Job summary
- Main area
- Children & Adolescent Services
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Business Development)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 222-LS-CAMHS-736
- Employer
- West London NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ealing CAMHS
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £44,485 - £52,521 per annum inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/11/2025 17:00
Employer heading
Trainee ASC / LD Practitioner
Band 6
West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity within our West London CAMHS teams. We are recruiting three full-time 1-year fixed-term Band 6 ASC-LD practitioner posts (2 in Ealing CAMHS, and 1 in Hammersmith & Fulham CAMHS). The post-holders will have completed or be due to complete the CYP-IAPT Psychological Therapies Autism/Learning Disability course. We are seeking highly motivated and enthusiastic ASC-LD practitioners, who have a passion for creative, adaptive and neuro-affirmative practices, to bring their knowledge, experience and skills into our welcoming and warm CAMHS teams.
The roles will be based within the Ealing CAMHS Mental Health Support Team (MHST), Hammersmith and Fulham Neuro-developmental Learning Difficulties (NDLD) team, and a joint Ealing CAMHS MHST and Learning Disabilities Team.
Please note that we will only shortlist candidates who have completed or are due to complete the Postgraduate Diploma in Child & Young Person IAPT Therapy (Autism Spectrum Conditions and Learning Disabilities; PGDip), and who meet the person specification requirements. Other candidates will not be considered.
Main duties of the job
You will offer a high-quality service to young people, families / carers, alongside working effectively with your colleagues and liaising with other professionals in the network. CYP-IAPT training will enable you to deliver - under intensive supervision - high quality, focused evidence-based therapeutic interventions for children and young people with Autism and / or a Learning Disability experiencing moderate mental health difficulties (e.g. low mood and anxiety). This in turn will equip those in post to operate effectively in an inclusive, value driven mental health service. The roles will be exciting and varied, including individual and group working in a CAMHS setting, enabling the post holders to develop a range of skills and experience that build on their learning from the Postgraduate Diploma in Child & Young Person IAPT Therapy (Autism Spectrum Conditions and Learning Disabilities; PGDip). The post provides excellent opportunities for professional development and regular supervision.
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Minimum of second-class Bachelor’s degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in a relevant subject (e.g. psychology, social work) AND / OR Qualification in an appropriate mental health profession (such as Nursing, Social Work, OT, Counselling or Clinical Psychology, Family Therapy or Child Psychotherapy) and registration with relevant UK governing body. N.B. Applications MAY be considered from those with a relevant first degree who do not have a registerable professional training if they have at least 3 years’ experience in a CAMHS or equivalent setting AND Completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Children & Young People's IAPT Therapy (Autism Spectrum Conditions and Learning Disabilities [ASC/LD])
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with children, adolescents and their families within mental health settings
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of children, adolescents and their families
- Experience of maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Experience of assessment and intervention around Neurodiversity
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with other agencies.
- Experience of the application of mental health knowledge and skills in different cultural contexts.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Post-graduate knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. children with challenging behaviour, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc).
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Roya Afsharzadegan
- Job title
- MH Support Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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