Senior Lead Practitioner CEDS

ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are:
We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

The post holder will support and contribute to providing rapid assessments for young people presenting with eating disorder difficulties and will work within the principles of both the agreed models of care for the services as laid down in the operational policy.

The post holder will also support the CEDS Clinical Team Lead with some operational duties within the service, including frontline leadership. This will include professional and practice development and ensuring high quality client‑centred care is delivered. The post holder will lead by example to maintain high standards of clinical care and professional practice, and to empower all clinical staff to take on a greater range of clinical tasks to improve client care in the specialist CAMH service.

The post holder will be a highly visible presence in clinical practice and be accessible to clients and their families.

The post holder will work as an autonomous and accountable practitioner and support with leading this targeted team. This will involve the management and supervision of junior staff, assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the care provided and effective liaison with all agencies involved in the service user. As mentioned, the post holder will undertake assessment, and hold a caseload of adolescents delivering evidence‑based treatment, including onward signposting for CAMHS referrals, in accordance with the CAMHS SPOE Operational guidelines.

A key role is liaison and joint working with other professionals, especially core members of CAMHS, GPs, LEA/schools, inpatient units and the adult transition team to maintain effective continuity of care and to widen awareness of the complexities involved in the management and treatment of eating disorders.

• A qualification in Child Psychotherapy, Clinical Psychology, Family Therapy, Nursing (Mental Health/Paediatric), Counselling Psychology, Social Work or other equivalent profession
• Clinical Psychology Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) Registration with HPC
• Family Therapy Qualification in appropriate mental health/social welfare profession such as Social Work, Clinical Psychology, Nursing or Counselling
• Child Psychotherapy Honours degree. Postgraduate Diploma/MA in Psychoanalytical Observational Studies or recognised equivalent. Masters in Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy:
  Child and Adolescent.
• Nursing Registered Mental Health/Paediatric
• Postgraduate training in eating disorders specific therapies (e.g. CBT, CBT‑E, family based treatment, IPT)
• Relevant post‑graduate qualification in Child and Adolescent Mental Health.

• Experience of specialist assessment and treatment with children, young people and their families presenting high levels of complexity and difficulty, specifically including those with eating disorders.
• Experience of providing evidence based interventions for children and young people with eating disorders, disordered eating behaviour and associated co‑morbidity.
• Proven capacity in working in multi‑disciplinary, multi‑agency, multi‑cultural context with varying theoretical perspectives.
• Experience of providing line management and clinical supervision, experience of working in a culturally diverse area, experience of working in a multi‑disciplinary way.

• Evidence of well developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS
• Specialist clinical assessment and treatment skills including emergency and crisis assessments. Able to manage own time and caseload.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
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