Band 7 Eating Disorder HUB Clinician - Bristol

The Methodist Church in Britain; Kingswood; Presencial; GBP 43.000 - 52.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust is recruiting for a Band 7 role in the CAMHS Eating Disorder Hub to support family-based treatment approaches. The post is a 12‑month fixed-term contract covering maternity leave from January 2027, with secondment also considered.

Travel across the region is essential, so a driving licence and access to a car are required. You will work on family-based treatment, parent groups and multi-family therapy for young people with eating disorders,

Formación

• Postgraduate qualification in a registered profession (e.g., nursing, social work or family therapy).
• Registration with NMC, HCPC or UKCP or equivalent.
• Experience of working with young people with eating disorders and associated mental health difficulties.
• Ability to work as part of a team.

Responsabilidades

• Provide specialist assessment and treatment within the Eating Disorder teams for families and groups.
• Deliver family based work, parent support group work and multi-family therapy.
• Co-facilitate parents groups and Multi Family Therapy Groups.
• Provide clinical supervision and consultation to teams and advise on complex needs and interventions.
• Carry out assessments for service users with complex mental health difficulties alongside their eating disorder and establish treatment plans.
• Review therapy and levels of risk as part of the CPA process.
• Manage own specialist caseload within Trust policies, protocols and guidelines.
• Record progress in Iaptus, write reports and input statistical data.
• Engage in reflective practice and clinical supervision, and offer supervision to junior colleagues.
• Support the clinical lead to make the Eating Disorder pathway equitable and standardised across BNSSG.
• Communicate with service users, carers, clinical teams and managers, representing the Eating Disorders Hub.
• Support and engage in research, audit and service development, and contribute to policies and procedures.

Conocimientos

Teamwork

Communication

Educación

Postgraduate qualification

Herramientas

Iaptus

Descripción del empleo

A Band 7 post in the CAMHS Eating Disorder Hub at Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, a 12-month fixed-term contract covering maternity leave from January 2027, with secondment also considered. The work centres on family-based treatment, parent groups and multi-family therapy for young people with eating disorders, alongside advice to locality teams. Travel across the region is part of the role, so a driving licence and access to a car are essential. Candidates need a postgraduate qualification and NMC, HCPC or UKCP registration, or equivalent.

What the job involves

• Provide specialist assessment and treatment within the Eating Disorder teams, for families and groups
• Deliver family based work, parent support group work and multi-family therapy
• Co-facilitate parents groups and Multi Family Therapy Groups
• Provide clinical supervision and consultation to teams and advise on complex needs and interventions
• Carry out assessments for service users with complex mental health difficulties alongside their eating disorder and establish treatment plans
• Review therapy and levels of risk as part of the CPA process
• Manage own specialist caseload within Trust policies, protocols and guidelines
• Record progress in Iaptus, write reports and input statistical data
• Engage in reflective practice and clinical supervision, and offer supervision to junior colleagues
• Support the clinical lead to make the Eating Disorder pathway equitable and standardised across BNSSG
• Communicate with service users, carers, clinical teams and managers, representing the Eating Disorders Hub
• Support and engage in research, audit and service development, and contribute to policies and procedures

What’s required

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification in a registered profession, for example nursing, social work or family therapy

Registration & licences

• NMC, HCPC or UKCP registration, or equivalent

Experience

• Experience of working with young people with eating disorders and associated serious and complex mental health difficulties
• Experience of working as part of a team

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of eating disorders in young people and associated serious and complex mental health difficulties
• Knowledge of working as part of a team

Checks & eligibility

• Driving licence and access to a car, with the ability to travel confidently across the region