Our Under 5's Early Years CAMHS 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. The post-holder will be training on the Children & Young People Mental Health (CYP-MH/CYP IAPT) Therapy Course and carrying out clinical work in our service to complement their studies and use their newly developed skills. We are seeking highly motivated and enthusiastic mental health practitioners to work and train within our service.

The training post will equip the post-holder to provide interventions for children, young people or families using evidence-based intervention consistent with the course they are attending. The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equity, diversity and inclusion.

The successful candidates would be working within Wandsworth CAMHS Under 5s Team.

Main duties of the job

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.

This role will be best suited for applicants that are able to balance a very busy work and study schedule. You will be an employee at the service but also enrolled on a Postgraduate Diploma course. As this is a Postgraduate level training, you will be required to study and perform at academic level. Applicants must be prepared to work towards their studies outside of protected study time (such as on weekends and after work). Protected study time or teaching days are typically two days a week during term (with possibility of extra university days near start) and will be a mixture of in person and online sessions. Applicants must be willing to travel into London to attend their lectures.

About us

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

About our locations:

Springfield University Hospital, Tooting

Our largest, 19-ward site is in Springfield Village, created following our £150m investment into two new world class mental health facilities. A 32-acre public park, shops and cafes are coming soon. Close to shops, cafes and Tooting Bec on the Northern Line plus Earlsfield and Tooting rail stations and bus routes.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical and Clinical Research

To assist qualified psychotherapists and applied psychologists in the implementation of delivery of psychological interventions for infants, children and their parents or carers accessing the Under5s service.

To assist with the provision of information and self-help material for service users under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist or psychotherapist

To undertake protocol based psychological assessments of children and their carers applying psychological, including self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with patients and others involved in the clients care.

To assist in the formulation and delivery of mental health care involving psychological interventions in line with Under 5 CAMHS services, under the clinical supervision of qualified professional psychotherapists and psychologist as appropriate across community settings.

To assist, and where appropriate lead, in the coordination and running of groups and workshops.

Teaching, Training and Supervision

In common with all applied therapists, to receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with professional practice guidelines and clinical governance guidelines.

To complete the Anna Frued/UCL training programme and assignments to further develop skills in therapeutic interventions and risk assessment.

To develop skills and competencies that assist in the delivery of current duties.

To support the leads and service in the regular and systematic entry of clinical data on IAPTus according to Trust protocols and to highlight areas of difficulty to the Under 5 service lead as soon as they arise.

To contribute to the training and support of others, including staff and workers in the non-statutory sector enabling them to provide effective mental health care.

To inform primary care practitioners and users about local statutory and voluntary services to whom children and young people can be signposted.

Management, Recruitment and Service Development

To assist in managing a triage system for entry to the service in line with agreed protocols and to highlight issues relating to potential waiting times and access to the relevant Clinical Lead or Service Manager.

To assist in the design and implementation of service development projects within the service as required.

To attend meetings in which service developments are planned and discussed.

Research and Service Evaluation

To assist the clinical team leader and others in undertaking data collection, analysis, and production of reports and summaries, in relation to primary care mental health services.

To undertake searches of evidence-based literature and research to assist qualified staff and others in evidence-based practice in individual work and work with other team members.

To take the lead in organising resources of self-help material and maintaining up to date information about services to which service users could be appropiately signposted.

Other

To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and the Trusts development review programmes, in consultation with the postholders professional lead and team manager(s).

To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing in accordance with Trusts policies and procedures and relevant professional codes of practice.

To prepare therapeutic materials and visual aids as required.

Person Specification

TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• A second class honours degree or higher
• Professional qualification as a CWP, EMHP, nurse, social worker, occupational therapist, drama therapist or art therapist, CBT therapist, systemic practitioner
• Registration with appropriate professional body (where applicable)

Desirable

• Further post graduate training in relevant areas of mental health practice and/or research design and analysis
• Training in therapeutic approaches used in Under 5's services

EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Experience of relevant work within Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services / or working with Under 5's services.
• Strong experience of working with children, young people and families with mental health problems and/or other disabilities
• Experience of working within an ethnically and racially diverse community
• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
• Considerable experience in delivering both group and individual interventions

Desirable

• Experience of risk assessment and management
• Experience of working within NHS settings

Employer details

Employer name

South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Springfield University Hospital

Tooting

SW17 7DJ

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