Band 6 CAMHS CYP Psychological Training Family Practice Practitioner
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Job Overview
We are in the fortunate position of being fully funded for 3 CYP Psychological Trainings- Systemic Family Practice practitioners, in both Eating Disorders (2) and Depression, Self Harm & Conduct Disorders (1), to start their training at Exeter University in January 2026. We are looking for exceptional individuals who are dedicated to working with children and young people and are keen to take up this excellent opportunity of a permanent post which includes a year of intensive training at the University of Exeter, and within the CAMHS workplace.
Please specify in your application which strand you have a preference for.
You will have a core profession such as social work, nursing or OT.
You will have a passion for working with children and young people
You wish to be part of a caring, innovative mental health trust
We Will Give You
A permanent position following training (these posts are usually fixed term)
Excellent clinical supervision
A place at the University of Exeter to study Systemic Family Practice for a year
A well supported induction into CAMHS, ensuring that at the end of the year you will feel confident to work as a Mental Health Practitioner as a part of a multidisciplinary team
Access to a wellbeing programme
The opportunity to work and live in a beautiful part of the country with a wide range of housing and leisure options.
This is a training role within the Child and Young Persons Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Programme (CYP-IAPT). The post-holder will work within the Bristol, North Somerset & South Glos CAMHS service at Avon & Wiltshire Partnership Trust, providing interventions whilst undertaking a programme of training for this role at the University of Exeter.
This intensive training post will equip the post holder to provide interventions based on CYP-IAPT core principles and an evidence based intervention consistent with their training course. The post-holder would be expected to attend and fulfil all the requirements of the training element of the post.
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care. AWP is committed to support and create a positive research and evidence-based environment and culture, which can have a beneficial impact on everyone who works for the organisation and the care we provide to those who use our services. At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
For further details / informal visits contact: Vicci Langdon, CAMHS Professional Lead, Systemic Psychotherapy, vicci.langdon@nhs.net, 0117 3546800
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