Trainee Children's Wellbeing Practitioner - Croydon CAMHS

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; Croydon; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS mental health provider is seeking Trainee Children Wellbeing Practitioners in Croydon. The role involves delivering high-quality interventions for children and young people under supervision. Candidates need to apply to King’s College London for a Postgraduate Diploma in Child Wellbeing Practice. The position offers valuable training within a supportive multidisciplinary team environment, enhancing skills in mental healthcare delivery.

Qualifications

• Candidates must apply to KCL for the PGDip in Child Wellbeing Practice.
• Experience or knowledge of working with children and young people in mental health is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver focused, evidence-based interventions for children with mild to moderate issues.
• Work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Attend university-based training and self-study days.

Skills

Evidence-based interventions

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Communication skills

Education

Postgraduate Diploma in Child and Young Person Mental Health

Job description

The Children Wellbeing Practitioners (CWP's) are part of the Children and Young People’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme (CYP IAPT) is a service transformation programme that aims to improve existing children and young people’s Mental Health Services (CYP MHS) working in the community.

Trainee CWP positions in Croydon CAMHS ONLY.

These are training role posts and the post-holders will work as Trainee CWP's within the CWP Team embedded in Croydon CAMHS as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering, under supervision, high-quality outcome‑informed, focused, evidence‑based interventions for Children and young people experiencing mild to moderate anxiety, low mood, behavioural difficulties.

Please note that you will need to submit an application form to Kings College London (KCL) for a place on the Postgraduate Diploma in Child and Young Person Mental Health (CYP‑MH) Child Wellbeing Practice alongside the application to this service.

KCL Webpages Provide Further Information -see Link Below

KCL - Child Wellbeing Practitioner PGDip (CWP)

Please direct all queries to KCL using this email address: [e-mail]

The university’s application portal closes on Tuesday

25th November 2025 at 23.59 pm.

Applications to the service that haven’t met this deadline or KCL criteria will be rejected.

• For KCL applications you can navigate the portal via attached documents or online going to https://apply.kcl.ac.uk/
• This is a training role within the Children and Young People’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme (CYP IAPT). The post-holder will work within a CYP MHS as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering, under supervision, high-quality outcome‑informed, focused, evidence‑based interventions for Children and young people experiencing mild to moderate anxiety, low mood, behavioural difficulties.
• The training and service experience will equip the post holder with the necessary knowledge, attitude and capabilities to operate effectively in an inclusive, value driven service.
• The post holder will attend all university based taught and self‑study days required by the education provider, as specified within the agreed national curriculum, and work in the service for the remaining days of the week using their newly developed skills.

About our location:

Christopher Wren House is situated within easy walking distance of the town centre, and approximately 12 minutes walk from East Croydon station. It is generally well served by public transport with good bus and tram links. All the Croydon CAMHS services are co‑located within it, which supports good inter team working opportunities and sharing of expertise.

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

SLaM provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Sue Goode Job title: Lead for Psychology and Psychotherapy Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 02032280000

Additional Contact Information

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