Clinical Practitioner

Richmond And Wandsworth Councils; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension plan

Days annual leave (including Bank HoL)

Flexible working

Disability Confident employer

Job summary

Richmond & Wandsworth Councils is offering a government-funded CYP Psychological Therapy Trainee post as part of NHSE initiatives in partnership with UCL/Anna Freud. Based at Springfield Hospital, you will train on the ASC/LD modality while delivering clinical work with children, young people and families.

You will be employed by the service and enrolled with UCL/Anna Freud, with the potential to gain a UCL Postgraduate Diploma on completion.

Qualifications

• University acceptance criteria are included in the attached University Recruitment Information document.

Responsibilities

• Train on CYP MH ASC/LD modality and deliver clinical work.
• Provide interventions for children, young people and families.
• Work at Springfield Hospital and travel to Anna Freud Centre for teaching.
• Support equity, diversity and inclusion in service delivery.

Job description

About Us

Clinical Practitioner (CYP Mental Health)
(CYP-PT Trainee ASC/LDD modality)
£, per annum
Fixed term ( months)
Full time ( hours)
Springfield Hospital / Anna Freud Centre
Please note you need to complete applications. One for applying for the position with our team, and the other for the University Course for the UCL/Anna Freud course team to review.

Would you like the opportunity to apply your learning from weekly teaching into practical clinical interventions while working with clients and making a direct impact on the lives of children, young people and their families?

Our service has an exciting opportunity for a CYP Psychological Therapy Trainee (ASC / LD) to join us as part of the NHS England (NHSE) funded Children and Young People (CYP) Psychological Training Programmes (formerly CYP – IAPT Recruit to Train) in partnership with UCL / Anna Freud.

This government-funded initiative promotes the growth of the child mental health workforce to meet much needed demand. To help reach this goal, NHSE covers salary and training costs for a -year post, allowing services to employ trainees to support specialist pathways to bridge the gaps in CYP mental health support.

About the role

As part of the Family Consultation Service, you will be based within ACCESS Child & Youth Mental Health Team. ACCESS is an innovative service, developed as a partnership between the Local Authority and SW London & St George’s NHS Trust. The service provides initial assessments and Tier interventions to children, young people and families with a range of moderate to severe mental health presentations in - -year-olds.

You will be training on the Children & Young People Mental Health (CYP – MH) ASC / LD modality Course and carrying out clinical work in our service to complement your studies and use your newly developed skills. We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic clinical practitioner to work and train within our service.

The training post will equip you to provide interventions for children, young people and families using evidence-based interventions consistent with the ASC / LD course you are attending. You will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages and developmental needs, using interpreters when necessary and will be committed to equity, diversity and inclusion.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Please refer to the University acceptance criteria included in the attached University Recruitment Information document.

Training Information

This full-time training will begin on Monday th January with around days a week for academic work (teaching and personal study), and days based at the service seeing clients (children, young people, and parents / carers) related to training assignments. You will be both an employee of the service and an enrolled student with UCL / Anna Freud. Upon completion, qualified trainees will receive a UCL Postgraduate Diploma.

You will be based at Springfield Hospital (SW YF) and will beexpected to travel to Anna Freud in Central London (Rodney Street, N JH) for teaching during the training year. More information about the course content and the different modalities can be found on the Anna Freud .

There is also a useful training for prospective candidates:

Application Process – Please note, you will need to complete applications.

• Step : At the same time, you will need to submit another application directly for the University Course for the UCL / Anna Freud course team to review. Please see the attached documents for the university application link and more information on how to apply.

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 UCL training place if you are successful in securing this post and you meet the university training requirements.

Privacy Notice: Please be aware the information on your application form (name and contact details, qualifications and prior relevant experience) will be shared with the UCL / Anna Freud staff team as part of the recruitment process. By submitting your application to this role, you are agreeing to your details being shared with Anna Freud.

Closing Date: November
Shortlisting Date: November
Interview Date: November

We may close this vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We offer a wide range of designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils

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