CAMHS Eating Disorders Mental Health Practitioner

Job title:

CAMHS Eating Disorders Mental Health Practitioner

Company

NHS

Job description

To provide intensive specialist mental health assessment and treatment for young people and their families, carers referred to the CAMHS eating disorder service with severe eating disorders and clinical complexity, in accordance with national and local priorities, clinical guidelines and responsive to the needs and views of local children, young people and their families.To provide a time flexible service between the hours of 8am and 8pm.To work as an integral part of the team in both clinical discussion and service delivery, and in the implementation and evaluation of specific care plans.Main duties of the jobTo assess young people who present with complex eating and associated disorders to enable early community interventions, and interventions to ensure timely and safe discharge for inpatients.To interpret risk and need, and implement appropriate interventions ie: embarking on a treatment programme whilst assessing and managing risk, ensuring advanced initiatives for clients with eating disorders are aimed at standardising practices within CAMHS, promoting good practice and NICE guidance compliance.To manage a case load of client with severe eating disorders and demonstrate skills in dealing with complex issues to generate appropriate strategies for caseload management.To organise own workload with the support and supervision of the team lead /Consultant Psychiatrist, and in liaison with other team members.To provide clinical supervision to other staff and trainees in the team in relation to eating disorders. Offer support and peer guidance to fellow team members and wider CAMHS clinical staff as and when required to do so.To interpret, formulate and implement care plans for formal psychological treatment and management of clients with complex eating disorders, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework, and employing methods based upon evidence of proven efficacy and using an integration of theoretical frameworks to formulate practice.About usOur vision: Exceptional patient care provided by exceptional people.Our mission: To bring our people communities and partners together – providing patient care we can all be proud of., We all play a part in achieving this, by living up to the values we promise to our patients and each other. As members of staff we will always be guided by our Proud to CARE valuesDate posted08 November 2024Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 6Salary£37,338 to £44,962 a year paContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number166-FC-6705166Job locationsCAMHS – The Den (2nd floor)Chesterfield Royal Hospital, Calow RoadChesterfieldS44 5BLJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.Follow us on Facebook and on Twitter: @hrcrhft @WellbeingCRH @royalhospital Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.Follow us on Facebook and on Twitter: @hrcrhft @WellbeingCRH @royalhospitalPerson SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• Professional Registration

ExperienceEssential

• Evidence of on-going professional development related to child and adolescent mental health including additional specialist training, specific to adolescent mental health related to eating disorders
• Experience within a mental health role

SkillsEssential

• Sufficient clinical knowledge to be able to make autonomous decisions, based on an analysis of complex presenting problems and judgement about available options.

Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• Professional Registration

ExperienceEssential

• Evidence of on-going professional development related to child and adolescent mental health including additional specialist training, specific to adolescent mental health related to eating disorders
• Experience within a mental health role

SkillsEssential

• Sufficient clinical knowledge to be able to make autonomous decisions, based on an analysis of complex presenting problems and judgement about available options.

Expected salary

£37338 – 44962 per year

Location

Chesterfield, Derbyshire

Job date

Mon, 11 Nov 2024 06:01:48 GMT

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