Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a CBT Trainee, as part of the NHS England Workforce, Training and Education (NHSE WT&E) funded Recruit to Train Programme, in partnership with the University of Reading, Charlie Waller Institute. The post-holders will be training on the Children & Young People Mental Health (CYP-MH) CBT Course, which is accredited by the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP). They will be carrying out clinical work in our service to complement their studies and use their newly developed skills. We are seeking highly motivated and enthusiastic mental health practitioners to work and train within our service. The post holders will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equity, diversity and inclusion.

Main duties of the job

This is a training role within the University of Reading. The posts are based withinthe CAMHS Access Service (CAS).The post holder will be providing CBT interventions whilst undertaking a programme of training for this role. NICE Guideline recommended treatment and on CYP-IAPT core principles of accessibility,accountability, participation, awareness and evidence-based practice to provide an inclusive andeffective service for children and young people. The post holder will work in the service for at least2.5-3.0 days of the week whilst training for the remaining days.The post holder will hold an appropriate training case load for the course and work with ChildrenYoung people and families with different cultural backgrounds and ages.The post holder will require a high degree of professional autonomy and self-management, and will be required to account for their professional practice through appraisal and audit.These are fixed term posts with this training year funded by NHSE. You will be an employee at the service but also enrolled on a Postgraduate Diplomacourse. As this is a Postgraduate level training, you will be required to study and perform at academic level. Applicants must be prepared to work towards their studies outside of protected study time. Protected study time or teaching days are typically two days a weekand will be a mixture of in person and online sessions. Applicants must be willing to travel into Reading to attend their lectures.

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Details

Date posted

16 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

363-SSLB8331047

Job locations

Bedford CAMHS

9 Rush Court

Bedford

MK40 3JT

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Be a member of the multidisciplinary team, accept referrals via agreed protocolswithin the service.Assess clients for suitability for CBT intervention as per training requirements undersupervision of clinical supervisor/line manager.Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the teams referralprotocols, and refer unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to thereferral agent as necessary.Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for the psychologicaltreatment and/or management of a young persons mental health problems, basedupon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems and employingmethods of proven efficacy across the full range of care settings.Involve family members and others in treatment as necessary, conveying therapyformulations with sensitivity in easily understood language.Be responsible for providing and receiving highly complex, sensitive, distressingand emotional information in relation to mental health issues, where there are oftenbarriers to acceptance.Be mindful of the needs of children, young people, families and individuals from awide range of cultural, religious and social backgrounds and develop withcolleagues innovative ways of meeting these diverse needs.Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the number of client contactsoffered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting timesand ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.Be responsible for recording, monitoring and reporting on clinical work andcommunicating complex clinical information to a variety of recipients, e.g. serviceusers, families and carers, other professionals, and statutory and voluntaryorganisations, orally, in writing and/or electronically.Maintain clinical records, collate statistical information and maintain specialistequipment and resources. Complete all requirements relating to data collectionwithin the service. Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service. Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment, whereappropriate. Work closely with other members of the team to design and implementcare plans under the senior leadership of the team Lead.Should it be necessary to amend this job description in the light of future servicedevelopment, changes will be made in consultation with the post holder.

Be responsible for developing and maintaining knowledge of local resources anddeveloping working relationships with relevant statutory, voluntary and co mmunitygroups and organisations.Be responsible for proposing innovative responses to identified community needsand developing these in consultation with senior colleagues.Ensure that professional guidelines for practice are followed appropriately.Receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with good practice guidelines. To ensure documentation and care plans are comprehensive and of the higheststandard in line with Trust.To record relevant information as consistent with Trust record keeping policyCollate and report on clinical information across a specific area(s).To provide clinical information as required and input into local and Trust electronicinformation systems.Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to Trust policies andany regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (eg BPS, UKCP, BABCP), andkeep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the department ofhealthAll employees have a responsibility and a legal obligation to ensure that informationprocessed for both patients and staff is kept accurate, confidential, secure and inline with the Data Protection Act (1998) and Security and Confidentiality Policies.It is the responsibility of all staff that they do not abuse their official position forpersonal gain, to seek advantage of further private business or other interests in thecourse of their official dutiesEnsure clear professional objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed withsenior therapists on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development.Attend clinical/managerial supervision on a regular basis as agreed with Manager.Participate in individual performance review and respond to agreed objectives.Keep up to date all records in relation to Continuous Professional Development andensure personal development plan maintains up to date specialist knowledge oflatest theoretical and service delivery models/developments.Attend relevant conferences / workshops in line with identified professional objectives

To attend and fulfil all the requirements of the training element of the post.To apply learning from the training programme in practicePrepare and present clinical information for all patients on caseload to clinical casemanagement supervisors within the service on an agreed and scheduled basis, inorder to ensure safe practice and the clinical governance obligations of the worker,supervisor and service are deliveredReceive supervision from educational providers in relation to course work to meetthe required standards.To receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with good practice guidelinesand Trust Policy.Ensure that professional practice guidelines are followed appropriately.To participate in the Trust Appraisal and be committed to on-going ContinuingProfessional Development including participation in further specialist training as agreed with supervisor/line manager.

To contribute to the development of best practice within the service.Be aware of, and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of care pathwayTo maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies andprocedures in relation to childrens mental health and social care needs.All employees have a duty and responsibility for their own health and safety and thehealth of safety of colleagues, patients and the general public.Develop and implement service related and/or academic research projects.Develop and implement clinical audit and survey projects where appropriate.

Record and report on personally generated clinical information.Enter clinical information as required into local and Trust electronic informationsystems.Prepare teaching materials and presentations to a professional level.Be familiar with electronic access to research information, for example throughelectronic libraries, data banks, journals and websites.Use electronic mail regularly and competently for facilitating direct and indirectclinical work as well as service development.Have expertise in using the worldwide web in order to access information andservices which enhance clinical role with service users and staff, and contribute to continued professional development.

Job description Job responsibilities Be a member of the multidisciplinary team, accept referrals via agreed protocolswithin the service.Assess clients for suitability for CBT intervention as per training requirements undersupervision of clinical supervisor/line manager.Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the teams referralprotocols, and refer unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to thereferral agent as necessary.Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for the psychologicaltreatment and/or management of a young persons mental health problems, basedupon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems and employingmethods of proven efficacy across the full range of care settings.Involve family members and others in treatment as necessary, conveying therapyformulations with sensitivity in easily understood language.Be responsible for providing and receiving highly complex, sensitive, distressingand emotional information in relation to mental health issues, where there are oftenbarriers to acceptance.Be mindful of the needs of children, young people, families and individuals from awide range of cultural, religious and social backgrounds and develop withcolleagues innovative ways of meeting these diverse needs.Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the number of client contactsoffered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting timesand ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.Be responsible for recording, monitoring and reporting on clinical work andcommunicating complex clinical information to a variety of recipients, e.g. serviceusers, families and carers, other professionals, and statutory and voluntaryorganisations, orally, in writing and/or electronically.Maintain clinical records, collate statistical information and maintain specialistequipment and resources. Complete all requirements relating to data collectionwithin the service. Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service. Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment, whereappropriate. Work closely with other members of the team to design and implementcare plans under the senior leadership of the team Lead.Should it be necessary to amend this job description in the light of future servicedevelopment, changes will be made in consultation with the post holder. Be responsible for developing and maintaining knowledge of local resources anddeveloping working relationships with relevant statutory, voluntary and co mmunitygroups and organisations.Be responsible for proposing innovative responses to identified community needsand developing these in consultation with senior colleagues.Ensure that professional guidelines for practice are followed appropriately.Receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with good practice guidelines. To ensure documentation and care plans are comprehensive and of the higheststandard in line with Trust.To record relevant information as consistent with Trust record keeping policyCollate and report on clinical information across a specific area(s).To provide clinical information as required and input into local and Trust electronicinformation systems.Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to Trust policies andany regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (eg BPS, UKCP, BABCP), andkeep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the department ofhealthAll employees have a responsibility and a legal obligation to ensure that informationprocessed for both patients and staff is kept accurate, confidential, secure and inline with the Data Protection Act (1998) and Security and Confidentiality Policies.It is the responsibility of all staff that they do not abuse their official position forpersonal gain, to seek advantage of further private business or other interests in thecourse of their official dutiesEnsure clear professional objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed withsenior therapists on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development.Attend clinical/managerial supervision on a regular basis as agreed with Manager.Participate in individual performance review and respond to agreed objectives.Keep up to date all records in relation to Continuous Professional Development andensure personal development plan maintains up to date specialist knowledge oflatest theoretical and service delivery models/developments.Attend relevant conferences / workshops in line with identified professional objectives To attend and fulfil all the requirements of the training element of the post.To apply learning from the training programme in practicePrepare and present clinical information for all patients on caseload to clinical casemanagement supervisors within the service on an agreed and scheduled basis, inorder to ensure safe practice and the clinical governance obligations of the worker,supervisor and service are deliveredReceive supervision from educational providers in relation to course work to meetthe required standards.To receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with good practice guidelinesand Trust Policy.Ensure that professional practice guidelines are followed appropriately.To participate in the Trust Appraisal and be committed to on-going ContinuingProfessional Development including participation in further specialist training as agreed with supervisor/line manager. To contribute to the development of best practice within the service.Be aware of, and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of care pathwayTo maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies andprocedures in relation to childrens mental health and social care needs.All employees have a duty and responsibility for their own health and safety and thehealth of safety of colleagues, patients and the general public.Develop and implement service related and/or academic research projects.Develop and implement clinical audit and survey projects where appropriate. Record and report on personally generated clinical information.Enter clinical information as required into local and Trust electronic informationsystems.Prepare teaching materials and presentations to a professional level.Be familiar with electronic access to research information, for example throughelectronic libraries, data banks, journals and websites.Use electronic mail regularly and competently for facilitating direct and indirectclinical work as well as service development.Have expertise in using the worldwide web in order to access information andservices which enhance clinical role with service users and staff, and contribute to continued professional development.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential

• RMN, OT, SW or equivalent professional qualification
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Professional knowledge acquired through degree/diploma or KSA evidence
• Teaching/mentoring qualification

Experience

Essential

• Post qualification experience in a mental health setting, working with young people or adults with mental illness.

Desirable

• Experience of using Routine Outcome Measures (ROMS)
• Experience of working with children and young people who have serious mental illness and their families and carers in the community
• Experience of mentoring and clinical supervision of thers.

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• To have ability to manage case load and act as care coordinator for clients on case list
• To be able to function as part of multi disciplinary team and liaise with external agencies i.e. primary care, education, social and health care
• To have ability to assess client need, both mental health, health and social needs
• Ability to reflect on and critically appraise the performance of self and others.
• Willingness to undergo regular supervision in order to develop own practice.
• Ability to organise own time and diary and that of junior staff and learners
• Have ability to follow policy and make proposal for change
• Understanding of evidence based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice
• Maintain patient records both written and electronic
• Understanding of the legal and social policy issues influencing the work environment
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with relevant parties

Desirable

• To have knowledge and understanding of the research process

Other

Essential

• To have knowledge and understanding of the research process
• Car driver, and willingness to drive for work purposes.
• To be I.T competent
• Commitment to client centred, non discriminatory practice
• Commitment to lifelong learning
• Willingness to be flexible

Person Specification Education/ Qualification/ Training Essential RMN, OT, SW or equivalent professional qualification Evidence of continuing professional development Desirable Professional knowledge acquired through degree/diploma or KSA evidence Teaching/mentoring qualification Experience Essential Post qualification experience in a mental health setting, working with young people or adults with mental illness. Desirable Experience of using Routine Outcome Measures (ROMS) Experience of working with children and young people who have serious mental illness and their families and carers in the community Experience of mentoring and clinical supervision of thers. Knowledge & Skills Essential To have ability to manage case load and act as care coordinator for clients on case list To be able to function as part of multi disciplinary team and liaise with external agencies i.e. primary care, education, social and health care To have ability to assess client need, both mental health, health and social needs Ability to reflect on and critically appraise the performance of self and others. Willingness to undergo regular supervision in order to develop own practice. Ability to organise own time and diary and that of junior staff and learners Have ability to follow policy and make proposal for change Understanding of evidence based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice Maintain patient records both written and electronic Understanding of the legal and social policy issues influencing the work environment Ability to maintain effective working relationships with relevant parties Desirable To have knowledge and understanding of the research process Other Essential To have knowledge and understanding of the research process Car driver, and willingness to drive for work purposes. To be I.T competent Commitment to client centred, non discriminatory practice Commitment to lifelong learning Willingness to be flexible

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bedford CAMHS

9 Rush Court

Bedford

MK40 3JT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bedford CAMHS

9 Rush Court

Bedford

MK40 3JT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)