Job overview

Lewisham CAMHS are delighted to be advertising 1 new CYP-PT training post for our under 5's early childhood pathway.   

We are looking for committed and enthusiastic CAMHS practitioner, who is highly motivated and enthusiastic  about making a difference to children’s mental health through evidence-based interventions based on NICE Guideline recommended treatment.

You may be a nurse, social worker or occupational therapist or other professional with experience of working in CAMHS or transferable skills.  The successful post-holders will complete a post-graduate diploma through University College London  working in one of our multi-disciplinary clinical teams. The post will be based in our Core CAMHS Team.  You will be expected to carry a clinical caseload, including delivering therapy according to your training modality.

Lewisham CAMHS is  comprised of eight multi-disciplinary teams as follows: Core Team (Horizon), Neuro Developmental Team (NDT), Paediatric Liaison Service, SYMBOL Team (Looked After Children), Adolescent Treatment Team, Child Wellbeing Programme, Adolescent Resource and Therapy Service (ARTS) and Mental health in Schools Team (MHST).

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.

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Main duties of the job

We are looking for committed and enthusiastic CAMHS practitioners who would like to undertake training in our under 5's models/modalities of evidence-based therapy. You may be a nurse, social worker or occupational therapist or other professional with experience of working in CAMHS or transferrable skills.

The successful post-holders will complete a post-graduate diploma through University College London , whilst working in one of our multi-disciplinary clinical teams. Posts will be based in our Under 5's Team as part of Horizon. You will be expected to carry a clinical caseload, including delivering therapy according to your training modality.

Please note: The position will be based at Lewisham CAMHS but successful candidates will be expected to travel to either Anna Freud in North London (Rodney St, N1 9JH) or KCL in South London for teaching during the training year.

Working for our organisation

We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It’s important to us that you feel valued and appreciated and that is why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.

Some of our benefits are highlighted here:

• Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
• Work life balance, flexible working and supporting a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
• Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
• Car lease, our staff benefit from competitive deals to lease cars
• Accommodation, our staff benefit from keyworker housing which is available on selected sites
• NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands through Health Service Discounts website.

Other benefits include:

• Counselling services
• Wellbeing events
• Long service awards
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Childcare vouchers
• Staff restaurants