Band 7 Senior Mental Health Practitioner - Clevedon

Integrated Care System; Clevedon; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A progressive mental health organization in Clevedon is seeking a Band 7 Senior Mental Health Practitioner. The role entails joining the Eating Disorder Team, providing clinical assessments, and leading a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should have relevant professional qualifications and experience in mental health nursing, along with a commitment to continuous improvement in service delivery. This position offers flexible working patterns and comprehensive training opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working patterns

Ongoing CPD opportunities

Comprehensive in-house training programme

Qualifications

• 2 years post qualifying experience in mental health nursing or equivalent.
• Evidence of post qualification training and development.
• Experience of clinical supervision.

Responsibilities

• Join the multi-disciplinary team in delivering clinical assessment and therapy to young people.
• Provide leadership support to the team and coordinate day-to-day activities.
• Contribute to high quality, evidence-based Eating Disorder services.

Skills

Clinical assessment skills

Team leadership

Experience in eating disorders

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Professional qualification in mental health nursing or equivalent

Therapeutic qualification for work with children to Masters Level

Job description

Band 7 Senior Mental Health Practitioner - Clevedon

North Somerset CAMHS is a well-established multi-disciplinary team, which is, continuing to grow due to new investment. The service is committed to continuous improvement and providing accessible and flexible, therapeutic interventions to children, young people and families.

It's part of a busy, forward thinking and thriving AWP CAMHS service with excellent on-going CPD opportunities. and responsive.

The team is investing in leadership for its Eating Disorders Team, and this post will be working within ED, providing team leadership and coordinating day-to-day running of the team, alongside the systemic lead for ED, supported by the Clinical Service manager.

This is a largely clinical role, delivering eating disorders assessments and treatment alongside taking a team lead role.

The successful candidate will be part of a stimulating and supportive multidisciplinary team, working as part of the leadership team to deliver an outstanding service.

North Somerset Child and Adolescent Mental Health Team (CAMHS) currently offers a range of innovative and informed approaches, supports CPD opportunities with a comprehensive in-house training programme.

We offer flexible working patterns and have the benefit of working across 2 sites in Weston-super-Mare & Clevedon.

We welcome calls/visits from prospective candidate to discuss in more detail, this opportunity, & what the team can offer.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will join the multi-disciplinary team in the delivery of clinical assessment and provision of therapy to young people (0-18) and their families and/or carers within the North Somerset CAMHS specifically working with eating disorders.

The post-holder will contribute to the provision of high quality evidence-based, specialist Eating Disorder services. This will include providing outreach work to patients who may find it hard to attend clinics and access support at times of transition between services.

The post-holder will provide leadership support to the team and coordinate day to day activities alongside the systemic lead for ED and with support from the clinical service manager.

About us

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.

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.

AWP is a forward thinking and inclusive Mental Health Trust with a strong commitment to clinical supervision and professional development and staff wellbeing. AWP CAMHS has developed a rolling program me of comprehensive in house training incorporating the core CAMHS competencies framework that is open to all staff.

Job responsibilities

The Post Holder will be a member of the Eating Disorder Team and will have the capacity to manage complexity and risk. Using experience in eating disorder work, working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to provide assessments and treatment.

The post-holder will provide team leadership and coordinate day to day activities.

Additional detailed responsibilities can be found in the accompanying Job Description.

Weston Super Mare & Clevedon are thriving seaside towns within commuting distance to Bristol and Taunton. The M5 motorway is within easy access.

The area is ideal for those who like an active lifestyle but also who want to be within reach of Bristol and Taunton.

There are a number of outstanding Ofsted rated schools within the area.

Person Specification

• Professional qualification leading to registration with professional body e.g. Mental Health Nursing, Family Therapy, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychotherapy or other professional qualification with evidence of robust community CAMH experience and the use of CAPA approach to clinical assessment and intervention.
• 2 years post qualifying experience in mental health nursing or equivalent as above
• Additionally, if not incorporated into the professional qualification, a therapeutic qualification for work with children, adolescents and their families to Masters Level or equivalent is required.
• Evidence of post qualification training and development
• Experience of clinical supervision

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.