Job summary
Post: CAMHS Practitioner, CYP IAPT Trainee - Under Fives Pathway in Tower Hamlet CAMHS
Hours: 1 WTE (Combination of 2 days at University and 3 days in Clinical team)
1 year Fixed Term commencing in January 2024
Welcome
Our service has an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Recruit to Train Trainee, part of the NHS England (NHSE) funded Recruit to Train Programme in partnership with Anna Freud, University College London, and Kings College London.
Main duties of the job
Information about the training & Job role
This is a fixed term post with this training year funded by NHSE. 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 and will be provided support and advice in job applications.
The post-holder will be training on the Children & Young People Mental Health (CYP-MH/CYP IAPT) UNDER FIVES Therapy Course and carrying out clinical work in our service to complement their studies and use their newly developed skills. We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic mental health practitioner to work and train within our under-fives team; of a Clinical Psychologist and two Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists. The training post will equip the post-holder to contribute to specialist under-five's assessments and to deliver evidence-based interventions, under supervision (e.g. group work, video interventions, parent interventions). The Under Five's Pathway is embedded in the Emotional and Behavioural Team which is a multidisciplinary team offering mental health services to children and young people and their families/carers, who may be experiencing complex mental health difficulties. This work includes assessments, psychological interventions and pharmacological interventions.
About us
Information about the Service - Tower Hamlets Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (THCAMHS)
East London NHS Foundation Trust - This is an exciting time for ELFT. Our vision is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations. We want to improve the health of the populations we serve, improve their experience of care, improve staff experience and improve value. Working with our communities and partners is to key to achieving this.
TH CAMHS provides flexible, evidence-based service providing episodes of care, assessments and treatments to a wide variety of clinical presentations. The service includes professionals from various disciplines including psychiatry, nursing, social workers, psychology, occupational therapy, psychotherapy and family therapy, who come together to provide high quality holistic care for young people and their families.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Information about how to Apply
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: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/taught-degrees/child-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.
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.
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 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.
It 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 for information to be shared between the Course Team at the HEI and the Recruitment team at the Service. 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.
Applicants for this training at UCL will need to be available to start by the 9th of January 2024 at the latest (with the course starting on the 15th January 2024)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Information about how to Apply
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: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/taught-degrees/child-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.
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.
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 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.
It 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 for information to be shared between the Course Team at the HEI and the Recruitment team at the Service. 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.
Applicants for this training at UCL will need to be available to start by the 9th of January 2024 at the latest (with the course starting on the 15th January 2024)
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Qualifications that demonstrate a capacity to complete academic work at postgraduate diploma level.
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).
- OR 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.
- A training in a mental-health related profession (e.g. psychology, nursing, health visiting; social-work, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, special needs teaching, psychiatry, other psychotherapy, counselling).
- Training in infant mental health, under-five's related courses, and attachment/systemic/neurodevelopmental/ psychodynamic models
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates an appreciation of the importance of a child's first five years of life on their development and mental well-being.
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to safeguarding children.
- Demonstrates an appreciation of the range of factors that can impact on an infant/young child's developmental and emotional wellbeing.
- Demonstrates an understanding of under 5s services (such as, health visiting, family support, early help) and the need for a holistic approach.
- Demonstrates knowledge of theory in relation to early child-development.
- Assessments (i.e. use of screening tools, or nursery/school observations) of children under five and their families
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team with CAMHS or another early years setting supporting infants, young children and their families.
- Experience working in a multicultural setting including with interpreters
- Experience of working within a professional setting concerned with the mental health, development and wellbeing of infants and small children, and their families.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of the key features presentations in under fives (e.g. attachment difficulties, behavioural concerns, developmental delays/regressions, trauma, neurodiversity)
- Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with young children and their carers.
- Ability to adapt communication style according to the varying needs of families.
- Ability to maintain a reflective stance in emotive/challenging interactions with children and their carers.
- Ability to use supervision to reflect on practice.
- Ability to manage academic demands alongside placement/clinical demands.
- Ability to organise own time and diary.
- Ability to follow policy and make proposal for change.
- Ability to maintain accurate records.
Desirable
- 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 (Level 2). https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospectivestudents/graduate/english-languagerequirements
- Ability to adopt an observational stance, particularly in relation to babies and very young children.
- Understanding of evidence-based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice.
- Demonstrates an appreciation of the range of factors that can impact on emotional wellbeing of under fives and their families (e.g. systemic factors such as housing difficulties, poverty, historical/familial difficulties)
- Demonstrates an appreciation of the MDT approach and involving other agencies, such as education and social care in order to ensure that the needs of under fives are being met
- Ability to contribute to assessment reports for under fives
Other
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding and appreciation of the unique challenges associated with under fives
- Demonstrates a keen interest and enthusiasm to develop in the field of early years/under five's provision in the NHS
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Qualifications that demonstrate a capacity to complete academic work at postgraduate diploma level.
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).
- OR 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.
- A training in a mental-health related profession (e.g. psychology, nursing, health visiting; social-work, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, special needs teaching, psychiatry, other psychotherapy, counselling).
- Training in infant mental health, under-five's related courses, and attachment/systemic/neurodevelopmental/ psychodynamic models
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates an appreciation of the importance of a child's first five years of life on their development and mental well-being.
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to safeguarding children.
- Demonstrates an appreciation of the range of factors that can impact on an infant/young child's developmental and emotional wellbeing.
- Demonstrates an understanding of under 5s services (such as, health visiting, family support, early help) and the need for a holistic approach.
- Demonstrates knowledge of theory in relation to early child-development.
- Assessments (i.e. use of screening tools, or nursery/school observations) of children under five and their families
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team with CAMHS or another early years setting supporting infants, young children and their families.
- Experience working in a multicultural setting including with interpreters
- Experience of working within a professional setting concerned with the mental health, development and wellbeing of infants and small children, and their families.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of the key features presentations in under fives (e.g. attachment difficulties, behavioural concerns, developmental delays/regressions, trauma, neurodiversity)
- Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with young children and their carers.
- Ability to adapt communication style according to the varying needs of families.
- Ability to maintain a reflective stance in emotive/challenging interactions with children and their carers.
- Ability to use supervision to reflect on practice.
- Ability to manage academic demands alongside placement/clinical demands.
- Ability to organise own time and diary.
- Ability to follow policy and make proposal for change.
- Ability to maintain accurate records.
Desirable
- 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 (Level 2). https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospectivestudents/graduate/english-languagerequirements
- Ability to adopt an observational stance, particularly in relation to babies and very young children.
- Understanding of evidence-based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice.
- Demonstrates an appreciation of the range of factors that can impact on emotional wellbeing of under fives and their families (e.g. systemic factors such as housing difficulties, poverty, historical/familial difficulties)
- Demonstrates an appreciation of the MDT approach and involving other agencies, such as education and social care in order to ensure that the needs of under fives are being met
- Ability to contribute to assessment reports for under fives
Other
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding and appreciation of the unique challenges associated with under fives
- Demonstrates a keen interest and enthusiasm to develop in the field of early years/under five's provision in the NHS
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).
