Child and Young ’s Psychological Therapies Trainee Practitioner

This one-year, full-time trainee post sits in the U18 Wellbeing Service, an Early Intervention CAMHS team at Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust, and focuses on autistic children and young people and those with learning disabilities. NHS England funds it through its Children and Young People Psychological Training Programme, pairing university study with clinical work. Trainees split the week between academic study and seeing children, young people and carers, with teaching in central London.

A separate UCL application is required, and a place is offered only if this post is secured.

• Deliver evidence-based psychological interventions to children, young people, families and carers
• Carry out clinical work with children, young people and carers linked to training assignments, around 2.5 days a week
• Complete weekly teaching and personal study on the UCL and Anna Freud postgraduate diploma
• Apply integrated therapy models, including modified behavioural, systemic and adapted anxiety and depression approaches
• Make environmental adaptations and work with families, carers and education providers
• Work with children and young people who have co-occurring difficulties such as sleep problems, school avoidance, epilepsy and ADHD
• Follow NICE-recommended treatment and the CYP Psychological Training Programme core principles
• Attend teaching at Anna Freud in central London
• Take part in regular supervision throughout the training year
• Meet agreed and specified service targets

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent overseas qualification
• Other academic qualifications of an equivalent standard may be considered
• A core mental health practitioner qualification or KSA route

• Significant experience of working in mental health services
• Ability to meet agreed or specified service targets

• Knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health
• Knowledge of medication used in anxiety, depression and other mental health problems

• Experience in a service with agreed targets that demonstrate clinical outcomes

• Salary and training costs funded by NHS England
• NHS pension
• Comprehensive in-house and external training programmes
• Career progression
• 27 days annual leave rising to 33 days based on length of service, plus paid bank holidays
• Staff physiotherapy service
• NHS discounts