Senior Mental Health Practitioner: Eating Disorders MDT

Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust; Clevedon; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust's North Somerset CAMHS Eating Disorder Team is seeking a Senior Mental Health Practitioner to develop leadership alongside clinical work, coordinating daily activity and supporting service development across two sites.

The role involves leading MDT meetings, providing assessments and family-focused treatment for children and young people with eating disorders, and contributing to supervision, reflective practice, and integration with CORE

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in a mental health or social welfare discipline is essential.
• Specialist training in Eating Disorders is desirable.
• Registration with a professional body (e.g., HPC, NMC) is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate day-to-day activities within the MDT ED team.
• Provide assessments and treatment for children and young people with eating disorders and their families.
• Develop service delivery, participate in and lead supervisions, reflective practice and MDT meetings.

Skills

Leadership

Autonomy

Communication

Self-awareness

Clinical supervision

Organization

Presentation skills

Computer literacy

Education

Registration with a professional body

Professional qualification in mental health or social welfare

Specialist training in Eating Disorders

Job description

Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust's North Somerset CAMHS Eating Disorder Team is seeking a Senior Mental Health Practitioner to develop leadership alongside clinical work, coordinating daily activity and supporting service development across two sites.

The role involves leading MDT meetings, providing assessments and family-focused treatment for children and young people with eating disorders, and contributing to supervision, reflective practice, and integration with CORE