Job overview

We are seeking a committed practitioner who wishes to further their studies by training with South West CYP IAPT in Systemic Therapy. We are offering one funded place on the Systemic Practitioner CYP-IAPT course.

The successful candidate will work within community CAMHS, delivering evidence-based systemic interventions for children and adolescents experiencing depression, self-harm, and/or conduct disorder. Training is fully funded, and on successful completion we anticipate offering a substantive contract within community CAMHS.

The post is likely to be based in West Cornwall for most of the training, but may involve travel between clinics. Future employment base will depend on service need and personal circumstances, and may include Redruth and/or Penzance.

The course runs for one year, January to December, funded by Health Education England. You will study at the University of Exeter two days per week and work in a children’s mental health service for 2–3 days per week.

We welcome applicants from a range of professional backgrounds who have CAMHS experience and relevant competencies in children’s mental health in line with the CYP-IAPT Knowledge and Skills Framework.

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Main duties of the job

INTERVIEW 30th September EXPECTED START DATE is  5th January  2026 and candidates will need to register for the course by  December 2025.

This is a training role within the Child and Young Persons Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Programme (CYP-IAPT). The post-holders will work within Cornwall CAMHS service at Cornwall  Partnership Trust, providing systemic interventions whilst undertaking a programme of training for these roles at the University of Exeter.  

Systemic therapy explores relationships and involves working with family members and sub-systems to safely explore difficult emotions and thoughts and emotions, to understand each other’s experiences and perspectives. The training and supervisory experience will equip the learners to deliver evidence based systemic interventions in either eating disorders or community CAMHS.

Learners will gain a critical and reflective understanding of the CYP IAPT model of service change, outcome monitoring, and fundamentals of systemic approaches working with children and families.  

This clinical practise will complement and enhance the knowledge gained from the university as you will be given the opportunity to learn a range of systemic techniques and interventions under the supervision of highly specialised family and systemic practitioners.

The post- holder would be expected to attend and fulfil all the requirements of the training element of the post and continue to work within the CAMHS service on qualification.

Working for our organisation

We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health.  We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases.  Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Just over 532,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon.  As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.