Recruit to Train Trainee Parenting Practitioner

We have an exciting opportunity to join Ealing Mental Health Support Team as a Recruit to Train Trainee Parenting Practitioner, as part of the NHS England (NHSE) funded Recruit to Train Programme in partnership with Anna Freud, University College London, and Kings College London.

The post-holder will be training on the Children & Young People Mental Health Therapy Course and carrying out clinical work in our service to complement their studies and use their newly developed skills. We are seeking highly motivated and enthusiastic mental health practitioners to work and train within our service.

Ealing MHST is a well-established schools-based early intervention mental health offer for mainstream schools in the borough. We have developed good working relationships with schools in the borough, and have recognised a rising need for more evidence-based parenting interventions for primary-aged children across our schools. We are excited to offer this Trainee Parenting practitioner role within our service to address this gap.

This is a training position and so all candidates will need to apply for both the trainee role with our organisation and the KCL Post Graduate Diploma in Child and Young Person IAPT Therapy in order to be shortlisted. Candidates can apply for the training on https://apply.kcl.ac.uk/ . Please see our Candidate Pack for further details.

Main duties of the job

Under intensive supervision, CYP-IAPT training will support you to enhance your existing knowledge and experience of parenting interventions, to offer guided self-help interventions alongside well-established evidence-based parenting interventions for primary-aged children with significant behaviour problems (Incredible Years Programme and Personalised Individual Parent Training Programme for complex presentations).

The role will give you an exciting opportunity to join our growing and supportive Mental Health Support Team to further expand our offer of parenting interventions into school, and contribute to the development of the service.

The roles will be exciting and varied, and include offering individual and group work, enabling the post holders to develop a range of skills and experience whilst studying for a Postgraduate Diploma in Child & Young Person IAPT Therapy. The post provides excellent opportunities for professional development and regular supervision.

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.