Systemic Family Practice Practitioner (RTT)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. However, please bear in mind that this 12 month training programme has teaching requirements (which are not flexible) and a requirement to complete a minimum number of clinical hours within the 12 monthfixed-term period.

The successful candidates will be working as Senior Mental Health Practitioners within one of the CAMHS community teams for the duration of the one year course and would split their time between training and carrying out clinical work. 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.

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 Therapies: Systemic Family Practice in order to be shortlisted (for more information about the course and entry criteria, please see attached documentation). Please complete your university application using the KLC Application Guidance supplied.

It is very important to mention which modality/modalities you are applying for and why you are qualified & interested in them. Candidates will have a CAMHS-recognised core qualification (nursing, social work, occupational therapy etc.) and will be registered with either the NMC, the HCPC or Social Work England. Please note that although counselling and teaching are recognised as valid professional qualifications on the KCL documentation, CAMHS does not recognise these as core qualifications, and therefore employment within Hampshire CAMHS would not be possible with these qualifications.

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 role will be best suited for applicants that are able to balance a busy work and study schedule. You will be an employee of the service but also enrolled on a Postgraduate Diploma course. As this is a Postgraduate level diploma, you will also be required to be able to study and write academic material at this level. Applicants must be prepared to study and write assignments outside of protected study time (such as on weekends and after work).

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 Team's 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 missing but relevant to deciding eligibility. Other information that might be shared is:

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 for this role, you are giving permission for information to be shared between the Course Team at the HEI and the Recruitment team at the Trust.The only information that is shared will be relevant to establishing eligibility for the job/course. No irrelevant information will be disclosed or discussed in relation to your application.

Former EMHP and CWP graduates (or graduates from any other HEE/NHSE funded course) need to be 2-years post-graduation to be eligible to apply (graduated by January 2023).

Please note in this instance the course is not optional; there will be a joint interview process including UCL to appoint to these roles. The roles are dependent on meeting all course requirements.

Key Dates

KCL application deadline - Monday 25 November 2024

Contract with Southern Health Foundation Trust starts - Thursday 2 January 2025

Teaching begins - Monday 20 January 2025

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Normally a minimum of a second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK University or equivalent in a relevant subject e.g. psychology, social work
• AND
• a registerable professional qualification (e.g. as a counselling/clinical/educational psychologist, social worker, mental health nurse, occupational therapist).
• Registration with HCPC/NMC/social work England

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ashurst Child and Family Centre

Lyndhurst Road, Ashurst

Southampton

Hampshire

SO40 7AR

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)