Children and Young People Psychological Therapies Training Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents (IPT-A)
Commences January 2027 in our Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing Service (MHEWS) Team
Bromley Y seeks a highly motivated and enthusiastic mental health worker to work and train within our service. This is an exciting opportunity for a CYP Psychological Trainings Therapy Trainee (IPT) to join our team as part of the NHS England (NHSE) funded Children and Young People (CYP) Psychological Training Programmes. The training post will equip the post-holder to provide evidenced based interventions for children, young people or families using IPT-A The post holder will work with people from various cultural backgrounds, ages and ability, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equity, diversity and inclusion.
Role Title:
MHEWS IPT Trainee
Salary banding (FTE):
£35,414.9 to £43,983.14 per annum (depending on experience)
Time Commitment (in person and remotely):
37.5 hours per week
Working pattern:
2.5 days Anna Freud/UCL University attendance, 2.5 days a week in service
Contract:
Fixed Term Contract: 12 months January 2027 to December 2027 (anticipated course completion)
Location:
Hybrid model
Closing Date:
5pm on Friday 9th October 2026
About the role
This government-funded initiative promotes the growth of 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 full-time post, allowing services to employ trainees to help implement new & expand 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. You will need to balance a demanding course with self-study and clinical work.
Please read the full advert and job description.
Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP) x 4 roles
School Mental Health Support Team (MHST)
Bromley Y is a long-established charity which runs the Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Service for Children and Young People in Bromley. We are a supportive, inclusive, collaborative organisation which has an opportunity for four motivated professionals with a passion for improving outcomes for young people to join our Mental Health Support Team (MHST) to train as Education Mental Health Practitioners. If you are looking for a service that believes in developing and upskilling its practitioners, this is the role for you!
Role Title:
Trainee Education Wellbeing Practitioners x 4 roles
Salary banding (FTE):
£25,133.23 per annum to £29,131.69 per annum subject to experience
Time Commitment (in person and remotely):
37.5 hrs a week
Working pattern:
Full Time
Contract:
Fixed Term Contract 12 months (possible extension)
Location:
Remote/Bromley Y/Bromley schools/ King’s College London - Denmark Hill Campus
Closing Date:
9am on Monday 21st September 2026
About the role
This is an opportunity to join a passionate, creative Mental Health Support Team (MHST) with excellent school engagement placed within a third-sector service who place young people and families (parents/carers) at the heart of everything we do. Our base is in central Bromley and we come together in the office one day per week to ensure everyone feels connected and supported with both their work and their wellbeing.
The trainee EMHP post is a diverse role which involves a mixture of university days and time working within the Bromley Y MHSTs to apply and develop learnt skills. On workdays, you will be guided through supervision and peer support to deliver evidenced-based interventions for mild-moderate mental health difficulties, liaise with schools and partner agencies, and facilitate psychoeducational events. You will have opportunities to work with the team to provide consultation, signposting and support development of bespoke Whole School Approaches to mental health in line with schools’ individual needs. There will be scope and opportunities to work in our partner schools.
KCL application: You must also submit an application to King’s College London for a place on the Postgraduate Diploma in Education Mental Health Practice. University applications close on 25th November 2026. However, it is strongly advised to submit an early application to prevent the delay of a decision. Applications take approximately 4-6 weeks to assess. The links to KCL application information will be found in the full advert below.
