CYP Eating Disorders Therapist for Teens

Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Ellesmere Port; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a specialist to deliver and evaluate eating disorder assessments for children and young people. You will provide therapeutic care plans, work within the multi-disciplinary team, and contribute to CYPMH development initiatives.

The role involves frontline clinical intervention, safeguarding responsibilities, and collaboration with families to manage risk and care planning. Induction starts monthly, with training to support new staff.

Responsibilities

• Undertake an initial CYPCEDS assessment of new referrals gathering relevant information from young person, parents/carers and from other agencies.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of therapeutic care to young people suffering from complex Eating Disorders and mental health difficulties.
• Undertake care planning and subsequent reviews in collaboration with a young person, their parents/carers.
• Undertake the screening of routine and urgent referrals and where necessary offering a frontline clinical intervention providing a clinical formulation and risk management plan.
• Collaborate with young people and their parents/carers with respect to care planning and the management of risk.
• Hold case management responsibilities for a caseload of young people with eating disorders.

Job description

Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a specialist to deliver and evaluate eating disorder assessments for children and young people. You will provide therapeutic care plans, work within the multi-disciplinary team, and contribute to CYPMH development initiatives.

The role involves frontline clinical intervention, safeguarding responsibilities, and collaboration with families to manage risk and care planning. Induction starts monthly, with training to support new staff.