Job summary
CAMHS IAPT Trainee Systemic Family Practitioner (SFP) Band 6 - one post 1 year fixed term training post. January 2024 - January 2025 Base - Family Mental Health Team (FMHT), Tavistock Centre, 120 Belsize Lane, LONDON, NW3 5BA
Are you a mental health/CAMHS clinician with a professional qualification who has a passion for working with children and young people? Are you interested in training opportunities to develop your skills and work in a dynamic and innovative CAMHS team?
This is an exciting opportunity for a Systemic Family Practitioner (SFP) trainee to join one of our well-established CAMHS teams. Your week will consist of attending the one-year training course at KCL, combined with clinical work in the team delivering services to children, young people and their families. You will be well supported by an experienced SFP supervisor and a team of skilled MDT clinicians.
Please note you must apply to both: The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust and for the university training. Please see the attached guidance regarding the University Application Guidance and the Brochure.
You will need to start in the post in early January 2024.
For further details, contact:
Milos Djordjevic, Team Manager/Senior Clinical Social Worker, Family Mental Health Team, Child, Young Adult and Family Department, Tavistock Centre, 120 Belsize Lane, NW3 5BA
Tel: 0208 938 2536
Email: MDjordjevic@Tavi-Port.nhs.uk
Main duties of the job
This is a training position and so all candidates will need to apply for both the trainee role with our organisation and the KCL Postgraduate Diploma Children & Young People's Mental Health Therapy: Systemic Family Practice in order to be shortlisted (for more information, please see the info at:
Recruit to Train - CYP-MH Therapy PGDip (RtT) (kings-cyp.com)
and course brochure at:
KCL RtT Recruitment Wave 13 January 2024 - OneDrive (sharepoint.com)
#Please complete your university application using the KCL University Application Guidance supplied.
It is very important to mention which modality/modalities you are applying for and why you are qualified & interested in them.
As this is a training position, 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, you will be unable to be offered the role. If you withdraw from an employment offer but you have accepted a university offer, you will be unable to join the course.
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 for this job position.
If you apply to this job, you are giving permission for information to be shared between the Course Team at the HEI and the Recruitment team at the Service.
About us
The post is covered by the Terms and Conditions of Service of the Tavistock andPortman NHS Foundation Trust and is subject to the National Health Service(Superannuation) Regulations.The normal opening hours of the Clinic are 9am to 5pm weekdays. The hours tobe worked by the post-holder must be approved by the Chair of the Department.Staff may be required to work some evenings as part of their contracted hours ofduty. Much of the multi-disciplinary work of CAMHS teams takes place onThursdays, including MDT meetings - the post-holder is expected to be availableon a Thursday.We are an Equal Opportunities employer
Job description
Job responsibilities
**Please see the attached Job Description and Person specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.**
Job description
Job responsibilities
**Please see the attached Job Description and Person specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.**
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications that demonstrate a capacity to complete academic work at postgraduate diploma level.
- A registerable professional qualification in a relevant subject (e.g., psychology, social work, counselling, nursing, occupational therapy etc) from a UK university or equivalent. Applications MAY be considered from those who do not have a registerable professional training if they have at least 3 years' experience in a CAMHS or equivalent setting
Desirable
- 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).
- Applicants who do not fulfil the academic criteria but with relevant professional experience are encouraged to apply and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to safeguarding children and young people
Experience
Essential
- Ideally 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.
Skills & Ability
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with children, young people, and their families
- Ability to maintain a reflective stance in emotive/challenging interactions with children and their families
- Ability to use supervision to reflect on practice
- Ability to organise own time and diary
- Ability to follow policy and make proposal for change
- Ability to maintain accurate records
- 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)
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.
- A registerable professional qualification in a relevant subject (e.g., psychology, social work, counselling, nursing, occupational therapy etc) from a UK university or equivalent. Applications MAY be considered from those who do not have a registerable professional training if they have at least 3 years' experience in a CAMHS or equivalent setting
Desirable
- 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).
- Applicants who do not fulfil the academic criteria but with relevant professional experience are encouraged to apply and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to safeguarding children and young people
Experience
Essential
- Ideally 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.
Skills & Ability
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with children, young people, and their families
- Ability to maintain a reflective stance in emotive/challenging interactions with children and their families
- Ability to use supervision to reflect on practice
- Ability to organise own time and diary
- Ability to follow policy and make proposal for change
- Ability to maintain accurate records
- 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)
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.
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).
