Trainee CBT

CBT Trainee Practitioner

• 35 hours pw
• Based in London Borough of Croydon
• Time is split between Kings College London and on-site service delivery
• Start date 13th January 2025
• Fixed term full-time contract until 19th December 2025

We have a unique opportunity for a practitioner to join our Community Counselling team as a Recruit to Train Trainee, part of the NHS Recruit to Train Programme in partnership with the Anna Freud Centre, University College London and Kings College London. The post-holder will be training on the Children & Young People Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (CYP IAPT) CBT course and carrying out clinical work in our frontline services to complement your studies and use your newly developed skills.

We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic practitioner to work and train within our award-winning Voluntary Sector services. The training post will equip the post-holder to provide interventions for children, young people or families using evidence-based interventions consistent with the training course. You will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and will be committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Information about the Training & the Job Role

This is a fixed term post with the training year funded by NHS. After successful completion of the course the fixed term training contract will end and although we would seek recurrent funding to continue the post, applicants will be encouraged to apply for any vacant posts within our services and will be provided support and advice in job applications.

This full-time role will be best suited for applicants who are able to balance a busy work and study schedule. You will be an employee at CDI and enrolled on a Postgraduate Diploma course. 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 (such as on weekends and after work). Protected study time or teaching days are typically two days a week during term (with possibility of extra university days near the start) and will be a mixture of in person and online sessions. Applicants must be willing to travel into London to attend their lectures.

Information about how to Apply

This is a training position and so all candidates will need to apply at the same time for both the trainee role with our organisation and with Kings College London Post Graduate Diploma in Child and Young Person IAPT Therapy course in order to be considered for shortlisting. For more information about the course and minimum entry criteria, please see the course page and brochures.

Please note that when you apply to this role, your name will be shared with the Higher Education Institute (HEI) running the course. The service will usually be the Course Teams main way of contacting you until you have been sent an Offer, and so the Course Team at the HEI may ask for information if it is relevant to deciding course eligibility. Other information that might be shared:

• Reason behind ineligibility for the course.
• Queries regarding application
• Name change - confirm with CDI to ensure that they are reviewing the correct candidate.

This is an integral part of the process to confirm that you have applied to the University and that you meet their course requirements. Please apply to the University at the same time as applying to this job position.

If you apply to this job, you are giving permission that information relevant to establishing eligibility can be shared between the HEI and CDI. No irrelevant information will be disclosed or discussed.

As these are training positions, please be aware that this is a dual application process where you must be employed in a Recruit to Train funded job to also receive a place on the course, and vice-versa. If you are ineligible for the University Course, we will be unable to be offer the role. Likewise if you withdraw from an employment offer but you have accepted a university offer, you will be unable to join the course.

You must apply to the course at the same time as this role.

Please note in this instance the course is not optional; the roles are dependent on meeting all course requirements.

Applicants for this training at KCL will need to be available to start by the 13th of January 2025 for inductions at CDI.

All applications are to be made via our websites:

Closing date for applications: 10am Monday 30.09.24

Interviews: w/c 04.11.24

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of infants, children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

CDI work towards Equality of Opportunity. To maintain the diversity of our team we welcome applications from all sections of the community particularly individuals from the Black and Minority Ethnic Communities

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