CAMHS Mental Health Practitioner

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Children & Young People's Community Eating Disorder Service (CYP CEDS)

Permanent - Band 6

Full Time 37.5 hours per week

There has never been a more exciting time to join Bradford District Care Trust!

Do you want to make a difference? Do you have a 'can do' attitude, enthusiastic, motivated, and ready for a challenge? Do you possess excellent communication and organisational skills? If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen to work within Bradford's Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

We are seeking to recruit a number of professionally qualified practitioners to further develop and grow our multi-disciplinary Children and young people eating disorder team

You will be working in a community based multi-disciplinary team delivering a service to children in a rich and diverse community, young people and their families in a supportive and lively team, where different professions are respected and valued. You will have the opportunity to play a significant role in the leadership delivery of a modernised and comprehensive service.

The post requires enthusiastic and self-motivated individuals who are willing to make a real change. Do you have a 'can do' attitude and are you quality focused? Are you enthusiastic, motivated and ready for a challenge, possess excellent communication and organisational skills?

Closing - 2nd March 2025

Shortlisting - W/C 3rd March 2025

Interview - TBC

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for mental health practitioner with experience and/or interest in eating disorders a to join a well-established, dedicated, and friendly children and young people's community eating disorders service across Bradford, Aire Wharfe Craven CAMHS. we are looking to recruit a Qualified Mental health nurse, Social worker or OT

The successful applicant will join a multi-disciplinary team including psychology, psychiatry, nursing, dietitian, family therapist mental health practitioner and associate practitioner roles.

We have a close working relationship with our paediatric colleagues who support with in patient refeeding when necessary.

The family therapy FT-AN, FT-BN approach is at our core.

We work closely within our team we have twice daily huddles, weekly team meetings, individual and small group supervision, small group formulation, and team development sessions, these team processes support team members to work with complexity and risk.

About us

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -

We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

Increase mileage rates for > 3500

A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages

A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities

Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.

Date posted

19 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

453-25-6991353

Job locations

Mobile - Fieldhead Bradford, Hillbrook, Keighley, Home

Keighley or Bradford

BD7 1LG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and the person specification for more information about this role.

Right to Work in the UKPrior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.

Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trusts eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.

As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and the person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

RMN, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker

Desirable

PEAP or equivalent

Experience

Essential

2 years post qualification experience within a Mental Health setting

Desirable

Experience of child and adolescent Mental Health nursing

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

RMN, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker

Desirable

PEAP or equivalent

Experience

Essential

2 years post qualification experience within a Mental Health setting

Desirable

Experience of child and adolescent Mental Health nursing

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.