CAMHS Eating Disorders Mental Health Practitioner

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The closing date is 01 February 2026

An opportunity has arisen for a CAMHS Eating Disorders Mental Health Practitioner post to work as part of the CAMHS Eating Disorders Team.

The post holder will be a key member of the team offering family based care to children and young people in the community and the paediatric ward, liaising with all agencies involved with care.

You will be based with the CAMHS team, coordinating care, team meetings and MDT meetings for children and young people, and joining the supervision structures and offering consultation to CAMHS colleagues.

You will be a registered practitioner, RMN, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker or Clinical Psychologist and have experience of working with children or adults who experience eating disorders.

The Trust supports flexible working and we would be happy to discuss different working patterns, job shares or part time.

To be responsible for the co-ordination and delivery of care for children and young people referred with eating disorders. You will provide first line management and leadership to the team ensuring that care is of the highest standard and delivered in accordance with Policies and Procedures.

To be proactive in ensuring the efficacy of the CAMHS Eating Disorder (CED) care pathway and that of the shared paediatric / CED pathway, influencing service development with the support of the CED Team Lead.

To be a senior clinician, assessing the psychological, social and physical factors relevant to the care of the mental health of children, adolescents and their families, experiencing severe eating disorders, planning, implementing and managing family based interventions in keeping with National Guidelines.

To present a professional image and promote a positive image of CAMHS and the Trust to service users, carers and the community as a whole

The CAMHS Eating Disorder service consists of a multi-disciplinary team, based within the CAMHS Service at The Den, Chesterfield Royal Hospital. The team link closely with the other CAMHS teams and with the hospital's paediatric ward.

Whilst you care for our young people and families, in turn we recognise the importance of caring for you - clinical supervision, career & personal development and health & wellbeing support are all core to our service. If you're keen to develop particular interests within child & adolescent mental health, come and talk to us about how we could support that.

Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.

• Professional Qualification

• Relevant experience of working with children and families experiencing severe eating disorders
• Experience of contributing to service development, particularly interagency developments.
• Experience of leadership/ coordination within a team

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.

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Depending on experience per annum pro rata