CYP Mental Health Practitioner - Eating Disorder Service CYPMHS

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

Job summary

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 NHS AfC Eating Disorder Mental Health Practitioner to support CYPMHS in Ellesmere Port. The role is a fixed-term 12-month contract, part-time (30 hours per week), based at Kingsley Resource Centre, with a pro rata annual salary of £39,959–£48,117.

The post involves delivering specialist eating disorder assessments and therapeutic care for children and young people, working within a multidisciplinary team, and contributing

Qualifications

• Professional Registration with recognised National Body (HCPC, NMC, Social Work England)
• Nationally recognised post-qualification CPD related to the core profession (Social Work, Nurse, Allied Health Professional)
• Therapeutic Training to intermediate / diploma level

Responsibilities

• Undertake initial CYPCEDS assessments of new referrals gathering information from young people and carers.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of therapeutic care for eating disorders and mental health difficulties.
• Undertake care planning and subsequent reviews with a young person and their parents/carers.
• Screen routine and urgent referrals and offer frontline clinical intervention with a clinical formulation and risk management plan.
• Collaborate with young people and carers in care planning and risk management.
• 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 psychological, psychoeducational and therapeutic treatments including Family Based Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa.

Skills

CYPMHS experience

Clinical risk assessment

Mental health assessment

Education

HCPC/NMC/Social Work England registration

Therapeutic training to intermediate/diploma level

CPD in core profession

Job description

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main area CYP Eating Disorder Mental Health Practitioner Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Temporary/secondment) Hours Part time - 30 hours per week Job ref 373-CYP1630

Site Kingsley Resource Centre Town Ellesmere Port Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 28/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

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 & 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:
1. Undertake an initial CYPCEDS assessment of new referrals gathering relevant information from young person, parents/carers and from other agencies.
2. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of therapeutic care to young people suffering from complex Eating Disorders and mental health difficulties
3. Undertake care planning and subsequent reviews in collaboration with a young person, their parents/carers.

4. Undertake the screening of routine and urgent referrals and where necessary offering a frontline clinical intervention providing a clinical formulation and risk management plan.
5. Collaborate with young people and their parents/carers with respect to care planning and the management of risk.
8. Hold case management responsibilities for a caseload of young people with eating disorders.
9 Attend and participate in external multi-agency care planning and safeguarding meetings.
10. Directly implement a variety of psychological, psychoeducational and therapeutic treatments including Family Based Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa .
11. Identify and respond appropriately to safeguarding issues within procedures set down by Trust and Local Safeguarding Procedures.
10. Participate in clinical consultations relating to complex cases.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: [e-mail] or by calling 01244 393100.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Professional Registration with recognised National Body (HCPC, NMC, Social Work England)
• Nationally recognised post-qualification, continuous professional development (CPD) related to the core profession (Social Work, Nurse, Allied Health Professional)
• Therapeutic Training to intermediate / diploma level

Knowledge and Expertise

• 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
• Experience of working with Students/ Learners
• Experience of providing clinical supervision

Experience

• 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
• Post qualifying experience of working within NHS community CYPMHS

Trust Values

• Demonstrate alignment with Trust Values (6 C’s: Commitment, Communication, Care, Courage, Compassion, Competency)

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Cath Moore Job title Team Manager /ED Therapist Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01244 393200

Additional information

Paul Jones

Clinical Coordinator / Specialist Dietitian

[e-mail]

01244 393200

If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact [e-mail] or telephone [phone]

Giving you time to care, space to think and opportunity to grow

We are Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP). We provide health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care – including the provision of three GP surgeries.

We have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport. We also provide specialist services for the North West as a whole.

Our services are provided in partnership with commissioners, local authorities, voluntary and independent organisations, people who access our services, their carers and families. The Trust has over 14,500 members and employs more than 4,000 staff across 62 sites, serving a population of over one million people and highly specialist services for two million people.

We offer career opportunities to staff across a range of professions, including:

• Allied health professions - including occupational therapy, physiotherapy, podiatry, and speech and language therapy
• Medical - including psychiatry and general practice
• Pharmacy
• Clinical support roles
• Estates and facilities
• Support services roles - including HR, communications, ICT,finance and more

At CWP, we believe in giving our staff the time to care, the space to think and the opportunity to grow.

With vacancies across a range of professions, wherever you’re at in your career journey, you’ll find something to suit you.

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