This 12-month NHSE-funded trainee post sits within Harrow CAMHS at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, combining clinical work with systemic family practice training. The trainee takes on referrals and delivers therapeutic interventions for children, young people and families, with supervision and case presentation. Teaching takes place at King's College London's Denmark Hill campus, and the post is based at Ash Tree Clinic. Applicants need a registerable professional qualification, with limited exceptions for those with three years' CAMHS experience.
What the job involves
- Accept appropriate referrals with clinical supervisor support and assess clients for suitability for treatment
- Formulate, deliver and evaluate therapeutic interventions in line with the training modality
- Decide on new referrals under departmental protocols and refer unsuitable clients on or back to the referrer
- Involve the wider system around the child, such as parents, carers and schools, explaining formulations in plain language
- Work with the team on step-up and step-down arrangements within a stepped care approach
- Attend multidisciplinary meetings about referrals or clients in treatment
- Keep clear clinical records and meet all service data collection requirements
- Complete the PG diploma at UCL/Anna Freud, including practical, academic and practice-based assessments
- Apply training learning in clinical practice
- Present caseload information to clinical and case management supervisors on a scheduled basis
- Maintain professional standards, keep up to date with guidance and regulator requirements, and keep CPD records current
- Protect client confidentiality and comply with data systems, including submissions to the training provider
What’s required
Qualifications
- Minimum second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university, or equivalent overseas, in a relevant subject such as psychology, education, childhood development or social work
- Registerable professional qualification such as counselling, clinical or educational psychology, social work, mental health nursing, occupational therapy, or art or music therapy
- Counsellor route: three years' minimum training and full MBACP Accred membership, with public or voluntary sector experience
- Applicants without a registerable qualification may be considered with at least 3 years' CAMHS or equivalent experience and recognition of prior learning equivalence
Experience
- Multi-agency and/or multidisciplinary working, liaising across internal and external agencies
- Working with children and young people in a mental health setting
- Working with safeguarding issues
Skills & knowledge
- Communicating effectively and sensitively with children, young people and families, considering social differences
- Personally managing sensitive and potentially emotionally distressing caseload material
- Following policy and clinical governance procedures and proposing changes
- Maintaining accurate records
- Effective oral and written communication
- IT and computer literacy
Other
- Completing postgraduate academic work alongside clinical placement demands
- Adaptability and working with diverse communities
- Good time management and organisational abilities
Nice to have
- Previous training in a mental health related profession, such as psychology, nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling or low intensity therapies
- Knowledge and understanding of systemic theory and its application
- Understanding of evidence-based practice and how it shapes good clinical practice
What’s offered
- Salary and training costs funded by NHS England for the 1-year post
- High-quality supervision and protected learning time
- Experience across a range of CAMHS pathways
- Opportunities for professional development and reflective practice
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
