CAMHS (CBT) Practitioner

West London NHS Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is advertising a fixed-term full-time position for a CAMHS (CBT) Practitioner. The role involves providing CBT to children, young people, and their families, working within a multidisciplinary team. Responsibilities include assessing referrals, formulating treatment plans, and ensuring accessible therapy delivery. Successful candidates will have completed CYP-IAPT CBT training and be passionate about mental health interventions. This position aims to improve access to CBT services within the community.

Qualifications

• Completed the CYP-IAPT CBT training.
• Passionate about delivering CBT interventions to children, young people, and families.
• Desire to develop skills in working in CAMHS.

Responsibilities

• Accept referrals according to service protocols.
• Assess clients for treatment suitability.
• Formulate and evaluate therapy programmes.

Skills

Delivering CBT interventions

Working in a multidisciplinary team

Empathy and sensitivity in communication

Education

CYP-IAPT CBT training

Job description

Role Overview

We are pleased to advertise a new CAMHS (CBT) Practitioner role at West London CAMHS for a fixed term (one year) full time, Band 6. This role will increase access to CBT for children, young people and their families/carers within Hammersmith and Fulham.

Key Responsibilities

1. Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service.
2. Assess clients for suitability for the treatment for which training is provided.
3. Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the department's referral protocols, and refer unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary.
4. Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for clients.
5. Involve family members and others in treatment as necessary, conveying therapy formulations with sensitivity in easily understood language.
6. Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the number of client contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.

Qualifications and Experience

• Completed the CYP-IAPT CBT training.
• Passionate about delivering CBT interventions to children, young people and families.
• Desire to develop skills in working in CAMHS.
• Support will be provided to work towards BABCP accreditation if not already completed.

Team and Support

The post sits within a multidisciplinary team including nursing, psychotherapy, family therapy, social work, psychology and psychiatry. The candidate pack contains full details of the role and working within West London NHS Trust.

Employer Information

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health, physical healthcare and community services across eight London boroughs. The Trust employs 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. For further details please refer to the candidate pack.