Senior CAMHS Practitioner / Pathway Lead for Eating Disorders

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board; Mancot, Wrexham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A North Wales healthcare provider is looking for a Practitioner to lead the CAMHS Eating Disorder Pathway. This full-time, permanent role includes managing referrals, conducting assessments, and delivering evidence-based interventions. The candidate will receive training and supervision to advance their leadership competencies. A background in mental health services is essential, along with substantial experience in eating disorders. Welsh language skills are desirable.

Benefits

Relocation package

Training opportunities

Professional supervision

Qualifications

• Registered mental health or learning disability nurse, Social Worker, OT, Clinical Psychologist.
• Substantial experience in a clinical post related to eating disorders and CAMHS.
• Knowledge of child and adolescent development.

Responsibilities

• Lead the East CAMHS Eating Disorder Pathway.
• Manage referrals and clinical practice governance.
• Conduct assessments and deliver evidence-based interventions.

Skills

Clinical interventions

Multi-agency working

Leadership skills

Assessment and evaluation

Education

Registered Mental health or learning Disability nurse

Social Worker

Occupational therapist

Clinical Psychologist with HCP registration

Job description

Flintshire and Wrexham CAMHS are excited to be advertising a Band 6/7 Development post for a Practitioner to lead our East CAMHS Eating Disorder Pathway (SPEED). This is a full-time, permanent post. A relocation package is available.

This development post into a leadership role for our SPEED Pathway is an exciting new service development.

East CAMHS offers a 0-18 service to children, young people and families. We provide early intervention and prevention, unscheduled care and a broad range of NICE recommended and other evidence based interventions.

Clinicians involved in eating disorder work (SPEED) across East CAMHS are a dynamic and committed multidisciplinary team of Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry, Family Therapy, CAMHS Practitioners and Dietetics. We have good links with Paediatrics as part of our 'hub and spoke' model.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have an individual development plan to support their progress towards achieving the required competencies to fulfill the requirements for a substantive Band 7 post.

This role involves developing competencies to lead our East CAMHS Eating Disorder (SPEED) Pathway and ensuring the provision of a highly specialist service to young people and their families. The successful candidate will work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the governance of clinical practice within the pathway.

Whilst working towards achieving competencies, the practitioner will be involved in managing referrals and service provision. They will provide assessments and deliver evidence-based interventions with children, young people and families where there is an eating disorder / disordered eating present, alongside Care Co-Ordination. They will be involved in East CAMHS weekly eating disorder multidisciplinary meetings alongside service audit, evaluation and development and outcome measurement. Consultation, supervision, training and multi-agency working will form part of development competencies info this leadership role.

Appropriate training will be available to support the successful candidate in undertaking this development role and regular clinical supervision will be provided.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Mental health or learning Disability nurse, Social Worker, Occupational therapist, Clinical Psychologist with HCP registration or systemic psychotherapist with UKCP registration'

Experience

• Substantial relevant experience in a clinical post within Eating disorders/ and or CAMHS
• Experience of working with a range of mental health problems / presentations.

Knowledge

• Acts in a way that is consistent with legislation, policies and procedures and abide by the BCUHB Health and Safety policies
• Knowledge of mental health disorders affecting C& Knowledge of Child and adolescent development

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.