CAMHS Practitioner CYP-PT: Therapy Trainee - Systemic Family Practice

Main area Family and Systemic Psychotherapy Grade Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (January 2027 to January 2028) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm) Job
-NLFT-8273030

Employer North London NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Haringey CAMHS, St Ann's Hospital Town South Tottenham, London Salary £45,953 - £54,254 Per annum including HCAS for Outer London Salary period Yearly Closing 18/10/2026 23:59

Our service has an exciting opportunity for a Trainee CAMHS Practitioner CYP-PT:
Therapy Trainee
- Systemic Family Practice
- Conduct Disorder and Depression to join our team as part of the NHS England (NHSE) funded Children and Young People (CYP) Psychological Training Programmes.

This 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 Haringey CAMHS but successful candidates will be expected to travel to the Denmark Hill Campus of King’s College London (KCL) for teaching during the training year.

More information about the course content and the different modalities can be found on the King’s CYP web-page:

What are we looking for?
We are seeking highly motivated candidates who are enthusiastic about making a difference to children’s mental health through evidence-based interventions based on NICE Guideline recommended treatment.
You will be committed to the CYP Psychological Training Programme core principles:
Accessibility, accountability, participation, awareness and evidence-based practice and in providing an inclusive and effective service for children and young people, along with a dedication to equity, diversity and inclusion.

Please review the additional documents for more information on the role, person specification other employment documents.

Applications may be considered from those who do not have a registerable professional training if they have at least 3 years experience in a CAMHS or equivalent setting and can demonstrate equivalence through the RPL (recognition of prior learning) process.

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…