Job summary
Our Norfolk & Waveney Eating Disorders service has an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Recruit to Train Trainee, part of the Health Education England (HEE) funded Recruit to Train Programme in partnership with the Anna Freud Centre, University College London, and Kings College London. The post-holder will be training on the Children & Young People Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (CYP IAPT) Therapy Course and carrying out clinical work in our service to complement their studies and use their newly developed skills. We are seeking highly motivated and enthusiastic mental health practitioners to work and train within our service. The training post will equip the post-holder to provide interventions for children, young people or families using evidence-based intervention consistent with the course they are attending. The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
You will be working within the Child and Adolescent Eating Disorder Service (CAEDS) for the Great Yarmouth and Waveney area. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team that has a range of physical and mental health disciplines. The team undertake triage, assessment and treatment, for young people and their families, who have eating disorders. The team work across a range of locations including clinics, hospitals and people's homes.
Main duties of the job
This is a permanent post with this training year funded by HEE. After successful completion of the course, you will continue your employment within the service using the new skills you have developed. 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.
For more information about the courses, how the training works and we strongly recommend you read the FAQs.
https://www.annafreud.org/ucl-postgraduate-study/ucl-postgraduate-programmes/child-and-young-person-iapt-therapy-pg-dip
HEE are also expecting to implement a new rule regarding beneficiaries of their training year funding. We recommend you read this if you plan to apply to future trainings.
About us
You will be supported to enhance our ability as a team, to work systemically with the young people and families, through the training that you will be undertaking; supervision by a trained systemic psychotherapist; and deliver systemic interventions following the FT-AN framework.
The Eating Disorders services sit within the Specialist Services Care Group which provides inpatient and community services for children and adults needing specialist mental health assessment, care, and treatment.
Benefits included with this role are:-
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- flexible working would be considered
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more
Job description
Job responsibilities
Kings College London (KCL): This is a training position and so all candidates will need to apply for both the trainee role with our organisation and the KCL 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 KCL University Application Guidance supplied.
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.Applicants for this training at KCL will need to be available to start by the 15 January at the latest (with the course starting on the 22 January 2024) 2024.
Please see job description attached, which is subject to change as currently going through job evaluation.
Please see Primary additional document attached regarding SFP training.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Kings College London (KCL): This is a training position and so all candidates will need to apply for both the trainee role with our organisation and the KCL 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 KCL University Application Guidance supplied.
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.Applicants for this training at KCL will need to be available to start by the 15 January at the latest (with the course starting on the 22 January 2024) 2024.
Please see job description attached, which is subject to change as currently going through job evaluation.
Please see Primary additional document attached regarding SFP training.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification in a core profession (medicine, social work, nursing, occupational therapy or psychology).
- 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).
- Ongoing professional registration with professional regulatory body
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working closely with families to manage mental health concerns.
Desirable
- Experience of delivering systemic interventions.
- Experience of delivering interventions related to own professional experience.
- Experience of systemic practices including reflecting team processes.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of mental health/mental illness.
Desirable
- Specific awareness of eating disorders.
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel independently.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification in a core profession (medicine, social work, nursing, occupational therapy or psychology).
- 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).
- Ongoing professional registration with professional regulatory body
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working closely with families to manage mental health concerns.
Desirable
- Experience of delivering systemic interventions.
- Experience of delivering interventions related to own professional experience.
- Experience of systemic practices including reflecting team processes.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of mental health/mental illness.
Desirable
- Specific awareness of eating disorders.
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel independently.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
