Children and Young Persons' Trainee Therapist, Bournemouth

Job summary

Are you passionate about supporting children and young people facing challenges with their mental health, drug or alcohol use? If you are enthusiastic, caring and eager to make a difference, we would love to hear from you. WithYou provides free and confidential support to more than 100,000 people every year.

Main duties of the job

What are we looking for? We are seeking highly motivated candidates who are enthusiastic about making a difference to children's mental health through evidence-based interventions based on NICE Guideline recommended treatment. You will be committed to the CYP Psychological Training Programme core principles: Accessibility, accountability, participation, awareness and evidence-based practice and in providing an inclusive and effective service for children and young people, along with a dedication to equity, diversity and inclusion.

About us

All applicants must submit a CV and a cover letter explaining why they should be considered for this role. Applications without a cover letter will not be accepted. WithYou in BCP has an exciting opportunity for a Recruit to Train Trainee CBT Therapist to join our YP team as part of the NHS England (NHSE) funded Children and Young People (CYP) Psychological Training Programmes (formerly CYP-IAPT). Join our team as a Children and Young Persons' Trainee Therapist, please see Job Description here. Are you passionate about supporting children and young people facing challenges with their mental health, drug or alcohol use? If you are enthusiastic, caring and eager to make a difference, we would love to hear from you. WithYou provides free and confidential support to more than 100,000 people every year. This role may close earlier than the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Details

• Date posted: 24 August 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £35,119 to £35,119 a year
• Contract: Fixed term
• Duration: 12 months
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: oc-1787064938-9SUQK
• Job locations: Bournemouth, BH1 1JU, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

About the Role All applicants must submit a CV and a cover letter explaining why they should be considered for this role. Applications without a cover letter will not be accepted. WithYou in BCP has an exciting opportunity for a Recruit to Train Trainee CBT Therapist to join our YP team as part of the NHS England (NHSE) funded Children and Young People (CYP) Psychological Training Programmes (formerly CYP-IAPT). Join our team as a Children and Young Persons' Trainee Therapist, please see Job Description here. Are you passionate about supporting children and young people facing challenges with their mental health, drug or alcohol use? If you are enthusiastic, caring and eager to make a difference, we would love to hear from you. WithYou provides free and confidential support to more than 100,000 people every year. This role may close earlier than the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Job Opportunity WithYou in BCP has an exciting opportunity for a Recruit to Train Trainee CBT Therapist to join our YP team as part of the NHS England (NHSE) funded Children and Young People (CYP) Psychological Training Programmes (formerly CYP-IAPT). Recruit to Train is a government-funded initiative aiming to grow 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 aid in implementing new or expanding existing specialist pathways to bridge the gaps in CYP mental health support. This is a unique opportunity to apply your learning from weekly teaching into practical clinical interventions working with clients in the service making a direct impact in the lives of children, young people and their families. Please note: The position will be predominantly home-based with occasional travel to our Bournemouth office required. Successful candidates will be expected to travel to the University of Exeter on a weekly basis, for teaching during the training year. More information about the course content and the different modalities can be found here. This full-time training will begin in 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 related to training assignments. Trainees will be both an employee of the service and an enrolled student with the University of Exeter. Upon completion, qualified trainees will receive a University of Exeter Postgraduate Diploma. This is a dual application process. In addition to applying for this position with us, you must also complete a University of Exeter 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 University of Exeter 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). What are we looking for?

We are seeking highly motivated candidates who are enthusiastic about making a difference to children's mental health through evidence-based interventions based on NICE Guideline recommended treatment.

You will be committed to the CYP Psychological Training Programme core principles: Accessibility, accountability, participation, awareness and evidence-based practice and in providing an inclusive and effective service for children and young people, along with a dedication to equity, diversity and inclusion.

Have some experience of working or volunteering with children, young people or families (this could be in a paid or voluntary capacity)

Hold a relevant Level 3 qualification (e.g. Health and Social Care, Childcare, Youth Work) or be willing to work towards this within 12 months

Be able to work effectively as part of a team and independently when required

Demonstrate resilience, empathy and a non-judgemental approach

Be organised and able to manage your time and workload effectively

Be comfortable using IT and digital systems for record keeping

Be willing to undertake further training and supervision as part of your development

Be flexible with working hours to meet the needs of young people and the service

Be willing to support other WithYou locations if needed

If successful, provide three years' worth of references and, where applicable, undergo an enhanced DBS check

28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

An extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion of your choice

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave

2 days paid volunteer leave per year

Auto-enrollment into We Are With You's pension scheme

Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands

Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing

We have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role! Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable once your recommended friend has been employed for 6 months