Trainee Children's Wellbeing Practitioner - Croydon CAMHS

Job Advert Skip to main content Cookies on NHS Jobs We've put some small files called cookies on your device to help us make improvements to our site. To improve our site we'd also like to use cookies which will send information to Google Analytics. You can read more about our cookies before you choose. Accept analytics cookies Do not accept analytics cookies Jobs Menu Sign in Create an account English Cymraeg Menu Close menu Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) BETA Your feedback will help us to improve this service. South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Trainee Children's Wellbeing Practitioner - Croydon CAMHS The closing date is 03 November 2026 Apply for this job Job summary The Children Wellbeing Practitioners (CWP's) are part of the Children and Young People's Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme (CYP IAPT) is a service transformation programme that aims to improve existing children and young people's Mental Health Services (CYP MHS) working in the community. This advert is for Trainee CWP positions in Croydon CAMHS ONLY. These are training role posts and the post-holders will work as Trainee CWP's within the CWP Team embedded in Croydon CAMHS as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering, under supervision, high-quality; outcome-informed, focused, evidence-based interventions for Children and young people experiencing, mild to moderate anxiety, low mood, behavioural difficulties. Please note that you will need to submit an application form to Kings College London (KCL) for a place on the Postgraduate Diploma in Child and Young Person Mental Health (CYP-MH) Child Wellbeing Practice alongside the application to this service. KCL webpages provide further information -see link below: KCL - Child Wellbeing Practitioner PGDip (CWP) Please direct all queries to KCL using this email address: cyp-mh@kcl.ac.uk The university's application portal closes on Tuesday 25th November 2025 at 23.59 pm. Applications to the service that haven't met this deadline or KCL criteria will be rejected. o For KCL applications you can navigate the portal via attached documents or online going to https://apply.kcl.ac.uk/ Main duties of the job This is a training role within the Children and Young People' Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme (CYP IAPT). The post-holder will work within a CYP MHS as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering, under supervision, high-quality; outcome-informed, focused, evidence-based interventions for Children and young people experiencing, mild to moderate anxiety, low mood, behavioural 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. About us About our location:Christopher Wren House is situated within easy walking distance of the town centre, and approximately 12 minutes walk from East Croydon station. It is generally well served by public transport with good bus and tram links. All the Croydon CAMHS services are co-located within it. which supports good inter team working opportunities and sharing of expertise. South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with m