Job summary
CAMHS Practitioner CYP-IAPT Trainee - Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents (IPT-A)
This is a full-time Band 6 post fixed-term for one year.
Islington CAMHS is seeking highly motivated and enthusiastic mental health practitioners to train on a Children and Young People's Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (CYP-IAPT) diploma course, specialising in Interpersonal Therapy for Adolescents (IPT-A). The successful applicants will be employed by Whittington Health NHS Trust on this Health Education England (HEE) funded Recruit to Train programme, in partnership with the Anna Freud Centre and University College London.They will carry out clinical work in our service to complement their studies and develop their skills.
This post is based in the core CAMHS Therapies Team, our multidisciplinary team delivering clinic-based therapies for common mental health problems.
Main duties of the job
To be considered for this post, applicants must be available to start by 09.01.2024 (course will start on 15.01.2024) and have completed a core professional training relevant to child mental health practice, as follows:
- Practitioner psychologist (HCPC registered)
- Arts psychotherapist (HCPC registered)
- Counsellor (BACP registered)
- Child psychotherapist (ACP registered)
- CBT or Behaviour Therapist (BABCP registered)
- Social Worker (SWE registered)
- Mental Health Nurse (NMC registered)
- Occupational Therapist (HCPC registered)
Applicants must apply to this NHS post and the corresponding UCL course in order to be shortlisted.
See Job Description and Person Specification files for full details.
The post-holder will work in the service for at least 2.5 days per week using their newly-developed skills whilst attending the UCL training programme and related study time for the other 2.5 days. 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.
The post-holder will deliver IPT-A with young people in Islington CAMHS who present with depression. The role will also involve suitability assessments for the therapy, clinical record-keeping, multi-agency liaison, using outcome measures, contributing to the work of the multi-agency Therapies Team and completion of a postgraduate training in IPT-A as described in the course brochure.
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trustbelieves that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description and Person Specification files for full details.
Please note the important information below before making an application.
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.
More information about the courses and how the training works can be found here (AFC website) including the course brochures, and we strongly recommend you read the FAQs.
NHSE have implemented a rule regarding beneficiaries of their training year funding this affects candidates who have been on one of the courses listed on the NHSE website from 1st August 2022. We recommend you read this if you plan to apply to future trainings.
This is a training position and so all candidates will need to apply for both the trainee role with our organisation and the UCL Post Graduate Diploma in Child and Young Person IAPT Therapy in order to be shortlisted. For more information about the course and minimum entry criteria, please see the course page and brochures: https://www.annafreud.org/ucl-postgraduate-study/ucl-postgraduate-programmes/child-and-young-person-iapt-therapy-pg-dip/). Please complete your university application using the UCL University Application Guidance supplied.
UCL covers the modalities of ASC/LD, Under 5s, IPT-A and CBT. You only need one application to the associated University no matter how many Recruit to Train job posts you apply for. However, it is very important to mention which modality/modalities you are applying for and why you are qualified & interested in them in your personal statement as this will be assessed by the course team to determine course/modality suitability.
Please note that when you apply to this role, your name will be shared with the Higher Education Institute (HEI) running the course. The service will usually be the Course Teams main way of contacting you until you have been sent an Offer, and so the Course Team at the HEI may ask for information if it is relevant to deciding course eligibility. Other information that might be shared:
- Reason behind ineligibility for the course.
- Queries regarding application (such as if you claim to have a professional registration without submitting certificates, course may ask service to pursue more information)
- Name change if you may have registered with a different name than HEI was given, they will confirm with service to ensure that they are reviewing the correct candidate.
This is an integral part of the process to confirm that you have applied to the University and that you meet their course requirements. Please apply to the University at the same time as applying to this job position.If you apply to this job, you are giving permission that information relevant to establishing eligibility can be shared between the Course Team at the HEI and the Recruitment Team at the Service. No irrelevant information will be disclosed or discussed.
As these are training positions, please be aware that this is a dual application process where you must be employed in a Recruit to Train funded job to also receive a place on the course, and vice-versa. If you are ineligible for the University Course, we will be unable to be offer the role. If you withdraw from an employment offer but you have accepted a university offer, you will be unable to join the course. You must apply to the course at the same time as this job.
Please note in this instance the course is not optional; the roles are dependent on meeting all course requirements.
Candidates will need to be in post and ready to begin training at UCL on Tuesday 9th January 2024. Applicants will only be considered if they can meet this timescale.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description and Person Specification files for full details.
Please note the important information below before making an application.
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.
More information about the courses and how the training works can be found here (AFC website) including the course brochures, and we strongly recommend you read the FAQs.
NHSE have implemented a rule regarding beneficiaries of their training year funding this affects candidates who have been on one of the courses listed on the NHSE website from 1st August 2022. We recommend you read this if you plan to apply to future trainings.
This is a training position and so all candidates will need to apply for both the trainee role with our organisation and the UCL Post Graduate Diploma in Child and Young Person IAPT Therapy in order to be shortlisted. For more information about the course and minimum entry criteria, please see the course page and brochures: https://www.annafreud.org/ucl-postgraduate-study/ucl-postgraduate-programmes/child-and-young-person-iapt-therapy-pg-dip/). Please complete your university application using the UCL University Application Guidance supplied.
UCL covers the modalities of ASC/LD, Under 5s, IPT-A and CBT. You only need one application to the associated University no matter how many Recruit to Train job posts you apply for. However, it is very important to mention which modality/modalities you are applying for and why you are qualified & interested in them in your personal statement as this will be assessed by the course team to determine course/modality suitability.
Please note that when you apply to this role, your name will be shared with the Higher Education Institute (HEI) running the course. The service will usually be the Course Teams main way of contacting you until you have been sent an Offer, and so the Course Team at the HEI may ask for information if it is relevant to deciding course eligibility. Other information that might be shared:
- Reason behind ineligibility for the course.
- Queries regarding application (such as if you claim to have a professional registration without submitting certificates, course may ask service to pursue more information)
- Name change if you may have registered with a different name than HEI was given, they will confirm with service to ensure that they are reviewing the correct candidate.
This is an integral part of the process to confirm that you have applied to the University and that you meet their course requirements. Please apply to the University at the same time as applying to this job position.If you apply to this job, you are giving permission that information relevant to establishing eligibility can be shared between the Course Team at the HEI and the Recruitment Team at the Service. No irrelevant information will be disclosed or discussed.
As these are training positions, please be aware that this is a dual application process where you must be employed in a Recruit to Train funded job to also receive a place on the course, and vice-versa. If you are ineligible for the University Course, we will be unable to be offer the role. If you withdraw from an employment offer but you have accepted a university offer, you will be unable to join the course. You must apply to the course at the same time as this job.
Please note in this instance the course is not optional; the roles are dependent on meeting all course requirements.
Candidates will need to be in post and ready to begin training at UCL on Tuesday 9th January 2024. Applicants will only be considered if they can meet this timescale.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications that demonstrate a capacity to complete academic work at postgraduate diploma level
- Registerable core professional qualification
Desirable
- Minimum 2.2 bachelor's degree or equivalent in relevant subject
Personal
Essential
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to safeguarding
Desirable
- Demonstrates an understanding of adolescent development and its significance for MH
Experience
Essential
- Substantial professional experience working therapeutically with young people or their families in a mental health setting
- Experience of multi agency working and liaising across internal & external agencies
Desirable
- Experience of working with adolescents and their families
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively
- Ability to adapt communication style according to the varying needs of young people and families
- Ability to maintain a reflective stance in emotive/challenging interactions with young people and their families.
- Ability to use supervision to reflect on practice
- Ability to organise own time and diary
- Ability to follow policy and make proposals for change
- Capability to complete academic work at postgraduate diploma level
Desirable
- Understanding of evidence-based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications that demonstrate a capacity to complete academic work at postgraduate diploma level
- Registerable core professional qualification
Desirable
- Minimum 2.2 bachelor's degree or equivalent in relevant subject
Personal
Essential
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to safeguarding
Desirable
- Demonstrates an understanding of adolescent development and its significance for MH
Experience
Essential
- Substantial professional experience working therapeutically with young people or their families in a mental health setting
- Experience of multi agency working and liaising across internal & external agencies
Desirable
- Experience of working with adolescents and their families
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively
- Ability to adapt communication style according to the varying needs of young people and families
- Ability to maintain a reflective stance in emotive/challenging interactions with young people and their families.
- Ability to use supervision to reflect on practice
- Ability to organise own time and diary
- Ability to follow policy and make proposals for change
- Capability to complete academic work at postgraduate diploma level
Desirable
- Understanding of evidence-based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
