CAMHS Specialist Mental Health Practitioner (Managing Eating Pathway)

Salary: £48,068 – £55,007 per year

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health & learning disability services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people’s recovery.

Our Values

We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications & experience – we recruit individuals who possess and demonstrate the behaviours which underpin the core values of our organisation. These values include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time, job share & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health & learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Employer. Applicants who declare a disability & meet the essential criteria in the job description will be invited to interview.

Our professional responsibility is to reduce the risk of infection to others as far as possible. Getting vaccinated against diseases which can be passed person to person in healthcare settings is part of this responsibility. The Trust will provide advice, guidance and support on vaccinations and access to vaccinations where requested.

The Role

– Are you interested in working with CAMHS?

– Are you passionate about improving the lives of young people with an eating disorder?

– Are you dynamic, innovative, and have a desire to be part of creative, supportive, and high-quality mental health service?

CAMHS eating disorder services for children and young people is changing – and for the better! We are expanding and improving our Managing Eating Pathway for children and young people.

We are looking for a full-time Band 7 Specialist Mental Health Practitioner to join our highly skilled and innovative, multi-disciplinary CAMHS team. You will be offering high-quality interventions to children, young people, and their families experiencing significant and complex, mental health difficulties, challenging eating patterns, and associated concerns.We are looking for applicants with specialist skills such as CBT Supervision, DBT, Supervision Skills or you may be able to bring something else to the team.

About You

will hold a core professional qualification and professional registration in either nursing, occupational therapy, social work, or clinical psychology and will have undertaken training in an evidence-based therapeutic intervention. You will have significant experience working with children, young people, and families. You will have the knowledge and skills to deliver evidence-based and outcome monitored psychological therapies, but will also be able to demonstrate your competence as a reflective practitioner with skills in working in multi-disciplinary teams. You will have the skills and experience of supervising other clinicians. Above all, you will be able to demonstrate a commitment to service user participation and collaborative working with children, young people, parents, carers, and families. You will have a good understanding of safeguarding in relation to infants, children, and families. You will have or be willing to develop skills and knowledge of clinical leadership contributing to quality improvement and service development. There will be specific CPD and training events developed to support you that are tailored to your individual needs.

About us

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) comprises an Alliance of six NHS organisations working together to improve health outcomes for children and young people in Devon. CFHD provides integrated care & treatment for children and young people across physical and mental health i.e. Children in Care, Therapies, including OT, Physiotherapy, SALT, learning disability and autism, community & other nursing and mental health services which are provided by Torbay and South Devon Foundation Trust and Devon Partnership Trust. We are working closely with other organisations and providers to ensure to deliver locality-placed based, integrated access to all of our services, based on the i-Thrive Framework, in response to wide-ranging 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. We actively engage service users and their families in co-design which is facilitated by a dedicated young person’s lead role who also works closely with Young Devon who provide additional co-design and feedback through the Devon young people’s champions group.

Our Children and Young People say… “We would like the people who work for Child 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 offer to you

We recognise our people want to learn and develop, becoming the best that they can be. We offer all our staff a range of training opportunities including a variety of in-house training programmes designed and delivered by experts, and opportunities to access external training where appropriate.

In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Benefits of working at Devon Partnership NHS Trust include:

– Commitment to flexible working where this is possible

– 27 days of annual leave per year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years’ service with the NHS so you can really enjoy what Devon has to offer

– Individual personal development plans and a commitment to ongoing training

– Generous NHS pension scheme

– Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits

– Health service discounts and online benefits

– Incremental pay progression

– Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7

– Access to our staff networks

– Health and wellbeing opportunities

– Cycle to Work Scheme and reduced public transport rates

– Structured learning and development opportunities.

– Refer a friend scheme applies – both earn up to £500 (See Terms & Conditions)