Senior Mental Health Practitioner-CAMHS Eating Disorder Services

Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the CAMHS Herefordshire/Worcestershire Community

You will become a key part of our CAMHS Community Eating Disorders Team a passionate, dynamic, and highly skilled service dedicated to supporting young people and their families through some of their toughest moments. Join our warm, supportive multidisciplinary team who genuinely value each other.

Whether you're based in Hereford or Worcestershire, you'll be stepping into a role where your expertise truly matters. You'll work across both counties as part of an integrated, forward thinking team that values collaboration, compassion, and creativity in care.

We're looking for a motivated, experienced senior clinician with a real passion for eating disorders and a desire to make a meaningful impact. If you thrive in a fast paced environment where no two days are the same, this is the place for you. This is your chance to join a busy, evolving service where your work will directly shape the futures of young people and their families.

This is a full time role.

Main duties of the job

• Qualification in RMN, BSc/DipSW, BSc OT, RSCN
• Experience in assessment and management of children and young people with mental health and eating disorders presentation, clinical risk and managing own case load.
• The ability to communicate effectively with others at all levels, respecting and valuing others.
• Working flexibly to provide the service delivery need across Worcestershire and Herefordshire (the service operates from 9 am - 5 pm, Monday to Friday excluding bank holidays)
• An enthusiastic, motivated and innovative thinker to become part of a Children and Young People facing community
• The ability to work autonomously to manage your own case load whilst working within a multi-disciplinary team
• The ability to problem solve and manage time effectively
• Experience of working in a fast paced and varied environment
• There is scope for professional development as developing our workforce is important to us.

About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our website.

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Job responsibilities
As a member of the CAMHS Eating Disorder service and an employee of our Trust you will benefit from:

• Working within a supportive and valued team of professionals
• High quality regular clinical and Line Management supervision
• Robust appraisals
• Access to learning forums
• Formulation and weekly MDT Meetings
• Continuous Professional Development and training opportunities
• Career Progression opportunities
• Flexible working, allowing you to maintain work-life balance
• Access to LGBT, BAME, Disability and Carers Forums
• Wellbeing and support programmes
• A wide range of NHS discounts

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Professional clinical qualification RMN/OT/Social Worker etc.
• Evidence of post registered clinical qualifications/training or be able to demonstrate an equivalent level of training to a minimum of post graduate diploma level
• Current registration with relevant professional body
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

Desirable

• Specific qualification in a relevant therapeutic speciality e.g. counselling, Family Therapy, CBT, eating disorders

Experience
Essential

• Extensive post registration experience in mental health care including mental health assessment and risk assessment
• Use of therapeutic interventions within mental health settings i.e., 1:1, counselling, family therapy and group work
• Delivering teaching/training
• Providing consultation

Desirable

• Working in inpatient settings
• Liaison across Tier I-IV CAMH Services
• Providing care in CAMHS community settings
• Developing a specialist area on behalf of the Service/ or local Team
• Developing policies and protocols
• Working in a multi-disciplinary Team
• Supervising less experienced

Skills & Abilities
Essential

• Ability to challenge poor behaviour
• Role modelling good behaviour
• A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
• Ability to praise and be supportive to others
• Highly developed and effective communication skills, both oral and written, including ability to communicate complex, highly personal, and sensitive information.
• Advanced ability to develop and maintain a therapeutic relationship, appropriately with young people and their families.
• Able to communicate effectively within the team and build good sound working relationships
• Good presentation and teaching skills; able to use multi-media materials for both formal large group situations and small informal settings
• Ability to use IT equipment including literature searches, data bases, patient information systems
• Able to project-manage changes in relation to clinical practice and/or governance and operational issues
• Able to prioritise own work and deal with competing demands to work effectively, within a highly stressed work environment
• Committed to promote patients right, independence, and choice e.g., through informed consent for interventions

Knowledge
Essential

• Working knowledge of Health Service
• Knowledge gained from working in a CAMHS community setting
• Working knowledge of mental health issues in CAMH Services
• Good knowledge of recognised disorders and illnesses in the field of mental health
• Good clinical knowledge of eating disorders
• A good knowledge of own professional guidelines such as NMC/HCPC
• Understanding of a range of communication styles when working with children and families in distress
• Hold an interest in a specialist area
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Act

Additional Criteria
Essential

• Able to meet the daily travel requirements of the post across both counties.
• Able to work independently
• Able to work as a member of a team
• Awareness of personal strengths and limitations

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).