Senior Mental Health Practitioner-CAMHS Eating Disorder Services

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the CAMHS Herefordshire/Worcestershire
Community

You will become a key part
of our CAMHS Community Eating Disorders Team a passionate, dynamic, and
highly skilled service dedicated to supporting young people and their families
through some of their toughest moments. Join our warm, supportive
multidisciplinary team who genuinely value each other.

Whether you’re based in
Hereford or Worcestershire, you’ll be stepping into a role where your expertise
truly matters. You’ll work across both counties as part of an integrated,
forward thinking
team that values collaboration, compassion, and creativity in care.

Were looking for a
motivated, experienced senior clinician with a real passion for eating
disorders and a desire to make a meaningful impact. If you thrive in a fast paced
environment where no two days are the same, this is the place for you. This
is your chance to join a busy, evolving service where your work will directly
shape the futures of young people and their families.

This is a full time role.

Main duties of the job

The role will require:

Qualification in
RMN, BSc/DipSW, BSc OT, RSCN

Experience in
assessment and management of children and young people with mental health and
eating disorders presentation, clinical risk and managing own case load.

The ability to
communicate effectively with others at all levels, respecting and valuing
others.

Working flexibly
to provide the service delivery need across Worcestershire and Herefordshire (the
service operates from 9 am – 5 pm, Monday to Friday excluding bank holidays)

An enthusiastic,
motivated and innovative thinker to become part of a Children and Young People
facing community

The ability to
work autonomously to manage your own case load whilst working within a
multi-disciplinary team

The ability to
problem solve and manage time effectively

Experience of
working in a fast paced and varied environment

There is scope
for professional development as developing our workforce is important to us.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Professional clinical qualification RMN/OT/Social Worker etc.
  • Evidence of post registered clinical qualifications/training or be able to demonstrate an equivalent level of training to a minimum of post graduate diploma level
  • Current registration with relevant professional body
  • I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

Desirable

  • Specific qualification in a relevant therapeutic speciality e.g. counselling, Family Therapy, CBT, eating disorders

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive post registration experience in mental health care including mental health assessment and risk assessment
  • Use of therapeutic interventions within mental health settings i.e., 1:1, counselling, family therapy and group work
  • Delivering teaching/training
  • Providing consultation

Desirable

  • Working in inpatient settings
  • Liaison across Tier I-IV CAMH Services
  • Providing care in CAMHS community settings
  • Developing a specialist area on behalf of the Service/ or local Team
  • Developing policies and protocols
  • Working in a multi-disciplinary Team
  • Supervising less experienced

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Ability to challenge poor behaviour
  • Role modelling good behaviour
  • A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
  • Ability to praise and be supportive to others
  • Highly developed and effective communication skills, both oral and written, including ability to communicate complex, highly personal, and sensitive information.
  • Advanced ability to develop and maintain a therapeutic relationship, appropriately with young people and their families.
  • Able to communicate effectively within the team and build good sound working relationships
  • Good presentation and teaching skills; able to use multi-media materials for both formal large group situations and small informal settings
  • Ability to use IT equipment including literature searches, data bases, patient information systems
  • Able to project-manage changes in relation to clinical practice and/or governance and operational issues
  • Able to prioritise own work and deal with competing demands to work effectively, within a highly stressed work environment
  • Committed to promote patients right, independence, and choice e.g., through informed consent for interventions

Knowledge

Essential

  • Working knowledge of Health Service
  • Knowledge gained from working in a CAMHS community setting
  • Working knowledge of mental health issues in CAMH Services
  • Good knowledge of recognised disorders and illnesses in the field of mental health
  • Good clinical knowledge of eating disorders
  • A good knowledge of own professional guidelines such as NMC/HCPC
  • Understanding of a range of communication styles when working with children and families in distress
  • Hold an interest in a specialist area
  • Knowledge of the Mental Health Act

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • Able to meet the daily travel requirements of the post across both counties.
  • Able to work independently
  • Able to work as a member of a team
  • Awareness of personal strengths and limitations

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 9 August 2026

To apply for this job please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk.