Job summary
We are excited to be
recruiting Band 6 Senior Mental Health Practitioners to join our Eating
Disorder Pathway within Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD).
This is an opportunity to be part of an innovative and supportive multi-disciplinary
team providing specialist care to children and young people with eating
disorders.
As a Senior Mental
Health Practitioner, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality,
evidence-based interventions to young people up to the age of 18. You will
provide specialist assessment, treatment, and risk management while
working closely with families and carers. Your role will include working in family
therapy clinics, individual therapy sessions, and group interventions.
You will bring your
expertise as a qualified mental health professional (RMN, Social Worker,
or Occupational Therapist), using your skills to adapt interventions to meet
the needs of each young person. Collaboration with professionals across education,
social care, and healthcare is key, ensuring a holistic and integrated
approach to care.
We offer:
- Regular clinical supervision and peer support within a
dynamic team.
- Training and development opportunities to enhance your skills.
- A supportive and forward-thinking work environment, where
professional growth is encouraged.
If you are passionate about
making a difference in the lives of young people and their families, we would
love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
- Provide specialist assessment and formulation for children
and young people with eating disorders, ensuring timely and
effective intervention.
- Deliver evidence-based treatments, in line with NICE
guidance.
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to
case discussions and collaborative care planning.
- Liaise with professionals across education, health, and social care to
ensure coordinated support.
- Provide risk assessment ensuring appropriate safeguarding
and intervention plans.
- Support the development of junior staff and trainees,
offering supervision and mentorship.
- Contribute to service development and quality improvement,
helping to shape and enhance the pathway.
- Maintain accurate clinical records in line with professional
and organisational standards.
This role is ideal for motivated
and compassionate professionals who are confident in working with young
people in the community and have a strong interest in specialist eating
disorder care.
About us
Children and Family Health Devon
(CFHD) comprises an Alliance of NHS organisations working together to improve
health outcomes for children and young people in Devon.
CFHD provides integrated care and
treatment for children and young people across physical and mental health. We are working closely with other organisations and providers to ensure we
deliver locality and county-wide based integrated access to all of our
services, based on the i-Thrive Framework, in response to consultation with our
service users and communities.
CFHD works closely with our local
universities of Plymouth, Exeter & the Peninsula Medical School where we
support students in clinical training placements and in addition support our
own staff to undertake post graduate training.
Our integrated care and treatment
has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their
families/carers.
Our children
and young people say
We
would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be
understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us
feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and
experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way.
When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that
is informal and without pressure.
Our vision is to be a successful, vibrant,
partnership that benefits the communities we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job
description attached to this advert which will provide further information on
this role
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job
description attached to this advert which will provide further information on
this role
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A professional mental health qualification e.g. RMN, Social Work Degree, BSc/Diploma in
- OT, SROT, or equivalent
- Active registration as with the appropriate professional body e.g. NMC, HCPC
Desirable
- Recognised qualification in evidenced based therapeutic, mental health interventions for
- children/young people and their families/carers
- Post graduate qualification relevant to specialism
- Clinical Supervision qualification
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- An understanding of the Mental Health Act/ Mental Health Capacity Act requirements.
- An understanding of child development
- Understanding of child protection and the importance of multi-agency work for children and families in the community
- Understanding of CYP-IAPT principles including the use of evidence based therapies and Routine Outcome Measures
- Excellent communication skills including the ability to engage with children/young people of all ages experiencing a wide range of mental health presentations.
- Ability to communicate with a wide range of professionals from various settings, sharing own professional knowledge, skills and expertise, whilst valuing the perspective of others.
- Able to produce well written reports.
- Key requirements as identified by young people participating in the development of our services:
- Demonstrate effective communication skills and experiences of using these with children, young people and families
- Knowledge and experience of gaining meaningful feedback from children, young people and families voice and inform meaningful change
- Experience of working in a person-centred way which shows you can demonstrate values that are important to children, young people and families
- Knowledge and understanding of what children, young people and families feel is important to them and their lives
- Able to recognise potential difficulties and participate in finding solutions
- Ability to assess and develop plans to manage risk and safeguard children.
- Able to plan creatively to maximise effectiveness of care plans, including complex multiagency care plans
- Able to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to manage own time and that of the teams.
- Ability to work flexibly.
- Ability to be mobile across a geographical area in a timely manner and in accordance with service need.
- Computer literacy.
- Excellent clinical assessment skills.
- Ability to manage change in a positive manner.
- A willingness to use and learn IT Systems ,e.g. Electronic Record Keeping and online video platforms used for therapy, professionals meetings or training.
Desirable
- Able to participate and present information in a group setting
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of managing an extensive and complex caseload and working with children/young people presenting with a range of complex mental health presentations.
- Working within a community CAMHS mental health setting.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
Desirable
- Providing clinical supervision.
- Participation in user involvement in services.
- Experience of delivering model based psychological therapy
- Mentoring students in line with professional requirements
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A professional mental health qualification e.g. RMN, Social Work Degree, BSc/Diploma in
- OT, SROT, or equivalent
- Active registration as with the appropriate professional body e.g. NMC, HCPC
Desirable
- Recognised qualification in evidenced based therapeutic, mental health interventions for
- children/young people and their families/carers
- Post graduate qualification relevant to specialism
- Clinical Supervision qualification
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- An understanding of the Mental Health Act/ Mental Health Capacity Act requirements.
- An understanding of child development
- Understanding of child protection and the importance of multi-agency work for children and families in the community
- Understanding of CYP-IAPT principles including the use of evidence based therapies and Routine Outcome Measures
- Excellent communication skills including the ability to engage with children/young people of all ages experiencing a wide range of mental health presentations.
- Ability to communicate with a wide range of professionals from various settings, sharing own professional knowledge, skills and expertise, whilst valuing the perspective of others.
- Able to produce well written reports.
- Key requirements as identified by young people participating in the development of our services:
- Demonstrate effective communication skills and experiences of using these with children, young people and families
- Knowledge and experience of gaining meaningful feedback from children, young people and families voice and inform meaningful change
- Experience of working in a person-centred way which shows you can demonstrate values that are important to children, young people and families
- Knowledge and understanding of what children, young people and families feel is important to them and their lives
- Able to recognise potential difficulties and participate in finding solutions
- Ability to assess and develop plans to manage risk and safeguard children.
- Able to plan creatively to maximise effectiveness of care plans, including complex multiagency care plans
- Able to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to manage own time and that of the teams.
- Ability to work flexibly.
- Ability to be mobile across a geographical area in a timely manner and in accordance with service need.
- Computer literacy.
- Excellent clinical assessment skills.
- Ability to manage change in a positive manner.
- A willingness to use and learn IT Systems ,e.g. Electronic Record Keeping and online video platforms used for therapy, professionals meetings or training.
Desirable
- Able to participate and present information in a group setting
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of managing an extensive and complex caseload and working with children/young people presenting with a range of complex mental health presentations.
- Working within a community CAMHS mental health setting.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
Desirable
- Providing clinical supervision.
- Participation in user involvement in services.
- Experience of delivering model based psychological therapy
- Mentoring students in line with professional requirements
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
