Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner - Weston-Super-Mare

Job overview

We are looking for a Band 6 Clinical Practitioner - Eating Disorders, to join the North Somerset CAMHS Eating Disorder Team.

The team is a rated by its staff as very supportive and offers good development opportunities and has strong historic links to Exeter University.

You will be working in North Somerset, with Bases at The Barn Clevedon and in Weston Super Mare. This post entails travelling to meet the requirements of the role, therefore a driving license and access to a car is essential.

You will be working with CYP with a range of eating difficulties and other comorbidities due to their eating. Our aim is to support young people, alongside their families and carers, to recover.

The North Somerset CAMHS ED team is a busy thriving CAMHS team that is passionate about delivering highly effective and accessible services to the young people and families of North Somerset.

The team is a well established multi disciplinary team offering evidence based interventions. The team are a diverse team and are committed to staff development and staff well being with excellent supervision and CPD opportunities. We offer established specialist clinics such as family therapy, specialist eating disorder clinics alongside staff working autonomously holding their own caseload. We have regular reflective groups and process groups to support with the clinical work.

Main duties of the job

Your role will involve providing triage, assessment, and treatment to support young people and their families/carers who present with a range of eating disorders and co-morbidities.

The team offers a variety of treatment approaches, including group-based interventions, family therapy, and individual treatments.

You will work collaboratively with core CAMHS clinicians, the Eating Disorder Home Treatment Team, and the medical team at The Seashore Centre.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

NOTE: This post is open to newly qualified social workers. In line with AWP Trust policy, all newly qualified social workers (NQSWs) will initially be appointed at Band 5, regardless of the advertised role banding. All NQSWs are expected to successfully complete their ASYE within two years of employment, unless exceptional circumstances require an extension of up to two additional years.

If you are appointed to an advertised Band 6 role, progression will be automatic following confirmation of successful ASYE completion. If you are appointed to a Band 5 post, you will then be eligible to apply for a Band 6 vacancy upon successful ASYE completion.

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be a member of the Eating Disorder Team and will be able to manage complexity and risk as part of a multidisciplinary team.

The post holder will be part of a duty system and undertake specialist assessments on behalf of the multidisciplinary team, incorporating different models of understanding of the young person’s difficulties and reflecting the team’s multi-modal approach to Eating Disorder interventions.

The post holder will be part of physical health clinics with the support and consultation of medical staff as required

The post holder will participate in provision of and provide psycho-education and therapy to identified patients, as well as short-term therapy (individual, family, groups) to patients presenting with sub-threshold disorders. He/she will also contribute towards family based treatment for Eating Disorders and other evidence based treatments.

The post holder will contribute to the care of complex cases, attending to risk and arranging network/professional reviews where clinically appropriate. This will include liaison with other appropriate services when required.

To use routine outcome measures (ROMS) to evaluate treatment and gain feedback from Young people and their carers.

Participate in the running of therapeutic groups/workshops.

Please see attached Job Description file for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Applicant requirements

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.