Band 7 Eating Disorder HUB Clinician - Bristol

Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust; Kingswood; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust is seeking a Band 7 Clinical Practitioner to join the CAMHS Eating Disorder Hub on a fixed-term basis for 12 months to cover maternity leave, with potential secondment considerations.

The role involves collaborating with CAMHS teams across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire to support children, young people and families affected by eating disorders.

Qualifications

• Provide evidence-based interventions including family-based work and multi-family therapy.
• Offer consultation and collaborate with the ED lead to ensure equitable assessment and treatment.
• Support and engage in research and audits for service development.
• Willingness to travel across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire; driving license required.

Responsibilities

• To work as a member of the ED HUB and provide additional clinical expertise to the locality ED teams.
• To provide evidence based interventions including family based work, parent support group work and multi-family therapy.
• To provide clinical supervision and consultation to teams.
• To support and engage in research and audits for service development.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Family-based interventions

Group/Parent support work

Clinical supervision

Research & audits

Job description

We are looking for a Band 7 Clinical Practitioner to join the AWP CAMHS Eating Disorder Hub. The post is a fixed term contract for 12 months to cover maternity leave, commencing in January 2027. We would be happy to consider expressions of interest for a secondment. This is an exciting opportunity to join a small, dynamic and motivated team of individuals, who are passionate about supporting Children & Young People (CYP) and their families in recovering from eating disorders.

The successful candidate will be expected to offer consultation and work alongside the eating disorder lead to ensure assessment and treatment is equitable across BNSSG.

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

• To work as a member of the ED HUB and provide additional clinical expertise to the locality ED teams.
• To provide evidence based interventions including family based work, parent support group work and multi-family therapy.
• To provide clinical supervision and consultation to teams.
• To support and engage in research and audits for service development.

We are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

We aim to provide High Quality, Compassionate Care everywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective and provide a positive all round experience for our patients, families and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect and empathy.

Key to this is providing a supportive and safe environment for our 4,000 staff where we all feel welcome and able to do the best we can for those we support. Our staff and teams work incredibly hard delivering services across more than 90 locations, covering 2,200miles, to more than 1.8million people.

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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Louise Cooper Job title: Operational and Clinical lead for eating disorders Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07785538440