CYP-PT CAMHS Practitioner Trainee (CBT Modality)

EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

East London NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for two Band 6 CYP-PT CAMHS Practitioner Trainees (CBT Modality) in City & Hackney Specialist CAMHS. One trainee will be based in the Emotional & Behavioural Team and one in the Adolescent Mental Health Team.

These are 12-month fixed-term posts commencing January 2027. The programme combines specialist CAMHS clinical experience with postgraduate CBT training through UCL/Anna Freud, with about half time devoted to academic teaching and study

Qualifications

• Postgraduate CBT training in CAMHS as part of the accredited programme.
• Clinical CAMHS experience with children and adolescents is desirable.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and with partner agencies.

Responsibilities

• Provide CBT interventions to children, young people and families.
• Contribute to assessment, formulation and formulation-based interventions.
• Collaborate in MDT meetings and coordinate with schools, social care and community services.

Skills

CBT delivery in CAMHS

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Risk assessment in child mental health

Education

Postgraduate CBT training (CAMHS)

Job description

We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for two Band 6 CYP-PT CAMHS Practitioner Trainees (CBT Modality) to join City & Hackney Specialist CAMHS. One trainee will be based within the Emotional & Behavioural Team (E&B) and one within the Adolescent Mental Health Team (AMHT).

These are 12-month fixed-term training posts, commencing in January 2027, combining specialist clinical experience within CAMHS with postgraduate CBT training through UCL/Anna Freud. Trainees will spend approximately half of their working week undertaking academic teaching and study and the remainder working clinically within their allocated CAMHS team.

City & Hackney Specialist CAMHS is a large and vibrant service with a strong tradition of multidisciplinary and inter-agency working. We provide a broad range of specialist services to children, young people and families across Hackney and the City of London, working closely with colleagues across health, education, social care and the voluntary sector.

The posts offer an excellent opportunity to develop specialist CBT skills while working alongside experienced clinicians within supportive multidisciplinary teams. Trainees will work directly with children, young people and families, contributing to assessment, formulation and evidence-based interventions, including work with young people presenting with complexity and risk.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates will join either the Emotional & Behavioural Team (E&B) or Adolescent Mental Health Team (AMHT) within City & Hackney Specialist CAMHS while completing the CYP-PT CBT training programme with UCL/Anna Freud.

This is a full-time training role, with approximately 2.5 days per week dedicated to academic teaching and study and 2.5 days based within the service undertaking clinical work.

Trainees will provide CBT interventions to children and young people and their families/carers, working with a range of mental health presentations. The role will include direct clinical work, assessment and management of complex and sometimes high-risk cases, with appropriate support from the trainee's clinical supervisor and line manager.

The postholder will work as an integral member of the multidisciplinary CAMHS team, participating in MDT meetings and wider service developments, and will liaise with partner agencies involved in the care of children and young people, including schools, social care and other community services.

Successful applicants will be both employees of the service and enrolled students with UCL/Anna Freud and will be expected to meet the academic and clinical requirements of the training programme. Successful completion leads to a UCL Postgraduate Diploma.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.