Recruit To Train - CAMHS Practitioner CYP-PT: Therapy Trainee

Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization is seeking a Therapy Trainee to provide interventions for children and families within the South Camden Community CAMHS Team while undertaking a Postgraduate Diploma in Systemic Family Practice. Candidates must hold a relevant professional qualification and have experience in a mental health setting. The position offers a salary range of £46,419 to £55,046 annually, along with a commitment to safeguarding and equality principles.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children/young people in a mental health setting.
• Understanding of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion principles.
• Capability to complete academic work at postgraduate diploma level.

Responsibilities

• Provide interventions for children and young people using systemic principles.
• Manage appropriate training case load for the course requirements.

Skills

Communication skills

Understanding of safeguarding issues

Ability to reflect on practice

Organizational skills

Knowledge of evidence-based practice

Education

Minimum second-class Bachelor's Degree

Professional qualification in relevant field

Job description

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Recruit To Train - CAMHS Practitioner CYP-PT: Therapy Trainee

The closing date is 07 October 2025

Recruit To Train - CAMHS Practitioner CYP-PT: Therapy Trainee - Systemic, Conduct

An NHSE funded training post as part of the CYP Psychological Trainings (formerly CYP-IAPT) which involves some time working as a Practitioner in South Camden Community CAMHS Team [SCCT] and some time studying with King's College London undertaking a programme of training in systemic interventions for young people and families.

The Postgraduate Diploma in CYP-PT Therapies in Systemic Family Practice (SFP) starts in January 2026 and will be completed over 1 year, finishing in December 2026. Students attend university teaching on Mondays and Tuesdays over three terms. For the remainder of the week you will be seeing young people and their families in your service where you will be applying what you learn on the course

Main duties of the job

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 systemic interventions. 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 Systemic Family Practice course has two strands: Depression & Self Harm and Conduct Disorder OR Eating Disorders. All students begin with a Basic Systemic Skills module which will introduce a range of systemic approaches for working with families from diverse socio-cultural backgrounds and where you will learn a range of systemic techniques and interventions.

The post holder will hold an appropriate training case load and complete the necessary assignments to meet the course requirements.

About us

This role involves a a 2 application process both are accessible in this vacancy:

• This Organisation: Apply for the role using this TRAC application process.
• The University: Full details of the University Course and the enrolement requirements are included please apply using the University Application Form embeded in this vacancy.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties

Person Specification

Relevance to the role of Practitioner Therapy Trainee - Systemic, Conduct Role

• 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)
• 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).
• Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to safeguarding children and young
• 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
• 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) https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/apply/entry-requirements/english-language.aspx
• Ability to use supervision to reflect on practice
• Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with children, young people, and their families
• Understanding of evidence based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice
• Ability to organise own time and diary
• Knowledge and understanding of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion principals in the workplace
• Ability to follow policy and make proposal for change

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust

£46,419 to £55,046 a yearPer annum including HCAS