CAMHS Mental Health Practitioner Eating Disorder Team

NHS; Castleford; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job description

Go back South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

CAMHS Mental Health Practitioner Eating Disorder Team

The closing date is 28 May 2025

Is CAMHS your passion? If so, we have an excitingopportunity for you.

Hi, my name, isJen Wilsonand I am the Team Manager for the Wakefield CAMHS Eating Disorder Team!Were seeking an enthusiastic, committed Mental Health Practitioner withexperience and skills to join our eating disorder team.

You should be able todemonstrate considerable mental health skills and knowledge. An experience ofworking with Children and Young people facing eating difficulties is desirable,this can be transferrable skills from previous clinical experience.

The team is basedbetween Airedale Health Centre in Castleford and Drury Lane Health Centre inWakefield. However you will work in different community settings across theWakefield District, therefore you will be required to demonstrate a flexibleapproach to travel as part of this role. We would strongly encourage candidatesto call for any further information needed.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to befully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

For full job description, please see attached supportingdocuments.

Main duties of the job

As part of the role youwill be responsible for the assessment of young people presenting withdifficulties associated with eating disorder. You will hold a caseload withinwhich you will deliver evidence informed care to assist the young person andfamily through recovery.

The successfulcandidates will need to develop good working relationships with keyprofessionals across the district; therefore excellent communication andengagement skills are essential. A commitment to improving service delivery anddeveloping new ways of supporting children, young people and familiesexperiences is crucial to work within the wider CAMHS team. In return we willprovide a comprehensive induction programme, regular clinical and managementsupervision.

I would love to givethe opportunity for further discussion surrounding the role, so please do nothesitate to reach out to. Visits to the team are welcomed and stronglyencouraged!

This role may be eligible for skilled worker visasponsorship, subject to the appointed candidates salary meeting the minimumsalary threshold of £38,700 per annum under current UK government requirements.

About us

Weare a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental healthand learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale,Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and arethe lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission isto help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do thisby providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employstaff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make adifference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourageand welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we valuediversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Beinga foundation Trust means were accountable to ourmembers, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people(including staff) are members of our Trust.

Joinus and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improvingthe mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet andhelp each year.

Weare committedto safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people andvulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share thiscommitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Job responsibilities

Thepost-holder will:

Provide assessment and treatment to childrenand young people with mental health needs.

Work autonomously and collaboratively withinthe MDT, providing consultation for other agencies/professionals.

Promote the safeguarding and welfare ofchildren and young people.

Toprovide routine and urgent assessment and interventions to young people with awide range of emotional and psychological problems who are referred tospecialist CAMHS, in keeping with evidence based practice with supervision froma senior clinician within professional guidelines and within the overallframework of the teams policies and procedures.

To apply a soundknowledge of safeguarding children and guidelines in clinical work.

To be committedto a quality approach for patient care.

Thepost-holder will demonstrate high levels of concentration and providesustained effort in assessment of complex family issues.

Tomanage own caseload, accessing support and guidance appropriate to individualneed.

To operate within the clinical and case managementsupervision framework.

To provide training, consultation and supervision toother service providers, partner agencies and junior members of staff asrequired regarding intensive interventions with children, young people andfamilies.

To participate in the development, audit andreview of this extension to existing service provision.

To undertake extended hours of work alongside fellowspecialist CAMHS practitioners.

We are aware that an increasing number of applicantsare using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job applicationforms.Over reliance on AI-generated content in application forms isstrongly discouraged and we will conduct a thorough screening process beforeselecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI toenhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs applicationform.

Person Specification

Training

• Training and experience relating to specialist CAMHS.
• Experience of delivering training to others.

Qualifications

• Relevant professional qualification, e.g. nursing, or other professional allied to medicine.
• Dip SW or relevant mental health profession.
• Membership of professional body.
• Post graduate qualification in mental health (e.g. CBT, Family Therapy, Counselling).
• A teaching and assessing qualification.

Experience

• Substantial post qualification experience, some of which must be working with Children, young people and their carers in a mental health or other complex care setting.
• Multidisciplinary team working.
• Inter-agency liaison and consultation.
• Experience of supervising/mentoring junior staff.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance e.g. NHS plan, Mental Health Legislation, Childrens act, Education Act, Working Together, Childrens NSF, Every Child Matters, etc.
• Clinical/therapeutic knowledge and skills in mental health.
• Experience in assessment and risk management and ability to implement evidence based practice.
• Proven ability to work with other agencies and disciplines and in partnership with other organisations.
• Experience of safeguarding children and young people.
• Experience of community settings.
• Experience of working in different cultural contexts.
• Knowledge and experience of working with Equality and Diversity.

Special Knowledge & Skills

• Good verbal and communication skills.
• Ability to manage own caseload.
• Good negotiation skills, and problem solving skills.
• Effective record keeping and report writing skills to include care planning and risk assessments.
• Have good team working skills. Be able to work across disciplines with an ability to predict and manage inter-disciplinary tensions and foster good working practices.

Physical Attributes

• Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).

Personal Attributes

• Able to work autonomously and as part of a team.
• Commitment to multi-agency approach.
• Ability to work and make decisions under pressure.
• Calm, confident, innovative, creative and assertive.
• Clarity of decision making.
• Willingness to be flexible and adaptable in accordance with changing service priorities.
• Commitment to challenging discrimination and improving accessibility of services.
• Ability to cope calmly in a crisis.
• To demonstrate good self care and encourage the same in team members.
• A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).

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.

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