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

Camden And Islington NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

North London NHS Foundation Trust is offering a unique Trainee CAMHS Practitioner CYP-PT: Therapy Trainee in Systemic Family Practice, funded by NHSE for a 1-year post. The role blends teaching with clinical intervention for children, young people and families, with placement at Haringey CAMHS and training at King's College London.

The programme requires applying to both NLNFT and KCL; successful candidates will be paid at NHS Band 6 entry point; travel to King's College London for teaching is

Job description

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

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A Vacancy at North London NHS Foundation Trust.

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

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.

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT)is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

1. 1.We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. 2.With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. 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.

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).

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.

This advert closes on Sunday 18 Oct 2026