Mental Health Practitioner Therapy Trainee – IEYP-PI
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
Stevenage, SG1 4AT
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
11 September 2026
9 days left
Job description
Mental Health Practitioner Trainee- Infant and Early Years Practitioner Parent-Infant (IEYP - PI). This is a 1-year fixed term contract.The successful...
Course start date: 18th January 2027.
The post holder will be expected to have 2.5 days a week for academic work (teaching and personal study) and 2.5 days based at the service seeing clients (children, young people, and carers) related to training assignments.
Information about the course content and the different modalities can be found on the Anna Freud webpage: https://www.annafreud.org/ucl-postgraduate-study/ucl-postgraduate-programmes/child-and-young-person-iapt-therapy-pg-dip/
For full details see the attached documents: Job Description & Person Specification, Full advert and UCL CYP PT Therapy - Application Guidance for Candidates .
This is a dual application process. You must also complete a UCL application for the Course Team to review.You will only be offered a UCL training place if you are successful in securing this post and you meet the university training requirements.
Candidates who have not applied to the university by the closing date of this advert will not be eligible for offer of an interview.
Online applications for the UCL training are made on the UCL application portal via the following link:https://evision.ucl.ac.uk/urd/sits.urd/run/siw_ipp_lgn.login_enc?0qhYzuG1h9udTFM8i9sPhtGiUgIR6D6iP0QBDHq24aUE7Anl4FtDGBDmc3LlBtzaLnpmgGfEEG0=
This vacancy will close early if we receive a high volume of applications.
We will communicate any interview arrangements with applicants via e-mail so it is advisable that you check the email address you give on your application on a regular basis.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band. All new appointments (excluding Medical & Dental roles) are subject to a 13 week probation period.
We are proud to be an armed forces friendly employer and support the employment of the armed forces community, including veterans, spouses and partners. For more information, contacthct.armedforcesrecruitment@nhs.net
Staff are required to hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use with business insurance (unless the member of staff has a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
HCT will prioritise recruitment of workers living in England under the new immigration rules for care workers effective from 9 April 2025. Employers must first prove that they have attempted to recruit a worker from within England who needs new sponsorship. This ensures that those who came to the UK to pursue a career in adult social care can do so.
A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust.
You'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff.
We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities.
Our staff are proud to be Pioneering, Caring and Inclusive in their work to help achieve the Trust vision.
We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds.
We don't want you to miss out so we'd like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible -Apply now.
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Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum second-class Bachelor's Degree or equivalent standard in a relevant subject (e.g. psychology, social work etc.) Applicants who do not fulfil the academic criteria but have relevant professional experience are still encouraged to apply and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
- Qualification in a relevant field such as early years child development; parenting; play therapy.
Desirable
- Previous 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, psychotherapy, counselling)
- Ability to study and complete academic work at postgraduate study level. Proven record of previous academic attainment.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the importance of the 0-5 years on development and mental wellbeing and understanding of the range of factors that can impact 0-5 developmental and emotional wellbeing.
- Knowledge of 0-5s services (e.g. health visiting, early help and the need for holistic approaches).
- Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to the safeguarding of very young children.
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of theory in relation to early child development.
Experience
Essential
- Two or more years of experience working with the development and wellbeing of children and young children aged 0-5 and their families.
- Experience of multi-agency working and liaising across internal & external agencies.
- Experience of working within a professional setting concerned with the mental health, development and wellbeing of infants aged 0-5.
Desirable
- Experience of working with safeguarding issues.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to adopt an observational stance, particularly relating to babies and very young children.
- Ability to reflect on the connection of own experiences of parenting/being parented.
- Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with young children and their carers
- Ability to personally manage sensitive and potentially emotionally distressing caseload material
- Ability to reflect on own practice (in clinical supervision and practice tutor groups with course peers)
- Proficient IT skills and the ability to learn the electronic patient record system to maintain accurate records.
- Ability to complete academic work at postgraduate level and balance the academic demands of the course with clinical placement demands
- Demonstrates adaptability and able to work with diverse communities
- Able to meet travel demands associated with the role. Ability to be flexible and respond to rapid changes.
Desirable
- Understanding of evidence-based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice with children aged 0-5.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Strong desire to work with children aged 0-5.
- Strong interest in developing knowledge of assessment and intervention of the emotional wellbeing of children in their first 60 months of life.
- Motivated to learn and be challenged. Capacity to work well in teams.
- Application to UCL for this course has been submitted.
- Act appropriately within general health, organisational and other occupational policies. Willingness to uphold the Trust's values.
Extra
Essential
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
- Eligible to live and work in the UK.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
1 September 2026
Last checked
2 September 2026
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