CAMHS Practitioner CYP-PT: Therapy Trainee - Systemic Family Practice

Transformation Unit; Greater London; Remote; GBP 46,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Discounts

Flexible working

Pension scheme

Job summary

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) invites applications for a CAMHS Practitioner CYP-PT: Therapy Trainee in Systemic Family Practice, Band 6. This NHSE-funded 1-year traineeship runs Jan 2027 to Jan 2028 and includes salary and training costs.

You will split time between clinical work and King’s College London teaching, with duties spanning assessment, intervention, and multi-agency work.

Qualifications

• Qualifications that demonstrate a capacity to complete academic work at postgraduate diploma level.
• A registerable professional qualification (e.g. clinical/educational psychology, social work, counselling, mental health nursing, occupational therapy).
• Minimum second-class Bachelor’s Degree from a UK university or equivalent in a relevant subject (e.g. psychology, social work).

Responsibilities

• Trainees will work as part of the CAMHS team, with teaching accompanying practical clinical interventions.
• Provide evidence-based interventions and collaborate with families and services.
• Maintain accurate records and participate in supervision and multi-agency work.

Skills

Communication skills

Reflective practice

Time management

Record keeping

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree (relevant field)

Registerable professional qualification

Job description

Main area Family and Systemic Psychotherapy Grade Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (January 2027 to January 2028) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm) Job ref 455-NLFT-8273030

Employer North London NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Haringey CAMHS, St Ann's Hospital Town South Tottenham, London Salary £45,953 - £54,254 Per annum including HCAS for Outer London Salary period Yearly Closing 18/10/2026 23:59

CAMHS Practitioner CYP-PT: Therapy Trainee - Systemic Family Practice

Band 6

Job overview

Our service has an exciting opportunity for a Trainee CAMHS Practitioner CYP-PT: Therapy Trainee - Systemic Family Practice - Conduct Disorder and Depression to join our team as part of the NHS England (NHSE) funded Children and Young People (CYP) Psychological Training Programmes.

This is a government-funded initiative aiming to grow 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 post, allowing services to employ trainees to aid in implementing new or expanding 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.

Please note: The position will be based at Haringey CAMHS but successful candidates will be expected to travel to the Denmark Hill Campus of King’s College London (KCL) for teaching during the training year.

More information about the course content and the different modalities can be found on the King’s CYP web-page: https://www.kings-cyp.com/page/recruit-to-train

Main duties of the job

What are we looking for?
We are seeking highly motivated candidates who are enthusiastic about making a difference to children’s mental health through evidence-based interventions based on NICE Guideline recommended treatment.
You will be committed to the CYP Psychological Training Programme core principles: Accessibility, accountability, participation, awareness and evidence-based practice and in providing an inclusive and effective service for children and young people, along with a dedication to equity, diversity and inclusion.

Please review the additional documents for more information on the role, person specification other employment documents.

Applications may be considered from those who do not have a registerable professional training if they have at least 3 years experience in a CAMHS or equivalent setting and can demonstrate equivalence through the RPL (recognition of prior learning) process.

Working for our organisation

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.

2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all

3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This full-time training will begin in January 2027 with around 2.5 days a week for academic work (teaching and personal study), and 2.5 days based at the service seeing clients related to training assignments. Trainees will be both an employee of the service and an enrolled student with King’s College London. Upon completion, qualified trainees will receive a KCL Postgraduate Diploma.

This is a dual application process. In addition to applying for this position with us, you must also complete a KCL application for the course team to review. The course team will liaise with us on whether you meet the academic requirements for the course during the recruitment process.

You will only be offered a KCL training place if you are successful in securing this post and you meet the university training requirements (such as academic background, relevant experience, visa approval).
Please read the application guidance and course brochure attached/linked below for full information and instructions on how to apply and what to include in your application.

As you also apply for a training course that is delivered by King's College London, your data may be shared with them for the purpose of processing your application (shortlisting) and enrolling you onto this Programme.

This post will be paid at Band 6 entry point, or to a maximum of mid-point, should the applicant be already paid at Band 6 mid-point or above.

Please note, funding is subject to NHSE’s 2 Year Psychological
Professions Funding Rule. Please view their website for full details.

If you are unable to continue/complete the university training, the job will also cease to continue.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Qualifications that demonstrate a capacity to complete academic work at postgraduate diploma level. A registerable professional qualification (e.g. clinical or educational psychology, social work, counselling, mental health nursing, occupational therapy etc) Applications MAY be considered from those who do not have a registerable professional training if they have at least 3 years’ experience in a CAMHS or equivalent setting and can demonstrate equivalence through the RPL (recognition of prior learning) process Minimum second-class Bachelor’s Degree from a UK University or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in a relevant subject (e.g. psychology, social work etc).

Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with children, young people, and their families Ability to maintain a reflective stance in emotive/challenging interactions with children and their families Ability to use supervision to reflect on practice Ability to organise own time and diary Ability to follow policy and make proposal for change Ability to maintain accurate records Capability to complete academic work at postgraduate diploma level, including IELTS or equivalent to the appropriate level for students with English as a foreign language (BAND D)

Experience

• Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to safeguarding children and young people At least two years experience of working with children / young people in a mental health setting Experience of working with safeguarding issues Experience of multi agency working and liaising across internal & external agencies.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Name Nese Erkan Job title Senior Family Therapist Email address [e-mail] Telephone number [phone] Additional information Aislinn Dunne (Family Therapist), [e-mail], [phone]