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Car driver, and willingness to drive for work purposes.
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Post qualification experience in a mental health setting, working with young people or adults with mental illness.
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RMN, OT, SW or equivalent professional qualification
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Experience of using Routine Outcome Measures (ROMS
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Experience of working with children and young people who have serious mental illness and their families and carers in the community
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Experience of mentoring and clinical supervision of others
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Teaching/mentoring qualification
Job overview
We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for two Band 6 CYP-PT CAMHS Practitioner Trainees (CBT Modality) to join City & Hackney Specialist CAMHS. One trainee will be based within the Emotional & Behavioural Team (E&B) and one within the Adolescent Mental Health Team (AMHT).
These are 12-month fixed-term training posts, commencing in January 2027, combining specialist clinical experience within CAMHS with postgraduate CBT training through UCL/Anna Freud. Trainees will spend approximately half of their working week undertaking academic teaching and study and the remainder working clinically within their allocated CAMHS team.
City & Hackney Specialist CAMHS is a large and vibrant service with a strong tradition of multidisciplinary and inter-agency working. We provide a broad range of specialist services to children, young people and families across Hackney and the City of London, working closely with colleagues across health, education, social care and the voluntary sector.
The posts offer an excellent opportunity to develop specialist CBT skills while working alongside experienced clinicians within supportive multidisciplinary teams. Trainees will work directly with children, young people and families, contributing to assessment, formulation and evidence-based interventions, including work with young people presenting with complexity and risk.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidates will join either the Emotional & Behavioural Team (E&B) or Adolescent Mental Health Team (AMHT) within City & Hackney Specialist CAMHS while completing the CYP-PT CBT training programme with UCL/Anna Freud.
This is a full-time training role, with approximately 2.5 days per week dedicated to academic teaching and study and 2.5 days based within the service undertaking clinical work.
Trainees will provide CBT interventions to children and young people and their families/carers, working with a range of mental health presentations. The role will include direct clinical work, assessment and management of complex and sometimes high-risk cases, with appropriate support from the trainee's clinical supervisor and line manager.
The postholder will work as an integral member of the multidisciplinary CAMHS team, participating in MDT meetings and wider service developments, and will liaise with partner agencies involved in the care of children and young people, including schools, social care and other community services.
Successful applicants will be both employees of the service and enrolled students with UCL/Anna Freud and will be expected to meet the academic and clinical requirements of the training programme. Successful completion leads to a UCL Postgraduate Diploma.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information about the job, see the attached JD for detailed job description and main responsibilities.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for CYP-PT CAMHS Practitioner Trainee (CBT Modality) with East London NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Mental health practitioner role. The advertised salary is £47,951 - £56,863 per annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (12 month contract). The application deadline is 25 Oct 2026.
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