Clinical Practitioner (CYP Mental Health) – (CYP-PT Trainee ASC/LDD modality)

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Apply for this job Number of Positions: 1 Contract Type: Fixed Term – Full Time (36 hours) Salary: £47,730 per annum Working Hours: 36 hours Location (Please use London or Greater London): Wandsworth, London Closing Date: 08/11/2026 Job Category: Psychological services Directorate: Children's Services Business Area: CSD - Education Standard and Inclusion

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Clinical Practitioner (CYP Mental Health)
(CYP-PT Trainee ASC/LDD modality)
£47,730 per annum
Fixed term (12 months)
Full time (36 hours) 
Springfield Hospital / Anna Freud Centre
Please note you need to complete 2 applications. One for applying for the position with our team, and the other for the University Course for the UCL/Anna Freud course team to review.

Would you like the opportunity to apply your learning from weekly teaching into practical clinical interventions while working with clients and making a direct impact on the lives of children, young people and their families?

Our service has an exciting opportunity for a CYP Psychological Therapy Trainee (ASC / LD) to join us as part of the NHS England (NHSE) funded Children and Young People (CYP) Psychological Training Programmes (formerly CYP – IAPT Recruit to Train) in partnership with UCL / Anna Freud.

This government-funded initiative promotes the growth of the child mental health workforce to meet much needed demand. To help reach this goal, NHSE covers salary and training costs for a 1-year post, allowing services to employ trainees to support specialist pathways to bridge the gaps in CYP mental health support. 

About the role

As part of the Family Consultation Service, you will be based within ACCESS Child & Youth Mental Health Team. ACCESS is an innovative service, developed as a partnership between the Local Authority and SW London & St George’s NHS Trust. The service provides initial assessments and Tier 2 interventions to children, young people and families with a range of moderate to severe mental health presentations in 4.5 - 18-year-olds.

You will be training on the Children & Young People Mental Health (CYP – MH) ASC / LD modality Course and carrying out clinical work in our service to complement your studies and use your newly developed skills. We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic clinical practitioner to work and train within our service. 

The training post will equip you to provide interventions for children, young people and families using evidence-based interventions consistent with the ASC / LD course you are attending. You will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages and developmental needs, using interpreters when necessary and will be committed to equity, diversity and inclusion.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Please refer to the University acceptance criteria included in the attached University Recruitment Information document.

Training Information

This full-time training will begin on Monday 18th January 2027 with around 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 parents / carers) related to training assignments. You will be both an employee of the service and an enrolled student with UCL / Anna Freud. Upon completion, qualified trainees will receive a UCL Postgraduate Diploma.

You will be based at Springfield Hospital (SW17 0YF) and will be expected to travel to Anna Freud in Central London (Rodney Street, N1 9JH) for teaching during the training year. More information about the course content and the different modalities can be found on the Anna Freud webpage. 

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