Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Croydon, CR0 1QGView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£33,262 to £36,027
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
21 October 2026
2 days leftJob description
In line with the governments priority to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people, the Tr...
This is a training position post holder will undertake training at Kings College London alongside working in service for CAMHS Croydon MHST.They will be taught to deliver evidence based guided self-help interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. The post holder will use their newly developed skills to support children and young people who are referred into the service and trainees will receive supervision to support their professional development.
Applicants will need to be ready to start work inearly/mid-January2027and posts cannot be offered to candidates unless they can guarantee this start date.
During training, the post-holders will work under close supervision to gain experience across healthcare and educational settings to enable them to gain the level of competence required to deliver high-quality, evidence-based early interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health problems.
Shortlisted candidates will also need tosubmit an applicationform to KCL for a place on the Diploma inEducation Mental Health Practice. The application form details areattached/linked belowand will need to be completed at the same time as your application for a post.
- Qualification:
- Undergraduate degree, upper second class or above, in Psychology OR related subject (e.g., Psychology, Education, Childhood development, Social Work etc), OR any subject with further training or experience in a relevant field (e.g., Teaching/TA; Learning Support; HCA; Youth Work; Counselling etc)
- Relevant professional experience in CYP Mental Health/Education/Mentorship (to be considered on a case-by-case basis)
- Strong communication skills
- The ability to work cohesively within small teams
- Motivation to learn and to be challenged
- The ability to use feedback and adapt accordingly
- Good organisational skills
- Experience of working within a mental health setting and / or school pastoral care
- Experience of working with children and an understanding of how to talk with them
- Commitment to using data and relevant measures to assess clinical outcomes
CroydonMHST is a friendly and supportive team who have developed a close partnership with local schools in providing lowintensity interventions, creating workshops and groups and adapting services to meet the needs of schools, young people and families inCroydon in line with CYP-IAPT principles.
Qualifications
Essential
- Undergraduate degree, upper second class or above, in Psychology OR related subject (e.g., Psychology, Education, Childhood development, Social Work etc), OR any subject with further training or experience in a relevant field (e.g., Teaching/TA; Learning Support; HCA; Youth Work; Counselling etc)
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working with children and young people
- The ability to use feedback and adapt accordingly
- Experience of working with children and an understanding of how to talk with them
- Commitment to using data and relevant measures to assess clinical outcomes
Desirable: - Good organisational skills
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Knowledge of the educational system in England
- Knowledge of children and young people gained through academic study in child development, child wellbeing or mental health
- Ability to learn in a variety of settings and using a variety of learning methods, including remote delivery of teaching
- Ability to study as a self-motivated learner who can formulate their own progress towards learning objectives and negotiate pathways to achievement with supervisory teams
- Ability to personally manage a sensitive, traumatic and potentially emotionally distressing caseload
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Provenance
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First seen
7 October 2026
Last checked
8 October 2026
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