Overview
We are seeking a committed practitioner who wishes to further their studies by training with South West CYP IAPT in Systemic Therapy. The successful candidate will work within community CAMHS, delivering evidence-based systemic interventions for children and adolescents experiencing depression, self-harm, and/or conduct disorder. This is a funded place on the Systemic Practitioner CYP-IAPT course.
Training and placement
The course runs for one year, January to December, funded by Health Education England. You will study at the University of Exeter two days per week and work in a children\'s mental health service for 2-3 days per week. Training is fully funded and on successful completion we anticipate offering a substantive contract within community CAMHS. The post is likely to be based in West Cornwall for most of the training, but may involve travel between clinics. Future employment base will depend on service need and personal circumstances, and may include Redruth and/or Penzance. Interview is on 30 September; expected start date is 5 January 2026, and candidates will need to register for the course by December 2025.
Role and responsibilities
The post-holders will work within Cornwall CAMHS service at Cornwall Partnership Trust, providing systemic interventions whilst undertaking a programme of training for these roles at the University of Exeter. Systemic therapy explores relationships and involves working with family members and sub-systems to safely explore difficult emotions and thoughts and to understand each other\'s experiences and perspectives. Learners will gain a critical and reflective understanding of the CYP IAPT model of service change, outcome monitoring, and fundamentals of systemic approaches working with children and families. The clinical practice will complement and enhance knowledge gained from the university as you will be given the opportunity to learn a range of systemic techniques and interventions under supervision of highly specialised family and systemic practitioners. The post-holder would be expected to attend and fulfil all the requirements of the training element of the post and continue to work within the CAMHS service on qualification.
Qualifications and experience
We welcome applicants from a range of professional backgrounds who have CAMHS experience and relevant competencies in children\'s mental health in line with the CYP-IAPT Knowledge and Skills Framework.
About the Trust
We are an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people\'s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
Notes
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you\'ll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this area. Over 4,000 people work for the Trust. We work in people\'s homes, in community clinics and bases, with some staff based at 13 community hospitals. In the summer and during other holidays lots of people visit the area, increasing service use.
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