Trainee Systemic Family Practitioner (Recruit to Train)

West London NHS Trust; Southall; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Southall is offering a Trainee Systemic Family Practice Practitioner role. The position involves practical clinical work with children and young people as part of a funded training programme, combined with study at King's College London. Successful candidates will benefit from excellent supervision and professional development in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Candidates must apply for both the trainee role with our organisation and Kings College London.
• Must perform at an academic level and manage a busy schedule.
• Willingness to travel to London for lectures.

Responsibilities

• Apply learning from teaching into practical clinical interventions.
• Contribute to the team within the West London CAMHS Eating Disorder Team.
• Engage in high-quality supervision and professional development.

Skills

Ability to balance work and study

Strong communication skills

Commitment to child mental health

Education

Postgraduate level education

Job description

Overview

Our CAMHS Eating Disorder Service has an exciting opportunity for a Recruit to Train (RTT) Trainee / Trainee Systemic Family Practice (SFP) Practitioner, as part of the NHS England (NHSE) funded Children and Young People (CYP) Psychological Training Programmes (formerly CYP-IAPT).

Recruit to Train is a government-funded initiative aiming to grow the child mental health workforce to meet much needed demand. 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 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.

Role details

The position will be based at 1 Armstrong Way, Southall, UB2 4SD but successful candidates will be expected to travel to Denmark Hill Campus of King’s College London for teaching during the training year.

This is a training position and so all candidates will need to apply for both the trainee role with our organisation and with Kings College London in order to be shortlisted. Please see our Candidate Pack for further details.

We are recruiting a SFP Practitioner to work within our West London CAMHS Eating Disorder Team. This is a training role within the Child and Young Persons Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (CYP-IAPT) Programme. We offer high quality supervision, with excellent CPD and career development opportunities.

Training and contract details

This is a one-year fixed-term post (1.0 WTE), with this training year funded by NHSE. After successful completion of the course the fixed term training contract will end; however applicants would be encouraged to apply for any vacant posts within the service and will be provided support and advice in job applications.

This role will be best suited for applicants that are able to balance a very busy work and study schedule. You will be an employee at the service but also enrolled on a Postgraduate Diploma course. As this is a Postgraduate level training, you will be required to study and perform at academic level. Applicants must be prepared to work towards their studies outside of protected study time (such as on weekends and after work). Protected study time or teaching days are typically two days a week during term (with possibility of extra university days near start) and will be a mixture of in person and online sessions. Applicants must be willing to travel into London to attend their lectures.

About West London NHS Trust

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation. Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m. The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’. The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Contact

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jane Willis
Job title: Principal Systemic Family Therapist
Email address: [e-mail]