Job summary
- Main area
- Psychology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (January 2026 to January 2027)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 455-NLFT-0456
- Employer
- North London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Barnet CAMHS, Holly Oak, Edgware Community Hospital
- Town
- Edgware, London
- Salary
- £44,485 - £52,521 Per annum including Outer London HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
CAMHS Practitioner CYP-PT Therapy Trainee - ASC and/or LD
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Our service has an exciting opportunity for a Recruit to Train Trainee CAMHS Practitioner CYP-PT Therapy Trainee - ASC and Learning Disabilities Pathway to join our team as part of the NHS England (NHSE) funded Children and Young People (CYP) Psychological Training Programmes (formerly CYP-IAPT).
RtT is a government-funded initiative aiming to grow the child mental health workforce to meet much needed demand. To help reach this goal, NHSE covers salary and training costs for a 1-year post, allowing services to employ trainees to aid in implementing new or expanding existing specialist pathways to bridge the gaps in CYP mental health support.
This is a unique opportunity to apply your learning from weekly teaching into practical clinical interventions working with clients in the service making a direct impact in the lives of children, young people and their families.
Please note: The position will be based at Barnet CAMHS, but successful candidates will be expected to travel to Anna Freud in North London (Rodney St, N1 9JH) for teaching during the training year.
More information about the course content and the different modalities can be found on the Anna Freud webpage: https://www.annafreud.org/ucl-postgraduate-study/ucl-postgraduate-programmes/child-and-young-person-iapt-therapy-pg-dip/
There is also a useful training FAQ section for prospective candidates: Prospective Trainees_ CYP IAPT Therapy Programme FAQ's.docx - Google Docs
Main duties of the job
Training Information
This full-time training will begin in January 2026 with around 2.5 days a week for academic work (teaching and personal study), and 2.5 days based at the service seeing clients (children, young people, and carers) related to training assignments. Trainees will be both an employee of the service and an enrolled student with UCL/Anna Freud. Upon completion, qualified trainees will receive a UCL Postgraduate Diploma.
Application Process
This is a dual application process. In addition to applying for this position with us, you must also complete a UCL application for the Course Team to review. The Course Team will liaise with us on whether you meet the academic requirements for the course during the recruitment process. You will only be offered a UCL training place if you are successful in securing this post and you meet the university training requirements.
Please view the attached document ‘UCL CYP PT Therapy - Application Guidance for Candidates August 2025’ for the university application link and more information on how to apply.
What are we looking for?
We are seeking highly motivated candidates who are enthusiastic about making a difference to children and young people’s mental health through evidence-based interventions based on NICE Guideline recommended treatment.
Working for our organisation
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Our Five-Year Strategy:
1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
Why NLFT?
· We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
· We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
· NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
· Excellent internal staff network
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This full-time training will begin in January 2026 with around 2.5 days a week for academic work (teaching and personal study), and 2.5 days based at the service seeing clients related to training assignments. Trainees will be both an employee of the service and an enrolled student with UCL/Anna Freud. Upon completion, qualified trainees will receive a UCL Postgraduate Diploma.
This is a dual application process. In addition to applying for this position with us, you must also complete a UCL application for the Course Team to review. The Course Team will liaise with us on whether you meet the academic requirements for the course during the recruitment process. You will only be offered a UCL training place if you are successful in securing this post and you meet the university training requirements (such as academic background, relevant experience, visa approval). Please note due to a change in process for this recruitment cycle, only shortlisted candidates will receive information on applying to UCL.
As you also apply for a training course that is delivered by Anna Freud and UCL, your data may be shared with them for the purpose of
processing your application (shortlisting) and enrolling you onto this Programme.
This post will be paid at Band 6 entry point, or to a maximum of mid-point, should the applicant be already paid at Band 6 mid-point or above.
Please note, funding is subject to NHSE’s 2 Year Psychological
Professions Funding Rule. Please view their website for full details.
If you are unable to complete/continue with the university training the job will not continue.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Minimum second-class Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent standard in a relevant subject (e.g. psychology, social work etc); OR • Applicants who do not fulfil the academic criteria but have relevant professional experience are still encouraged to apply and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Ability to have a flexible and creative approach to facilitating engagement with Autistic and/or LD children and young people; • Ability to adapt methods of communication and intervention for the varying needs and levels of the children and young people’s Autistic and/or LD population; • Ability to maintain a reflective stance in emotive/challenging interactions with children and their carers. • Ability to personally manage sensitive and potentially emotionally distressing caseload material; • Ability to reflect on own practice (in clinical supervision and practice tutor groups with course peers) • Ability to follow policy and clinical governance procedures and make proposals for change • Ability to maintain accurate records • Ability to complete academic work at postgraduate level and balance the academic demands of the course with clinical placement demands; • Demonstrates adaptability and able to work with diverse communities; • Good time management and organisational abilities; • Effective oral and written communication skills; • IT/Computer literate; • Able to accomodate travel demands associated with the role.
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Knowledge and understanding of the key features and symptoms associated with Autism and/or Learning Disabilities; • Knowledge and understanding of the unique challenges for Autistic/LD children and young people and their families; • Awareness and understanding of the significantly increased risk of co-morbid mental health challenges and other neuro-developmental challenges within the Autistic population; • Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to safeguarding children. • 2 or more years of experience working within a children and young people’s mental health setting (e.g. mental health worker); • 1 year or more of clinical competence and experience working with Autistic and/or LD individuals.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lisa Keenan
- Job title
- Co-Lead Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- (020) 8702 4500
- Additional information
Danny Keith (ND/LD Clinical Lead), [email protected], (020) 8702 4500
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