CYP Mental Health Practitioner - Eating Disorder Service CYPMHS

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Ellesmere Port; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a clinician to contribute to the Community Eating Disorder team, delivering specialist assessments for children and young people with complex health needs. You will work within a multidisciplinary team to develop and evaluate treatment plans.

You will provide psychological and psychoeducational therapies, including Family Based Treatment, and support safeguarding and risk management within Trust policies.

Qualifications

• Core profession (Social Work, Nurse, Allied Health Professional).
• Professional Registration with recognised National Body (HCPC, NMC, Social Work England).
• Nationally recognised post-qualification, continuous professional development (CPD) related to the core profession
• Demonstr demonstrable working knowledge of specialist therapeutic approaches e.g. CBT, Family Therapy
• Knowledge of Child Protection workings and Practice
• Working knowledge of Children related legislation
• Experience of inter-agency working
• Experience of writing, implementing and evaluating Care / Treatment Plans
• Significant post qualification experience of working within a CYPMHS or Child Mental Health related field
• Recognised experience of working within an environment where evidence based interventions have been delivered
• Undertaking formal and informal clinical risk assessments and risk management planning
• Undertaking mental health assessments
• IT skills, including using databases, Microsoft Office and clinical systems
• Demonstrate alignment with Trust Values (6 C's: Commitment, Communication, Care, Courage, Compassion, Competency)

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.
• 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.
• Attend and participate in external multi-agency care planning and safeguarding meetings.
• Directly implement a variety of psychological, psychoeducational and therapeutic treatments including Family Based Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa.
• Identify and respond appropriately to safeguarding issues within procedures set down by Trust and Local Safeguarding Procedures.
• Participate in clinical consultations relating to complex cases.

Skills

Core profession

Professional Registration

CPD

CBT

Family Therapy

Child Protection

Legislation

Inter-agency working

Care/Treatment Plans

CYPMHS experience

Evidence-based interventions

Risk assessments

Mental health assessments

IT skills

Trust Values (6 Cs)

Job description

Job summary

Promote positive Mental Well-Being as well as Positive Mental Health. Contribute to the Community Eating Disorder team assessing, delivering and evaluating the Eating Disorder needs of the young people accepted by the service. Take responsibility for providing specialist eating disorder assessments to children and young people with complex health needs. In collaboration within team and child/parents/carers deliver a treatment plan that offers a range of therapeutic approaches appropriate to clinical need. Undertake preventative aspects of service delivery such as offering consultation and expert advice to other professionals and participate in training programmes. Work within CWP policies and service operational policies responsible, both autonomously and as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, for decisions in accepting, prioritising and assessing referrals to the service. The post holder will be part of the team as it develops towards CYPMH.

Main duties of the job

KEY 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.
• Attend and participate in external multi-agency care planning and safeguarding meetings.
• Directly implement a variety of psychological, psychoeducational and therapeutic treatments including Family Based Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa.
• Identify and respond appropriately to safeguarding issues within procedures set down by Trust and Local Safeguarding Procedures.
• Participate in clinical consultations relating to complex cases.

About us

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you'll find something to suit you at CWP.

Details

Closing date: 28 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum pro rata

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 12 months

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 373-CYP1630

Essential qualifications and experience

• Core profession (Social Work, Nurse, Allied Health Professional)
• Professional Registration with recognised National Body (HCPC, NMC, Social Work England)
• Nationally recognised post-qualification, continuous professional development (CPD) related to the core profession
• Demonstrable working knowledge of specialist therapeutic approaches e.g. CBT, Family Therapy
• Knowledge of Child Protection workings and Practice
• Working knowledge of Children related legislation
• Experience of inter-agency working
• Experience of writing, implementing and evaluating Care / Treatment Plans
• Significant post qualification experience of working within a CYPMHS or Child Mental Health related field
• Recognised experience of working within an environment where evidence based interventions have been delivered
• Undertaking formal and informal clinical risk assessments and risk management planning
• Undertaking mental health assessments
• IT skills, including using databases, Microsoft Office and clinical systems
• Demonstrate alignment with Trust Values (6 C's: Commitment, Communication, Care, Courage, Compassion, Competency)

Desirable

• Therapeutic Training to intermediate / diploma level
• Experience of working with Students / Learners
• Experience of providing clinical supervision
• Post qualifying experience of working within NHS community CYPMHS

Employer contact details

Team Manager / ED Therapist: Cath Moore, [e-mail], 01244393200