Mental Health Practitioner | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

We are a well-established and dynamic Community Eating Disorder Service delivering evidence-based care and treatment to young people aged 8‑18 and their families. We are very proud of our team and the service we provide and are committed to making a positive difference to young people’s lives.

Key Role

B6 mental health practitioner on a 12‑month fixed-term basis, full or part time working hours will be considered.

Responsibilities

• The post-holder will be supported via mentoring and supervision from senior colleagues to provide specialist assessment of young people with eating disorders and to offer evidence-based treatment interventions.
• The post holder will be a member of the multi-disciplinary Community Eating Disorder Service and will hold a small caseload of patients as well as being expected to work alongside and support other team members.
• Liaison with external services and contributing to clinical meetings with other professionals is an integral aspect of the role.
• To ensure high quality CAMHS/ED assessments of children/families referred to the service.
• To deliver therapeutic input to children & young people.
• To be responsible for and manage a defined caseload and undertake case management responsibilities.
• To identify and develop strategies to manage risk in line with Pennine Care and CAMHS procedures and protocols.
• To liaise with a wide range of agencies regarding individual care packages and to promote awareness of CAMHS health issues within these agencies.
• To provide consultation & training on children’s emotional health, well‑being and eating disorders to professionals, including GP’s, Primary Care Services, Adult Mental Health Services, Education Services and Paediatric services.
• To engage in managerial & clinical supervision, including with appropriate consent, recording and reviewing of live clinical work.
• To ensure collection of relevant information, data & outcome measures required by Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust and its commissioners.
• To routinely monitor effectiveness of clinical work by use of Routine Outcome Measures (ROM) and where outcomes are not improving for children and families to engage in clinical review via peer review meetings and supervision.
• To take part in the CED‑CYP emergency duty rota to provide urgent assessment of children/young people presenting with eating disorder in line with Pennine care protocols to both advise other professionals regarding risk and work with them to develop a plan of care for the child, working flexibly, including evening & weekend working as required.
• To attend team, clinical, business and other meetings as required.
• To manage own workload and time effectively.
• To undertake accurate record keeping and provide/enter data for local information management systems.
• To contribute to peer supervision within the CED‑CYP teams and within the wider community CAMHS.
• To be responsible for the supervision of other staff as appropriate, including junior staff and students.
• To receive regular clinical/management supervision and to participate in appraisal.
• To participate in the development of education/training programmes.
• To maintain own education and awareness of current developments within children and young people’s eating disorders.
• To maintain a current professional portfolio and participate in programmes of personal development & training, which will be identified as part of the individual performance and development review.
• To undertake personal development in line with Pennine policy and maintain professional registration requirement.

Benefits and Opportunities

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance.
• Access to Continued Professional Development.
• Involvement in improvement and research activities.
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service.
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel.

Equality and Diversity

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

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