CAMHS Mental Health Practitioner - Eating Disorder Pathway

37.5 hours per week.An exciting opportunity has arisen within CAMHS Eating Disorder pathway, we are looking to recruit a Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner(OT, SW, Mental Health/LD/Paediatric Nurse) to work as part of the CAMHS Eating Disorder multi-disciplinary pathway.Functions of this post will be to support with range interventions and assessments. This role will be supervised and receive line management by senior practitioners within the CAMHS ED disorder pathway.The post holder will undertake direct clinical work with children/young people and their families. The post holders caseload will be children and young people with eating disorders as a primary diagnosis who need intensive support to minimise deterioration and improve outcomes for their mental and physical health.Plymouth CAMHS work within the ITHRIVE model of care. CAMHS work closely with partner agencies to improve health and social outcomes for children, young people and families across Plymouth.This role is central to the CAMHS strategy of collaboration to reduce health inequalities across the city as well as improving access to evidence based mental health services.This a permanent 37.5 hrs per week position.Please note that this role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibilityMain duties of the jobTo improve children and young peoples mental health through the delivery of safe, culturally competent, effective, cost efficient, timely and accessible services that are in accordance with national and local priorities and responsive to the needs and views of local children, young people, and their families. To be part of an Early Help package of care and take a key role in eating disorder assessments and coordinating the next stages of care planning. This will include the assessment of physical risk, prioritising the urgency of ongoing treatment. The practitioner is expected to manage their own caseload of patients, as well as being part of the established CAMHS Eating Disorder multi-disciplinary team. The practitioner will be expected to offer support to parents, carers and the wider family system.The post holder will be expected to competently liaise with other professionals involved in care including Psychiatry, Paediatrics, General Practice and Dieticians. To practice safely around the physical risks associated with eating disorders using MEED guidelines. The Eating Disorder Practitioner will provide specialist and culturally competent mental health assessment, formulation, and implementation of specific evidenced based treatments. The post holder will be expected to draw upon experience and knowledge gained through training and practice relating to child development, child and adolescent mental health and adult mental health.About usLivewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise providing integrated health & social care services for people across Plymouth, South Hams & West Devon, as well as some specialist services for people living in parts of Devon & Cornwall. With teams in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, health & wellbeing hubs.As an organisation with a strong social conscience, we always value being kind, respectful, inclusive, ambitious, responsible and collaborative. Transforming services to make them sustainable, ensuring that we value, support & empower each other.We are committed to involving the people we care for, families & carers in everything that we do, working towards co-production where we can. Helping us to deliver the right care for people, in the right place & at the right time. By putting people at the centre of what we do, we ensure to support people to lead, healthy independent lives & be the very best at helping people to live well.Valuing our employees making an investment in their development a priority. We offer:Protected CPD time for registered staffVarious development pathways and ongoing regular training packages for all staffLeadership & mentoring programmesAccess & funding for training including Care Certificate, Assistant Practitioners Course & Scholarship Into Nurse TrainingA Robust PreceptorshipA bespoke induction programmeExisting members of the NHS Pension Scheme can continue their membership when they join the organisation.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesService DeliveryTo improve children and young peoples mental health through the delivery of safe, culturally competent, effective, cost efficient, timely and accessible services that are in accordance with national and local priorities and responsive to the needs and views of local children, young people, and their families.To be part of an Early Help package of care and take a key role in eating disorder assessments and coordinating the next stages of care planning. This will include the assessment of physical risk and prioritising the urgency of ongoing treatment.The practitioner is expected to manage their own caseload of patients, as well as being part of a wider systemic therapeutic team.The practitioner will be expected to offer support to parents, carers and the wider family system, some of which maybe mealtime support within the family home.The post holder will be expected to competently liaise with other professionals involved in care including Psychiatry, Paediatrics, General Practice and Dieticians.To regularly use Routine Outcome Monitoring as part of clinical practiceTo practice safely around the physical risks associated with eating disorders using MEED guidelines.The Eating Disorder Practitioner will provide specialist and culturally competent mental health assessment, formulation, and implementation of specific evidenced based treatments. The post holder will be expected to draw upon experience and knowledge gained through training and practice relating to child development, child and adolescent mental health and adult mental health.The Eating Disorder Practitioner will demonstrate effective skills in the assessment of risk and communicate concerns accurately in a timely fashion, which may require multi-agency responses to risk assessment and risk management plans.The Eating Disorder Practitioner is required to maintain high standards in the recording of clinical activity.The Eating Disorder Practitioner will strongly adhere to culturally competent and anti-discriminatory practice, promote equity of opportunity, and use their professional position to empower others and challenge power imbalances where they are found to exist.The Eating Disorder Practitioner will provide consultation to staff in the wider CAMHS Service and other agencies. The post holder will contribute to the eating disorder Duty Rota which operates daily, Monday to Friday.The post holder will be required to contribute to the delivery of education and training to other professionals, including continuing professional development within the MDT.The post holder will be available for and make use of clinical supervision, safeguarding supervision and case load management.The post holder will be expected to offer supervision to others as appropriate to their grade.The post holder will need to organise their own workload under the support and supervision of Clinical Pathway ManagerMaintain health records to the standards required by Livewell Southwest.Contribute to the development of team protocols and clinical practice, proposing changes for discussion.Participate in team meetings, for example allocation, supervision, reflective practice, case discussions.Keep up to date with CAMHS & Eating Disorders developments taking place nationally in line with service objectives.To participate in audit and quality improvements.Management of ResourcesMake best use of time in arranging working pattern efficientlyMake good use of resources and facilitiesWorkforce and managing peopleParticipate in the training of other colleagues and students in areas of own expertise.Participate in the promotion of the team by participating in training and information giving events.Corporate and Other ResponsibilitiesTo undertake other duties in a corporate role as may be reasonably expected in accordance with the grade of the post and in line with other Senior Practitioners to ensure the attainment of team and service objectives.To attend continued professional development meeting facilitated by the Senior Clinical Team.To ensure that all duties within the role are delivered in accordance with Livewell Southwest policy and procedure and professional registration practice.This job description is indicative of the range of responsibilities of the post holder. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties and will be subject to review.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
Core qualification in any Mental health modality such as Nursing / Social Work / OT/ Psychology Appropriate Registration relevant to professional qualification Post graduate training qualification in methods of working with children with mental health problems, e.g. counselling, systemic practice or post grad diploma in child and adolescent mental health
ExperienceEssential
Experience (both work and life related) Experience of working in a multi-agency and/or multi-disciplinary context. Experience of working with the care systems both directly with Children and young people and professionals within the care system. Experience of post-registration working with children and young people who have experienced mental health difficulties.
Experience in assessment, including risk, care planning, intervention and evaluation. Maintaining own safety in Community settings by working within relevant policy and having completed or be willing to complete breakaway training or equivalent. Experience of effective working with families of different cultural backgrounds. Experience of working within multi-agency safeguarding systems e.g. child protection conferences, child in need meetings
Desirable
Experience in the delivery of training. Experience of service evaluation
KnowledgeEssential
Knowledge of relevant legislation and documents pertaining
to children, e.g., Children Act 2004, Child Protection, National Service Framework, Every Child Matters etc. Learning Disability specific legislation and documents, Aiming High for Disabled Children, Valuing People, Mansell report, Mental Capacity Act. Knowledge of a range of mental health problems and disorders affecting children and young people who are in care. Knowledge of theories of child development and their application to practice. An understanding of resilience and vulnerability
Desirable
Knowledge of different models of therapy, e.g. Applied Behaviour Analysis and at least one other therapeutic modality eg CBT, Psychodynamic psychotherapy, solution focussed
OtherEssential
Ability to travel across Plymouth Ability to work flexibly (hours of work and duties) both as an individual and with other colleagues in Livewell and with partner agencies. Able to undertake the demands of the post with reasonable adjustments where required. The post holder will need to travel and attend to service users based across Plymouth and other geographical areas. Full and valid driving licence and access to a car for work purposes is required. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act will be taken into account for the successful applicant.
SkillsEssential
Self motivating and able to work on own initiative. Mental Health and Risk assessment, care planning, evaluation and intervention skills Well established case management skills and good organisational skills with ability to prioritise Well-developed communication skills both oral and written Commitment to anti-oppressive practice Ability to work in partnership and in collaboration with others, both in and out of own agency/professional background.
Desirable
Competent assessment and intervention skills Specific therapeutic skills relevant to working with children and families Consultation skills. Training skills
Employer detailsEmployer nameLivewell SouthwestAddressCumberland Centre, 1st Floor Damerel Close Plymouth PL1 4JZAny attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. B9832-#####-NM#####5
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