Senior Mental Health Practitioner CAMHS Eating Disorder Service

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The closing date is 09 March 2026

We are launching an exciting new service across

Herefordshire and Worcestershire:
Eating Disorder Intensive Support at Home(ED-ISH). We require a Band 6 Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join this innovative new service. You will be part of an integrated, multidisciplinary team passionate about supporting young people with eating difficulties. We require experienced senior clinicians with a specialist interest in eating disorders,who can deliver time-limited, intensive, person-centred interventions withinthe young persons home environment. The service aims to provide timely,effective care in the least restrictive setting, helping to prevent unnecessary hospital or Tier 4 admissions, support earlier discharge from acute paediatric wards working collaboratively with key workers.

This role offers a hybrid modelof working across both counties, with flexible working options available.

Additional training in eating disorders will be provided where required.

These are full time roles

Therole will require:

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 8 am - 8pm, Monday to Friday, weekends 9-5pm on a rota basis)

A senior clinician who is able to work withhigh-risk young people, providing high levels of therapeutic care

The ability to work autonomously to manage yourown 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.

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

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people ofall 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 to33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you workunsocial 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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As a member of the CAMHS Eating Disorder service and an employee of our Trust you will benefit from:

Working within asupportive and valued team of professionals

High quality regular clinical and Line Management supervision

Robust appraisals

Access to learning forums

Formulation andweekly 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 ofNHS discounts

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

• Ability to challenge poor 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…