CAMHS Eating Disorder Clinician

Are you passionate about supporting children, young people and families affected by eating disorders? If so, we would love to hear from you., This is an exciting opportunity to work within a specialist community service supporting children and young people with eating disorders. The role includes assessment, care coordination, physical health monitoring and delivery of evidence-based interventions.

The successful candidate will work across both our core community team and specialist Home Treatment pathways, supporting a 7-day service. You will play a key role in coordinating care for young people requiring intensive support, providing supervision and contributing to the home treatment pathway development., The post holder will provide eating disorder services and treatment to young people and their families across North Yorkshire and York. The team operate out of Orca House, York and Humming bird House, Harrogate , also providing outreach to Northallerton and Scarborough. The post holder will be based in either York or Harrogate, however may be asked to travel to other bases due to service need.

The team includes clinical psychologists, family therapists, nurses, dietitians, psychiatrists and social workers. Therefore, the ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team is a requirement.

The post holder will provide evidence based assessment and treatment based interventions as part of the clinical eating disorder pathways, and offer input to individuals, their families and carers in a clinic setting. The candidate will also provide supervision, and mentorship to students and junior staff working within the team. The post holder will support the team with service development using the Trust's quality improvement methods .

Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 CAMHS Practitioner to join our friendly and established multidisciplinary Eating Disorder Service. Applicants must hold a relevant professional registration, have completed their preceptorship and possess a minimum of 18 months post-qualification experience at the point of application., We are looking for someone who is compassionate, motivated and committed to improving outcomes for children, young people and families. In return, we offer a supportive team environment, regular supervision, opportunities for professional development and the chance to make a real difference every day.

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.