Trainee Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£33,262 - £36,027 per annum inclusive of HCAs (outer)
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Croydon, CR0 1ER
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	16 Sept 2026
Closing date:	16 Oct 2026

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Summary

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join the Community Mental Health Teams in Croydon as a Trainee Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner. This is Apprenticeship Training Role within Adult Community Mental Health Services and the successful candidates will be expected to study at University College London.

The post is a one-year fixed term appointment. If the training programme is completed successfully candidates will be able to seek accreditation status through the BPS or BABCP and be eligible to apply for a qualified Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner Post at a Band 5 level.

This role will contribute to ensuring adults with severe mental health problems have greater access to psychologically informed interventions.

You will work alongside service users, families, carers and multi-disciplinary team members to co-ordinate care, supporting collaborative decision-making about care and treatment.

You will deliver general case management as part of a dedicated caseload.

You will deliver a set of wellbeing-focused psychologically-informed interventions, aligned to cognitive-behavioural principles, based on the best evidence available, that address problems often experienced by people with severe mental health problems.

You will work under close clinical skills supervision from an HCPC registered clinical / counselling psychologist, BABCP accredited cognitive behavioural therapist or Senior MHWP to provide specified psychologically-informed wellbeing-focused interventions, with a level of autonomy matched to level of demonstrated competence and stage of training.

SLaM employ around 5000 staff and serve a local population of 1.1 million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient and community services. Currently, provide inpatient care for approximately 5,300 people each year and treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; as well as substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich.

By coming to work at SLaM, you will gain experience of being part of an organisation with a rich history and international reputation in mental health care. You will have access to professional development and learning opportunities, and have the chance to work alongside people who are world leaders in their field. SLaM delivered more than 14,000 training experiences in 2014; providing an extensive range of learning opportunities for staff at all levels. In addition, our working relationship with King's Health Partners allows those working at the Trust to get involved in academic research.

• • The Trainee Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner will:

• attend all elements of the training programme of study and progress successfully through assessments of competence and attainment

• work in an adult community mental health service when not completing the programme of study

• develop and practice psychologically-informed interventions under supervision, working directly with adults in the community

• support collaborative care planning, alongside other members of the multi-disciplinary team

• work closely alongside a team of mental health professionals to deliver a set of brief wellbeing-focused psychologically informed interventions for example:

• Behavioural Activation and Graded Exposure

• Problem-solving

• Improving sleep

• Recognising and managing emotions

• Guided self-help for bulimia and binge-eating

• Confidence building

• Support with medicines management

The Trainee Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner will be required to:

• Demonstrate the ability to work at degree level

• Have experience of work interacting with the public, working as part of a team, analysing complex information and communicating effectively

• Demonstrate the ability to establish and maintain empathic, supportive relationships with people in significant distress, their families and carers

• The post-holder will work under close clinical skills supervision from an HCPC registered clinical / counselling psychologist, BABCP accredited cognitive behavioural therapist or Senior MHWP to provide specified psychologically-informed wellbeing-focused interventions, with a level of autonomy matched to level of demonstrated competence and stage of training.

This advert closes on Wednesday 30 Sep 2026

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