Job summary
- Main area
- Therapy Services
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 334-CLI-7514245
- Employer
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St John's Angell Town
- Town
- Lambeth
- Salary
- £46,419 - £55,046 per annum Incl. of HCAs
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Trainee Senior Wellbeing Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 6
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.
We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.
The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special.
As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for two qualified EMHPs, with two years of post-qualification experience, to join Lambeth MHST as a Band 6 Trainee Senior Wellbeing Practitioner in January 2026. You are required to enrol in the KCL CYP MH Low Intensity Advanced Practice PGDip Course (for Senior Wellbeing Practitioners), which starts on 19 January 2026.
EMHP candidates must be fully registered or awaiting accreditation with the relevant professional body (e.g., BABCP or BPS) and have at least 2 years of post-qualification experience as of January 2026.
Applicants must apply simultaneously with KCL for this training course and be accepted.
We have 2 trainee Senior Wellbeing Practitioner roles available.
The university portals are open until November 24, 2025. If a candidate has not applied to the university before the portal closing date, they will be ineligible for the course.
Main duties of the job
- Work as part of the Lambeth MHST to manage a defined caseload, complete holistic assessments, and provide evidence-based intervention for children and young people (CYP) with mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their parents/carers.
- Plan and deliver whole school activities, as part of a school’s whole school/college approach to mental health and wellbeing.
- Provide consultation and guided signposting to education settings.
- Be expected to provide Case Management and Clinical Skills Supervision to qualified and/or trainee EMHPs within the service.
- Be able to work flexibly across a range of education providers. Promote the participation of children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community.
- Promote equity, diversity and inclusion within their own role, the MHST and school communities, contributing to enabling other staff, children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
Working for our organisation
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will:
- Be expected to fulfil the requirements of and complete the 2-year Senior Wellbeing Practitioner Post Graduate Diploma at Kings College London to enable progression to a fully qualified Senior Wellbeing Practitioner.
- Work as part of the [insert Borough] MHST team to manage a defined caseload with a focus on providing focused assessment and evidence-based intervention for children and young people (CYP) with mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their parents/carers.
- Plan and deliver whole school activities, as part of a school’s whole school/college approach to mental health and wellbeing.
- Provide consultation and guided signposting to education settings. Be expected to provide Case Management and Clinical Skills Supervision to qualified and/or trainee EMHPs within the service.
- Be able to work flexibly across a range of education providers. Promote the participation of children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community.
- Promote equity, diversity and inclusion within their own role, the MHST and school communities, contributing to enabling other staff, children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
A further detailed job description including a brochure of the university training is attached.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- CYP - IAPT Post-Graduate Diploma or Certificate (EMHP) with two years post qualification experience within the CYP-IAPT model by January 2026
Desirable criteria
- vidence of CPD relevant to working with CYP in schools or community settings
- Formal training in parenting interventions i.e. Incredible Years
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience and ability to function as a practitioner in CYP mental health services.
- Demonstrable post qualification experience, including experience of working with CYP’s with mild to moderate mental health problems and their families using CBT or CBT informed GSH.
- Experience of managing and prioritising a caseload.
- Evidence of good practice in CAMHS assessment facilitation, including assessing: risk behaviour, impact of the lived experience, systemic functioning and managing difference in the clinical space.
- Evidence of providing culturally adapted interventions.
Desirable criteria
- Working with families in a diverse environment
- Experience in working as part of an MDT
- Experience of undertaking qualitative and quantitative research methodology
Knowledge / Skills /abilities
Essential criteria
- Mental Health disorders in children and young people
- The Children Act 1989, 2004 and The Mental Health Act 1983, 2007, Human Rights Act 1998 and Mental Capacity Act 2005
- Information governance including rules around GDPR as it relates to clinical confidentiality, information sharing and academia
- Ability to work to short deadlines, take on new concepts and be innovative.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of organisational skills to deliver targets and meet deadlines
- Proven ability to work flexibly within a changing environment
- Skills in teaching and supporting trainees
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Anila Siddiqui
- Job title
- Clinical Service Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07599103708
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