Trainee CYP Wellbeing Practitioner

Job overview

Contract:            Fixed Term – 12 months, 37hrs per week (full time)

Salary:                NHS mid-point AfC Band 4 or equivalent

Closing Date:     midnight 10th October

Interviews:        week commencing  28th October

Bedford and Luton Primary Care Access Service (PCAS) are looking to recruit CWPs to continue to improve children and young people’s mental health services in Luton and the surrounding area. The training forms part of the service transformation initiative delivered by Health Education England as part of the Children and Young People’s Mental Health (CYP-MH) programme.

The PCAS teams covers the population Bedfordshire and are small teams working principally within the GP surgeries offering Tier 2 short evidence based interventions for those aged 0-18 with mild to moderate mental health problems.

Main duties of the job

This is a training position post holder will undertake training at University College London alongside working in service for [service]. 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.

HEE are also expecting to implement a new rule regarding beneficiaries of their training year funding. We recommend you read this if you plan to apply to future trainings.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Training commences January 2026

Please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification before applying for the role.

Please note that an application to University College London Post Graduate Diploma in Child and Young Persons Psychological Wellbeing Practice needs to be made alongside your application to [Service].

Please complete your university application using the UCL University Application Guidance supplied.  https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/taught-degrees/children-and-young-peoples-psychological-trainings-therapy-pg-dip

Please note that when you apply to this role, your name will be shared with the Higher Education Institute (HEI) running the course. The service will usually be the Course Team’s main way of contacting you until you have been sent an Offer, and so the Course Team at the HEI may ask for information if it is relevant to deciding course eligibility. Other information that might be shared:

• Reason behind ineligibility for the course.
• Queries regarding application
• Name change - confirm with service to ensure that they are reviewing the correct candidate.

This is an integral part of the process to confirm that you have applied to the University and that you meet their course requirements. Please apply to the University at the same time as applying to this job position. If you apply to this job, you are giving permission that information relevant to establishing eligibility can be shared between the HEI and the Service. No irrelevant information will be disclosed or discussed.

As these are training positions, please be aware that this is a dual application process where you must be employed in a Recruit to Train funded job to also receive a place on the course, and vice-versa. If you are ineligible for the University Course, we will be unable to be offer the role. If you withdraw from an employment offer but you have accepted a university offer, you will be unable to join the course. You must apply to the course at the same time as this job.

Please note in this instance the course is not optional; the roles are dependent on meeting all course requirements.

Applicants for this training at UCL will need to be available to start by the January 2026.

For further information regarding this post, please contact:

Amanda Wallace, Operational Lead PCAS ([email protected]) We are expecting a high number of applicants for this post, so please apply early. We will need to close the advert before the official closing data, if we have reached our agreed maximum number of applicants.