CAMHS Practitioner - Eating Disorder Pathway

Job Overview

Flintshire and Wrexham CAMHS are excited to advertise a Band 6 CAMHS Practitioner post to join our East CAMHS Eating Disorder Pathway (SPEED). This is a full‑time, permanent post. A relocation package is available.

East CAMHS provides a 0–18 service to children, young people and families. We offer early intervention and prevention, unscheduled care and a broad range of NICE‑recommended and other evidence‑based interventions.

Clinicians involved in eating disorder work (SPEED) across East CAMHS include a dynamic and committed multidisciplinary team of Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry, Family Therapy, CAMHS Practitioners and Dietetics. We have excellent links with Paediatrics as part of our “hub and spoke” model.

This role is a key member of our East CAMHS Eating Disorder (SPEED) Pathway and is responsible for providing a highly specialist service to young people and their families. The successful candidate works autonomously within professional guidelines and exercises responsibility for the governance of clinical practice within the pathway.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing referrals, undertaking assessments and providing evidence‑based interventions for children, young people and families where an eating disorder or disordered eating is present.
• Co‑ordinating care and participating in East CAMHS weekly eating disorder multidisciplinary meetings.
• Involvement in service evaluation, development and outcome measurement.
• Providing appropriate training and receiving regular clinical supervision.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable;
English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

We are Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB), the largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000 in North Wales. Join our team and get the support you need in line with our Organisational Values and “Proud to Lead” competence framework.

Enjoy working with engaged leadership at all levels; we are committed to promoting equality and diversity and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English. Please check your email account regularly; successful applicants will receive all recruitment‑related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

• Relevant professional qualification and registration: NMC‑Registered Mental Health Nurse OR NMC‑Registered Learning Disability Nurse OR Social Care (Wales or England) Registered Social Worker. Transfer of registration from England to Wales within 3 months of appointment OR HCPC‑Registered Occupational Therapist OR HCPC‑Registered Practitioner Psychologist.
• Excellent knowledge of mental health problems that affect children and young people.

• Additional formal qualification in a recognised therapeutic approach.

• Significant experience working with children, young people and families in a health or social care environment.

• Able to use formal assessment tools / clinical interviews.
• Experience of working with eating disorders.

• Good knowledge of mental health problems and disorders.

• Understanding of service structures and inter‑agency working.