CAMHS Systemic CYP- IAPT Trainee

Job summary

This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly. We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply:

• Cornwall Foundation Trust
• Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
• Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board

If you do not currently work for one of these organisations, your application will not be considered at this time.

We are looking for a committed practitioners who would like to further their studies to train with South West CYP IAPT in systemic Therapy. This is the childrens Eating Disorders Strand. We are offering one place to study on the Systemic Practitioner CYP-IAPT course.

The post will work within CAMHS Eating Disorders delivering evidence based systemic interventions for children & adolescents experiencing difficulties with eating disorders using evidence based family intervention. .

The training is fully funded & we would anticipate you being offered a substantive contract within community CAMHS on successful completion.

For post is likely to be based in Newquay for the majority of the training but may involve travel between clinics. Future employment base is dependent on need.

The course runs for 1 year, between January & December. This training course is funded by Health Education England, you would be studying at the University of Exeter 2 days a week and working in a children's mental health service 2-3 days per week.

Main duties of the job

INTERVIEW 30th September, EXPECTED START DATE is 5th January 2026 and candidates will need to register for the course by December 2025

This is a training role within the Child and Young Persons Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Programme (CYP-IAPT). The post-holders will work within Cornwall CAMHS-ED service at Cornwall Partnership Trust, providing systemic interventions whilst undertaking a programme of training for these roles at the University of Exeter.

Systemic therapy explores relationships and involves working with family members and sub-systems to safely explore difficult emotions and thoughts and emotions, to understand each other's experiences and perspectives. The training and supervisory experience will equip the learners to deliver evidence based systemic interventions in either eating disorders or community CAMHS.

Learners will gain a critical and reflective understanding of the CYP IAPT model of service change, outcome monitoring, and fundamentals of systemic approaches working with children and families.

This clinical practise will complement and enhance the knowledge gained from the university as you will be given the opportunity to learn a range of systemic techniques and interventions under the supervision of highly specialised family and systemic practitioners.

The post- holder would be expected to attend and fulfil all the requirements of the training element of the post and continue to work within the CAMHS service on qualification.

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.