Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner (CAMHS Eating Disorders) - Bristol

Avon And Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Nhs Trust; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional mental health service is seeking a Band 6 Clinical Practitioner to join their Eating Disorder Home Treatment Team in Bristol. In this role, you will provide vital support to children and young people experiencing eating disorders and related issues. Your work will involve home visits, meal assistance, and collaboration with the Locality CAMHS teams to ensure a comprehensive, person-centred care approach. Flexible working hours are available, and you're encouraged to bring your unique experiences to a diverse team.

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting young people with eating disorders.
• Ability to deliver person-centred care to a high standard.
• Capacity to supervise support workers effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support young people and families with a range of eating disorders.
• Provide regular meal support in home settings.
• Collaborate with Locality CAMHS team for enhanced care packages.

Skills

Driving license

Ability to travel confidently

Knowledge of evidence-based treatment for eating disorders

Job description

Job Overview

We are looking for a Band 6 Clinical Practitioner to join the AWP CAMHS Eating Disorder Home Treatment Team. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and motivated team of individuals who are passionate about supporting Children & Young People (CYP) to access intensive mental health support in their home environment. At times, we will also provide support within Acute Hospital environments.

Key Responsibilities

You will be working across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire alongside CAMHS community teams. This post entails travelling to meet the requirements of the role, therefore a driving license and ability to confidently travel across the region is essential.

You will be working with CYP with a range of eating difficulties and other comorbidities who are at risk of hospital admission, haven't responded to community treatment or require support to return home from a hospital admission. Our aim is to support CYP, alongside their families and carers, to recover at home. Our team ethos is one of continual learning and improvement.

There is an expectation to work shifts that cover service hours which are 08:00 - 20:00 7 days a week - condensed hours/flexible working requests will be considered. We have a 12-month fixed-term role available, which could be considered as a secondment should your current service agree.

Your role will be based in our Eating Disorder Home Treatment Team, working alongside locality CAMHS teams to support young people and their families/carers with a range of eating disorders and co-morbidities. You will work collaboratively with their Locality CAMHS team to offer a time-limited enhanced package of care.

You will provide regular support in the home for young people, their families, and/or carers, including regular meal support. You will also work alongside and provide excellent supervision to support workers within the team to deliver person-centred care to a high standard, helping prevent young people from being admitted to inpatient services and enabling them to recover at home.

You will need to lead support within the EDHTT and be flexible and adaptable, taking into account evidence-based treatment for young people with eating difficulties and other co-morbidities.

About AWP

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust), a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care. AWP is committed to support and create a positive research and evidence-based environment and culture, which can have a beneficial impact on everyone who works for the organisation and the care we provide to those who use our services.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.