About this role
Job summary
Two exciting trainee posts have arisen in our Tri-borough Under-5s Team: one on the IEYP Parent-Infant pathway (under 2s), and one on the Early Childhood pathway (3-5 yos). This is part of the NHSE funded Children and Young People Psychological Training Programme.
This initiative covers salary and training costs for a one-year full-time position.This is a unique opportunity to apply learning into practical clinical interventions, making a direct impact in the lives of children, young people and their families.
Please read the attached additional information about the training programme & role carefully to ensure this is the right training for you and find the course application links
We are seeking candidates with a strong interest in the mental health and relational development of children aged 0-5. You will be enthusiastic about developing skills in assessment and intervention with infants, young children and their families, and able to apply learning from the training programme in a busy CAMHS service.
You will bring experience of working with the development and wellbeing of children aged 0-5 and their families, an understanding of safeguarding and multi-agency working, and the ability to communicate sensitively with young children & parents/ carers. We are particularly interested in candidates who can reflect on their own practice, work well in teams, manage the combined academic and clinical demands of the post, and contribute to inclusive, evidence-informed care.
Main duties of the job
This full-time training will begin in January 2027 with around 2.5 days a week for academic work (teaching and personal study), and 2.5 days based at the service . Trainees will be both an employee of the service and an enrolled student with King's College London. Upon completion, qualified trainees will receive a KCL Postgraduate Diploma.
At your placement in our welcoming CAMHS under-5s team you will receive regular supervision, exposure to our multi-disciplinary team forums, and lots of opportunity for clinical work. You will benefit from working in a team dedicated specifically to provision of CAMHS care to under-5s.
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 be aware that by submitting your application to this role, you are agreeing to your details being shared with Anna Freud.
About us
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.
Job description Job responsibilities
This is an NHSE funded training post as part of the Child and Young Peoples (CYP) Psychological Trainings which involves part time working as a Practitioner in NLFT Tri-borough under-5s team and part time studying with UCL/Anna Freud undertaking a programme of training in CAMHS Practitioner CYP-PT: Infant and Early Years Practitioner.
There are two training posts available, one on each of the following programmes:
CYP-PT: Infant and Early Years Practitioner: Parent-Infant pathway (supporting work with the 02 age range) CYP-PT: Infant and Early Years Practitioner: Early Childhood pathway (supporting work with the 35 age range) This intensive training post will equip the post-holder to provide interventions for children, young people or families using the core principles of the CYP Psychological Training Programme and consistent with the evidence base in the area of Parent-infant relationship work.
The post-holder will work in the service, for at least 2.5 days of the week using the newly developed skills whilst attending the training programme or undertaking self-study days for the remaining days, as required by the education provider.
The post holder will hold an appropriate training case load and complete the necessary assignments to meet the course requirements.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Minimum second-class Bachelor's Degree or equivalent standard in a relevant subject (e.g. psychology, social work etc);[OR SIGNIFICANT RELEVANT PROF EXP}
Desirable
Previous training in a mental-health related profession (e.g. psychology, nursing, health visiting, social work, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, special needs teaching, psychiatry, psychotherapy, counselling); Proven record of previous academic attainment.
Skills Essential
Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with young children and their carers; Ability to adapt communication style according to the varying needs of families; 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
Desirable
Ability to adopt an observational stance, particularly relating to babies and very young children; Understanding of evidence-based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice with children aged 0-5; Ability to reflect on connection of own experiences of parenting/being parented.
Experience Essential
2 or more years of experience working with the development and wellbeing of children and young children aged 0-5 and their families. Experience of children aged 0-5 and their development in a personal, voluntary or observational capacity. Experience of multi-agency working and liaising across internal & external agencies. Experience of observing and thinking about children's emotional wellbeing, relationships, and caregiving contexts across the 0-5 age range.
Personal Requirements Essential
Strong desire to work with children aged 0-5; Strong interest in developing knowledge of assessment and intervention of the emotional wellbeing of children in their first 60 months of life Motivated to learn and be challenged; Capacity to work well in teams
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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Employer details Employer name North London NHS Foundation Trust
Address Haringey CAMHS, St Ann's Hospital
St Ann's Road
London
N15 3TH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)