Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner - Weston-Super-Mare

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust is seeking a Band 6 Clinical Practitioner for the North Somerset CAMHS Eating Disorder Team. The post may involve travel; a driving licence and access to a car are essential.

Base locations include The Barn Clevedon and Weston-super-Mare, with a broader role across North Somerset. The team is multidisciplinary, supportive and offers CPD opportunities, with clinics including family therapy and specialist eating disorder clinics.

Qualifications

• Newly qualified social workers welcome; progression routes exist within the band structure.

Responsibilities

• Provide triage, assessment and treatment to young people with eating disorders and co-morbidities.
• Deliver a range of treatments including group interventions, family therapy and individual therapies.
• Collaborate with core CAMHS clinicians, the Eating Disorder Home Treatment Team and the Seashore Centre medical team.

Job description

Job overview

We are looking for a Band 6 Clinical Practitioner - Eating Disorders, to join the North Somerset CAMHS Eating Disorder Team.

The team is a rated by its staff as very supportive and offers good development opportunities and has strong historic links to Exeter University.

You will be working in North Somerset, with Bases at The Barn Clevedon and in Weston Super Mare. This post entails travelling to meet the requirements of the role, therefore a driving license and access to a car is essential.

You will be working with CYP with a range of eating difficulties and other comorbidities due to their eating. Our aim is to support young people, alongside their families and carers, to recover.

The North Somerset CAMHS ED team is a busy thriving CAMHS team that is passionate about delivering highly effective and accessible services to the young people and families of North Somerset.

The team is a well established multi disciplinary team offering evidence based interventions. The team are a diverse team and are committed to staff development and staff well being with excellent supervision and CPD opportunities. We offer established specialist clinics such as family therapy, specialist eating disorder clinics alongside staff working autonomously holding their own caseload. We have regular reflective groups and process groups to support with the clinical work.

Main duties of the job

Your role will involve providing triage, assessment, and treatment to support young people and their families/carers who present with a range of eating disorders and co-morbidities.

The team offers a variety of treatment approaches, including group-based interventions, family therapy, and individual treatments.

You will work collaboratively with core CAMHS clinicians, the Eating Disorder Home Treatment Team, and the medical team at The Seashore Centre.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

NOTE: This post is open to newly qualified social workers. In line with AWP Trust policy, all newly qualified social workers (NQSWs) will initially be appointed at Band 5, regardless of the advertised role banding. All NQSWs are expected to successfully complete their ASYE within two years of employment, unless exceptional circumstances require an extension of up to two additional years.

If you are appointed to an advertised Band 6 role, progression will be automatic following confirmation of successful ASYE completion. If you are appointed to a Band 5 post, you will then be eligible to apply for a Band 6 vacancy upon successful ASYE completion.