Job overview

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MPFT are recruiting Trainee Children and Young People's Wellbeing Practitioners. This is an exciting opportunity to complete your training within our developing service offering low intensity interventions within wider core CAMHS within Telford and Shropshire (BeeU Service)

Successful applicants will undertake training at Northampton University alongside working in MPFT and will be taught to deliver evidence based guided self-help interventions for children and young people (CYP) experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.

There is a non negotiable start date of 19th January 2026 to start a service induction week with the University Course starting on 26th January 2026.

Teaching is delivered both face to face and online and you will be expected to travel to Northampton for face to face teaching. 

This is a fixed term 12 month contract.

Trainees will now study for a PGDip/GradDip in Wellbeing Practice which incorporates extra modules to consider wider community working, working with individual differences and facilitating therapeutic groups.

Main duties of the job

MPFT has exciting opportunities to join our teams as part of the Recruit to Train Programme in partnership with the University of Northampton. We seek highly motivated and enthusiastic  mental health practitioners to work and train within our CAMHS service.

Our trainees will need to possess the following qualities - 

An ability to study at undergraduate/postgraduate level (should have A-levels or equivalent)

Be highly organised and able to manage competing demands on time

Be able to form therapeutic relationships with CYP, their families, and the local community

Show creativity and curiosity with a willingness to learn more, and try new approaches

Have experience of working with CYP and families with mental health challenges

Have a willingness to run therapeutic groups 

Successful applicants will also need to make an application to University of Northampton.

Working for our organisation

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping  your communities and in return for this, we will support you by; 

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people. 

Please note this vacancy may close early if we receive a high volume of applications for the role.