Job summary
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.

Main duties of the job
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.

More information about the courses and how the training works can be found here (AFC website) and here (KCL website) including the course brochures, and we strongly recommend you read the FAQs.

NHSE have implemented a rule regarding beneficiaries of their training year funding - this affects candidates who have been on one of the courses listed on the NHSE website from 1st August 2022. We recommend you read this if you plan to apply to future trainings.

About us
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The post holder will be expected to support their team, department and organisation to achieve the Trust's Values in their day to day work:

• Compassion
• Respect
• Empowerment
• Partnership

Job responsibilities
Job description and person specification attached.

Training Information
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.

Application Process
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).

Please use the following link to apply for the university training programme:

CYP-PT Therapy PGDip (Recruit to Train (RtT))

Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential

• Qualifications that demonstrate a capacity to complete academic work at postgraduate diploma level.
• Degree level qualification (if you do not have a degree level qualification you can submit alternative evidence of your academic capability.
• 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)

Knowledge
Essential

• Demonstrates an appreciation of the importance of working with parents to address child behavioural problems.
• Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to safeguarding children.

Desirable

• Demonstrates an appreciation of the range of factors that can impact on the presentation of child behavioural problems.
• Demonstrates an understanding of services that work with children and families with behavioural problems.
• Demonstrates knowledge of theory in relation to child conduct problems (e.g., social learning theory).

Experience
Essential

• Two years professional experience working with children with behavioural problems and their families
• Experience of working with safeguarding issues
• Experience of multi agency working and liaising across internal & external agencies

Desirable

• Experience of working with child behaviour problems using parenting approaches

Other
Essential

• Able to travel to meet the requirements of the post.
• Team player; mentor, teach and support others in the team.

Skills and Abilities
Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with families, children and tier network, e.g., schools, nurseries etc
• Ability to adapt communication style according to the varying needs of families
• Ability to maintain a reflective stance in emotive/challenging interactions with children and their carers
• Ability to use supervision to reflect on practice
• Ability to organise own time and diary
• Ability to follow policy and make proposal for change
• Ability to maintain accurate records
• Capability to complete academic work at postgraduate diploma level, including IELTS or equivalent to the appropriate level for students with English as a foreign language (BAND D) https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/apply/entry-requirements/english-language.aspx

Desirable

• Ability to adopt collaborative approach to working with parents of children with behavioural problems
• Understanding of evidence based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice

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.

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 (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Ash Tree Clinic, 322 Northolt Road, London, HA2 8EQ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Service Lead Harrow MHST, Claire Lennon, claire.lennon1@nhs.net, 07742886626

Details
Date posted: 22 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £47,951 to £56,863 a year per annum (pro rata P/T) inc HCAS
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 1 years
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 333-G-CA-1757
Job locations: Ash Tree Clinic, 322 Northolt Road, London, HA2 8EQ, United Kingdom

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