Senior Mental Health Practitioner - Eating Disorders

NHS; Swindon; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in Swindon is seeking a full-time Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join their specialist team focused on young people with eating disorders. You will be responsible for assessments, supervision, and evidence-based interventions in a supportive multi-disciplinary environment. The role involves flexible working hours and collaboration with various agencies, aiming for outstanding care delivery. Additionally, ongoing professional development and training opportunities are provided to enhance your skills.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS Discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Professional qualification as a Nurse, Occupational Therapist, or Social Worker.
• Current registration with NMC, HCPC, or Social Work England.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial assessments and provide evidence-based interventions.
• Support junior colleagues and participate in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Work flexibly to provide cover across various hours.

Skills

Experience working with eating disorders

Compassionate communication

Risk assessment

Education

Relevant professional mental health qualification

Job description

Are you looking for a role where you can make a real difference to the lives of young people with an eating disorder?

We are looking for a full-time Senior Mental Health Practitioner - you may be a Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker who has experience in working with eating disorders - to come and join our specialist eating disorder team at Swindon Community Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).

Swindon CAMHS is a multidisciplinary team; we are passionate about providing evidenced based care to young people and their families in the community, working in partnership with other agencies.

Your role will be within The Eating Disorders Service (TEDS), supporting young people and families/carers with eating disorders in the community.

We are a highly supportive team, committed to your supervision and development; there's a wide range of development available and you would have access to a full range of internal and external training opportunities to enhance your existing skills and develop new ones. For example, we can offer training around CBT-E / FT-AN.

Although you'd be based within TEDS, we'll offer you liaison and duty responsibilities so you can continue to work with children and young people with a variety of mental health conditions.

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Main duties of the job

As a Senior Mental Health Practitioner, you will be responsible for initial assessment, providing and evaluating evidence based interventions, supporting junior colleagues with supervision, working with students and being part of a highly skilled and supportive multi-disciplinary team.

There are opportunities for you to work within the wider Getting More Help pathway and support children/young people/families with other mental health difficulties such as anxiety/PTSD/depression/OCD; this means that no two days are ever the same.

We're looking for someone who is enthusiastic and proactive and looking to develop their leadership skills.

About us

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Job responsibilities

You will participate in a flexible working pattern within the multi-disciplinary team to provide cover for a core working day 8am-8pm Monday-Friday and 10am-6pm Saturday Sunday and Bank Holidays. The role includes covering the on call rota outside of these hours on a rota basis. We have a robust system of support available for out of hours and on call working through Team Manager and Psychiatry On Call colleagues.

You will need to be able to travel to access different appointments within the community.

If you have any questions about the role or would like to find out more about our team, please get in touch with Tori Mitchell Clinical Team Manager or Jennifer Davis Clinical Lead for Eating Disorders on 01865 903422.

Person Specification

• Relevant professional mental health qualification - Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker
• Current registration with relevant professional body - NMC, HCPC, Social Work England

Experience/Skills

• Experience as a Band 5, or equivalent, Mental Health professional
• Experience in working with Children and young people with eating disorders, either as part of a dedicated eating disorder service, community CAMHS team or inpatient unit.
• Knowledge of mental health

Further Training or Job Related Aptitude and Skills

• Compassionate - Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with patients, carers and relatives remaining sensitive and empathetic.
• Listens to others' views respecting and valuing individual patient needs.
• Risk assessment and management skills, particularly in relation to Safeguarding children and young people

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.

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearper annum | pro-rata