excellent communication skills

Flexibility to work across locations

Education

Relevant undergraduate degree

Job description

Location: Pan London

Contract: Fixed term for 12 months, dependent upon successful completion of the course

Start Date: Must be available to start January 2026 and available throughout term-time

This is a training position, where you will be employed by Groundwork London, our Youth Team, while undertaking the Postgraduate Diploma in CBT for Children and Young People at King’s College London. The course is part of the Children and Young People’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (CYP IAPT) programme. Applicants will be required to hold a relevant undergraduate degree and to have a minimum of 2 years’ experience working therapeutically with children and young people.

You will receive weekly teaching from King’s College London on Mondays and Tuesdays and concurrently work clinically within our services, providing CBT-based 1:1 and group interventions to children and adolescents with common mental health difficulties, under regular supervision, to meet the requirements of the course and the needs of our service users.

Therapeutic interventions will initially be delivered across The Nest in Peckham, working with ages 11-25s, and the Roots in Waltham Forest working with ages 11 – 17. The therapeutic work will be conducted in person at our hub in Peckham, at a base in Walthamstow, or online with some use of other satellite locations in Southwark possible with some of these sessions being outside office hours. Therefore, an ability and willingness to work flexibly, outside office hours, and to travel across Southwark and Waltham Forest are requirements of the post.

Employees for Groundwork London receive BUPA health benefits that mean staff can claim money back, for a wide variety of wellbeing services including dental work and optician’s appointments.

Staff are given the opportunity to participate in regular CPD opportunities to support their professional growth. Groundwork’s Youth Team also provide whole team Wellbeing Days allowing colleagues to take the day off from their regular workday to socialise and participate in a range of activities to support positive wellbeing and team cohesion.

Key requirements: Please contact us if you have:

• A relevant undergraduate degree and at least two years’ experience working therapeutically with children and young people.
• Ability to balance academic study and clinical work, maintaining accurate records and adhering to clinical governance standards.
• Strong reflective practice — able to manage emotive or challenging interactions and use supervision effectively.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with sensitivity to cultural and social differences.
• Flexibility to work across locations in Southwark and Waltham Forest, including some sessions outside normal office hours.

Successful applicants will need to submit an application form to KCL and be accepted on the Diploma in Education Mental Health Practice at King’s College London. Please note if you are successful at interview, you will be invited to submit your application to KCL. Your post can only be confirmed once KCL have accepted your application.

Apply now!

To apply for the role please download the below Job Description and Person Specification and complete the Application Form, quoting reference ‘ 1282/CBT ’ and send thisto [e-mail]

Closing date for applications: 12:00pm, 11th November 2025

Interview date: The first round of interviews will be held remotely. Candidates successful at this stage will be invited to attend an in-person interview.

Groundwork London is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of the community. We are particularly seeking applicants from under-represented backgrounds including but not exclusive to, males, transgender people and those from an Asian background.