Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a CAMHS Eating Disorders Mental Health Practitioner post to work as part of the CAMHS Eating Disorders Team.

The post holder will be a key member of the team offering family based care to children and young people in the community and the paediatric ward, liaising with all agencies involved with care.  

You will be based with the CAMHS team, coordinating care, team meetings and MDT meetings for children and young people, and joining the supervision structures and offering consultation to CAMHS colleagues.

You will be a registered practitioner, RMN, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker or Clinical Psychologist and have experience of working with children or adults who experience eating disorders.

The Trust supports flexible working and we would be happy to discuss different working patterns, job shares or part time.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the co-ordination and delivery of care for children and young people referred with eating disorders. You will provide first line management and leadership to the team ensuring that care is of the highest standard and delivered in accordance with Policies and Procedures.

To be proactive in  ensuring the efficacy of the CAMHS Eating Disorder (CED) care pathway and that of the shared paediatric / CED pathway, influencing service development with the support of the  CED Team Lead.

To be a senior clinician, assessing the psychological, social and physical factors relevant to the care of the mental health of children, adolescents and their families, experiencing severe eating  disorders,  planning, implementing and managing  family based interventions in keeping with National Guidelines.

To present a professional image and promote a positive image of CAMHS and the Trust to service users, carers and the community as a whole

Working for our organisation

The CAMHS Eating Disorder service consists of a multi- disciplinary team, based within the CAMHS Service at The Den, Chesterfield Royal Hospital. The team link closely with the other CAMHS teams and with the hospital's paediatric ward.

Whilst you care for our young people and families, in turn we recognise the importance of caring for you – clinical supervision, career & personal development and health & wellbeing support are all core to our service.   If you’re keen to develop particular interests within child & adolescent mental health, come and talk to us about how we could support that.

Flexible Working

If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.

COVID19 Vaccination

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.

 UK Points-based immigration system

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.  Please note that from 1 January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route.  Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form.  Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.  Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be  eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead, which is cheaper to apply for and you do not need to pay the annual immigration health surcharge.

Communications 

Communications throughout the application process will be via e-mail therefore please check your e-mail account and Trac account regularly. References are also requested by email (where possible). Therefore to speed up the recruitment process please provide an email address for all referees when completing your application form.

If you require any support in completing the application form, please do not hesitate to contact the HR Support Services team on 01246 513177 and we will be happy to provide assistance.

Please see the attached documents and links in relation to working for Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. In particular, the general conditions of employment and benefits of working for the trust.

This role is part of the integrated health and social care community across Derbyshire, where there are many opportunities to work across different locations and providers developing new and different skills. Whilst this role is initially based in Chesterfield there may be future opportunities to be based at different locations within the health and social care community which we may talk to you about in the future.

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