CAMHS Practitioner CYP-PT Therapy Trainee (IPT-A)

Whittington Health; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A health service provider in the UK is seeking a highly motivated trainee practitioner for a part-time position that involves both work and study. The role requires providing mental health interventions while undergoing training in Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depression in adolescents. Candidates should be dedicated to equity and inclusion, working with diverse populations. This is a unique opportunity to develop skills in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to work with children and young people
• Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion
• Capable of managing a training case load

Responsibilities

• Provide interventions using core principles from the training programme.
• Complete assignments to meet course requirements.
• Work with diverse clients, ensuring equity and inclusion.

Skills

Mental health practice

Interpersonal Psychotherapy

Cultural competency

Education

Relevant training or qualification

Job description

Our service has an exciting opportunity for a NHSE funded training post as part of the Child and Young People’s (CYP) Psychological Trainings; which involves part time working as a Practitioner in Islington CAMHS and part time studying with University College London (UCL)/Anna Freud Centre undertaking a programme of training in Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depression in adolescents (IPT-A).

This intensive training post will equip the post-holder to provide interventions for children, young people or families using the core principles of the CYP Psychological Training Programme and consistent with the evidence base in the area of IPT-A. The post-holder will work in the service, for at least 2.5 days of the week using the newly developed skills whilst attending the training programme or undertaking self-study days for the remaining days, as required by the education provider.

The post holder will hold an appropriate training case load and complete the necessary assignments to meet the course requirements. The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equity, diversity and inclusion.

We are seeking highly motivated and enthusiastic mental health practitioners to work and train within our service.

Please note that full details of main duties can be found in the attached JD/PS.

The position will be based at Islington CAMHS, Northern Health Centre, 580 Holloway road, London, N7 6LB; but successful candidates will be expected to travel to Anna Freud in Central London (Rodney St, N1 9JH) for teaching during the training year.

More information about the course content and the different modalities can be found on the Anna Freud webpage.

There is also a useful training FAQ section for prospective candidates.

Islington CAMHS is an integrated multi-disciplinary service providing a child and family mental health service to the population of Islington across the 0-18 year age range. The service provides a range of community based, multi-disciplinary interventions and specialist treatments and consultation to partnership agencies.

For further details or informal visits, please contact: Name: Maria Clara Vejarano-Brill, Job title: IPT-A Modality Lead, Email address: [e-mail].

Please note these roles are very competitive and applications will close once we reach an optimum number. This is usually before the closing date. We therefore encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

For further information or discussion about this post, please contact Maria Clara Vejarano-Brill ([e-mail]) or Charles Beaumont ([e-mail]).

There are two parts to the application process. Firstly, you will need to apply to the employing site for the job. Secondly, you will need to apply to UCL for the training programme that is taught alongside the job. Applications for both should be completed within a similar timeframe to allow time for review.

Where To Apply

Online applications for the UCL training are made on the UCL application portal via the following link: https://evision.ucl.ac.uk/urd/sits.urd/siw_ipp_lgn.login_enc?0qhYzuG1h9udTFM8i9sPhtGiUgIR6D6iP0QBDHq24aUE7Anl4FtDGBDmc3LlBtzaVi6cWmaNYWo=