Are you someone with skills and experience in working with children, young people and their families and have an interest in learning more?
Do you have skills and experience of working with different communities?
Are you passionate about delivering compassionate and high quality support to families referred to a CAMHS service?
Do you want to be a part of widening our access in relation to evidence-based approaches through working together to build sustainable and effective working practices?
If the answer is yes then please apply.
We are recruiting for 2 CAMHS Clinicians in training to deliver Tier 2 work focusing on evidence-based practice for those with Autism and/or a learning disability.
The post holders will obtain a Post Graduate Diploma in Children and Young Peoples Increasing Access to Psychological Services (CYP-IAPT) (1 year course) alongside experience of CAMHS service for 0-18 year olds from a range of child populations. In City and Hackney we are proud of our rich diverse communities and the creative initiatives in place.
Community CAMHS is a friendly and supportive multi-disciplinary team . We are passionate about supporting the emotional well-being of children and families.
The post-holders will work within Community CAMHS, Homerton providing interventions whilst undertaking a programme of training at university to support their practise. The focus will be on CYP-IAPT care principles and evidence based interventions for children and young people.
The PG Dip CYP IAPT Therapy is a ‘Recruit to Train’ course (newly named CYP Psychological Trainings: CYP PT) and as such, prospective students must apply for both a place on the course and a job with one of the Trusts/organizations who have successfully obtained places. The job advertised here goes hand-in-hand with the course and the module staff will also ensure course suitability.
Please be aware the information on your application form (name and contact details, qualifications and prior relevant experience) will be shared with the Anna Freud staff team as part of the recruitment process. By submitting your application to this role, you are agreeing to your details being shared with Anna Freud.
The course runs in conjunction with Anna Freud/UCL from January to December 2025. When the university applications portals open you will be invited to make an application to compliment this application.
Students attend university on approximately 2.5 days per week for teaching and tutorials, and work in the team for the remaining days. The course is fully funded by Health Education England for 1 year and students are not liable for their fees.
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
More information about the courses and how the training works can be found in the attached documents.
HEE are also expecting to implement a new rule regarding beneficiaries of their training year funding. We recommend you read this if you plan to apply to future trainings.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page.
The person specification outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
This advert closes on Wednesday 27 Nov 2024
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