CAMHS Eating Disorder Clinician

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire, Harrogate; Sur place; GBP 32 000 - 43 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Band 6 CAMHS Eating Disorder Clinician to support children, young people and families across North Yorkshire and York. The role involves assessment, care coordination, physical health monitoring and delivering evidence-based interventions within a specialist Eating Disorder Service.

Based in York or Harrogate with travel to other bases as needed, you will work in a busy multidisciplinary team, provide supervision and contribute to

Qualifications

• Must hold current professional registration with the appropriate governing body in healthcare or social work.
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD).
• Minimum 18 months post-qualification experience at application.
• Postgraduate qualification in CAMHS or relevant area within agreed timescale.
• Sign-off mentor or equivalent as applicable.
• Certificate in teaching & assessing in clinical practice as appropriate to own profession.
• Recognised qualification in a model of therapy (e.g., family therapy, CBT).
• Disclosures and safeguarding checks as required.

Responsabilités

• Provide eating disorder services and treatment to children and their families across North Yorkshire and York.
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team and take lead professional / care-coordinator responsibilities.
• Provide input to individuals, families and carers in a clinic setting and offer supervision/mentorship to students and junior staff.
• Support service development using quality improvement methods and contribute to home treatment pathways.

Connaissances

Clinical supervision

Team leadership

Communication

Care coordination

Formation

Postgraduate qualification in CAMHS

18 months post-qualifying experience

Current professional registration

CPD and continuing professional development

CAMHS Degree

Description du poste

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

CAMHS Eating Disorder Clinician

The closing date is 23 November 2026

Are you passionate about supporting children, young people and families affected by eating disorders? If so, we would love to hear from you.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 CAMHS Practitioner to join our friendly and established multidisciplinary Eating Disorder Service. Applicants must hold a relevant professional registration, have completed their preceptorship and possess a minimum of 18 months post-qualification experience at the point of application.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a specialist community service supporting children and young people with eating disorders. The role includes assessment, care coordination, physical health monitoring and delivery of evidence-based interventions.

The successful candidate will work across both our core community team and specialist Home Treatment pathways, supporting a 7-day service. You will play a key role in coordinating care for young people requiring intensive support, providing supervision and contributing to the home treatment pathway development.

We are looking for someone who is compassionate, motivated and committed to improving outcomes for children, young people and families. In return, we offer a supportive team environment, regular supervision, opportunities for professional development and the chance to make a real difference every day.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide eating disorder services and treatment to young people and their families across North Yorkshire and York. The team operate out of Orca House, York and Humming bird House, Harrogate , also providing outreach to Northallerton and Scarborough. The post holder will be based in either York or Harrogate, however may be asked to travel to other bases due to service need.

The team includes clinical psychologists, family therapists, nurses, dietitians, psychiatrists and social workers. Therefore, the ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team is a requirement.

The post holder will provide evidence based assessment and treatment based interventions as part of the clinical eating disorder pathways, and offer input to individuals, their families and carers in a clinic setting. The candidate will also provide supervision, and mentorship to students and junior staff working within the team. The post holder will support the team with service development using the Trust's quality improvement methods .

Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

About us

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. However, sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements, therefore, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position.

This job advert may close early if a high volume of applications have been received. If interested, please apply for this post as soon as possible.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Current professional registration with appropriate body in healthcare or social work
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
• Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area (within agreed timescale)
• Depending on work area, recognised sign-off mentor (or equivalent) or must be achieved within agreed timescale
• 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework at point of application
• Certificate in teaching & assessing in clinical practice as appropriate to own profession.
• Recognised qualification in a specific model of therapy e.g. family therapy, CBT etc.
• Recognised training in Facilitation of Parenting Groups.
• CAMHS Degree

Skills

• Provide effective clincial supervision, teaching, training and assessing in clinical practice
• Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and undertake lead professional / care co-ordinator responsibilities
• Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to children and young people, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team
• Provide leadership and monitor, co-ordinate and prioritise the activities of a team.

Experience

• Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers
• Quality improvement activities
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Provide clinical supervision
• Leadership or management experience
• Significant experience working with children and young people with mental ill health in a community setting
• Mentoring students on practice placement experiences

Knowledge

• Demonstrable knowledge to post-graduate level of evidence-based practice in caring for children and young people in the designated field
• Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act).
• Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice
• Clinical Governance and its application in practice
• The Trust's Quality Improvement System (QIS)

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.

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust