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Job Specifications

Job Summary

Exciting Opportunity: Join Our Recruit to Train Programme!

Our service is thrilled to announce multiple openings for the Recruit to Train Trainee posts, funded by NHS England (NHSE) and in partnership with Anna Freud, University College London (UCL), and Kings College London (KCL). These roles offer an excellent opportunity to train on the Children & Young People Mental Health (CYP-MH/CYP IAPT) Therapy Course while gaining valuable clinical experience in our service. We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic mental health practitioners to join our team and enhance their skills in providing evidence-based interventions for children, young people, and families.

Main duties of the job

Information About The Service

Successful candidates will work within the CAMHS or MHST services in either Barking and Dagenham or Havering. Our team is committed to promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion, and we welcome applicants from all cultural backgrounds.

Information About The Training & The Job Role

This is a fixed-term post funded by NHSE for the training year. Upon successful completion of the course, the fixed-term training contract will end. However, we are very keen to retain the practitioners post qualifying and work closely with all the teams for a retention plan.

Key Responsibilities:

Train on the CYP-MH/CYP IAPT Therapy Course.
Carry out clinical work in our service to complement studies.
Provide interventions for children, young people, or families using evidence-based approaches.
Work with diverse cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary.

Requirements:

Ability to balance a busy work and study schedule.
Enrolment in a Postgraduate Diploma course.
Commitment to studying and performing at an academic level, including working towards studies outside of protected study time.
Willingness to travel to London for in-person lectures.

About Us

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High-CostArea Supplement

This post may attract payment for High-Cost Area Supplement depending on location/base of either15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of PS4,714 and a maximum payment of PS5,941 per annum pro rata) if in outer London, 5% of the basic salary (minimum payment of PS1,303 and a maximum payment of PS2,198 per annum pro rata) if in fringe or zero if outside HCAS zones.

Details

Date posted

16 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

PS38,682 to PS46,580 a year per annum plus HCAS depeding on location (pro rata)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

395-PP108-25

Job locations

CEME (Various bases)

Marsh Way

Rainham

RM13 8EU

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system. Please note when calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High Cost Area Supplement) is not included for non-registered roles. This ensures fairness and consistency within our organisation, as some of our sites fall under outer, fringe and none

Use of AI

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Application Process

Apply for both the trainee role with our organization and the University Postgraduate Diploma in Child and Young Pe