Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Band 6 CAMHS CYP Psychological Training Family Practice Practitioner

The closing date is 02 October 2025

Job summary

Job overview

We are in the fortunate position of being fully funded for 3 CYP Psychological Trainings- Systemic Family Practice practitioners, in both Eating Disorders (2) and Depression, Self Harm & Conduct Disorders (1), to start their training at Exeter University in January 2026. We are looking for exceptional individuals who are dedicated to working with children and young people and are keen to take up this excellent opportunity of a permanent post which includes a year of intensive training at the University of Exeter, and within the CAMHS workplace.

Please specify in your application which strand you have a preference for.

You will have a core profession such as social work, nursing or OT.

You will have a passion for working with children and young people

You wish to be part of a caring, innovative mental health trust

We will give you:

A permanent position following training (these posts are usually fixed term)

Excellent clinical supervision

A place at the University of Exeter to study Systemic Family Practice for a year

A well supported induction into CAMHS, ensuring that at the end of the year you will feel confident to work as a Mental Health Practitioner as a part of a multidisciplinary team

Access to a wellbeing programme

The opportunity to work and live in a beautiful part of the country with a wide range of housing and leisure options.

Main duties of the job

This is a training role within the Child and Young Persons Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Programme (CYP-IAPT). The post-holder will work within the Bristol, North Somerset & South Glos CAMHS service at Avon & Wiltshire Partnership Trust,providing interventions whilst undertaking a programme of training for this role at the University of Exeter.

This intensive training post will equip the post holder to provide interventions based on CYP-IAPT core principles and an evidence based intervention consistent with their training course.The post- holder would be expected to attend and fulfil all the requirements of the training element of the post.

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust):a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

AWP is committed to support and create a positive research and evidence-based environment and culture, which can have a beneficial impact on everyone who works for the organisation and the care we provide to those who use our services.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Date posted

18 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

342-CAMHS117-0925

Job locations

CAMHS - Community

Bristol, North Somerset, South Glocs

BS10 6NB

Job description

Job responsibilities

What clinical work would I complete?

In order to meet accreditation level you will complete 200 hours of practice over the course of the year. You would be working with children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties such as eating disorders and self-harm.

How is the course assessed?

The course is assessed via both clinical and academic work, including the following:

essays
videotaped assessment and therapy sessions
case reports
case presentations
supervision reports
reflective logs

Job description

Job responsibilities

What clinical work would I complete?

How is the course assessed?

The course is assessed via both clinical and academic work, including the following:

essays
videotaped assessment and therapy sessions
case reports
case presentations
supervision reports
reflective logs

Person Specification

Essential

RMN or RN with current NMC registration OR o Allied Health Professional with HCPC registration or UKCP registration. o Evidence of continuing professional development o Recognised qualification or working towards a qualification in a specific model of therapy relevant to a mental health setting
Post graduate experience Previous experience of working with adults, children and their families who experience mental health difficulties Experience of multi-agency working Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and its application
Empathetic and flexible approach to demanding, sometimes physical and/or verbal abuse from Service Users/Patients Ability to manage demanding workload to agreed deadlines and timescales An ability to write correspondence and reports

Person Specification

Essential

RMN or RN with current NMC registration OR o Allied Health Professional with HCPC registration or UKCP registration. o Evidence of continuing professional development o Recognised qualification or working towards a qualification in a specific model of therapy relevant to a mental health setting
Post graduate experience Previous experience of working with adults, children and their families who experience mental health difficulties Experience of multi-agency working Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and its application
Empathetic and flexible approach to demanding, sometimes physical and/or verbal abuse from Service Users/Patients Ability to manage demanding workload to agreed deadlines and timescales An ability to write correspondence and reports

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

CAMHS - Community

Bristol, North Somerset, South Glocs

BS10 6NB

Employer's website

http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

CAMHS - Community

Bristol, North Somerset, South Glocs

BS10 6NB

Employer's website

http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)