Trainee Children & Young Person’s Wellbeing Practitioner

University College London Hospital; City Of London; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in the UK is seeking a Trainee Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner to join their team. This is a training role within the Children & Young People Improving Access to Psychological Therapies program. Key responsibilities include assessing and delivering supervised interventions for children facing mild to moderate mental health challenges. The position offers a chance to develop clinical skills while working within a supportive team. The advert closes on Wednesday, November 5, 2025.

Benefits

Flexible working

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Training role in the Children & Young People Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme.
• Capacity to deliver supervised, evidence-based interventions.
• Willingness to attend university-based taught and self-study days.

Responsibilities

• Assess and deliver outcome-focused interventions to children with mental health difficulties.
• Support children and families in self-management of presenting difficulties.
• Maintain coherent records of all activities in line with service protocols.

Skills

Outcome focused interventions

Risk assessment

Data collection

Communication

Education

Relevant training or qualification in mental health

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We are recruiting for an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Trainee Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner, as part of the Health Education England (HEE) funded programme in partnership with the Anna Freud Centre, University College London. The post-holder will be training on the Children & Young People Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (CYP IAPT) CWP course and carrying out clinical work in our service within the paediatric division to complement their studies and use their newly developed skills. 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 our Psychological Medicine service within the paediatric division delivering, under supervision, high-quality; brief outcome focused evidence-based interventions and guided self-help for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health 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.

Responsibilities

1. Assess and deliver, under supervision outcome focused, evidence-based interventions to children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
2. Working in partnership, support children, young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their families in the self-management of presenting difficulties and development of plans for the intervention and agreed outcomes.
3. Undertakes accurate assessment of risk to self and others.
4. Through close case management and supervision, escalate cases where the level of need becomes beyond scope, or more severe ensuring adherence to other relevant elements of service delivery.
5. Provide a range of information and support for evidence based psychological treatments, primarily guided self-help. This work may be face-to-face, by telephone or via other media.
6. Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or CYP in treatment, where appropriate.
7. Keep coherent records of all activity in line with service protocols and use these records and outcome data to inform decision making. Complete all requirements relating to data collection.

About UCLH

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Why work at UCLH

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff. UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff. To find out more, visit: Flexible working. To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Nov 2025