CAMHS Mental Health Practitioner - Eating Disorder Pathway

Overview

37.5 hours per week. This role is integral to the CAMHS Eating Disorder Pathway, providing specialist assessment, care coordination, and evidence-based interventions for children and young people with eating disorders. The post holder will lead on early identification and treatment, ensuring timely, high-quality care that improves both mental and physical health outcomes.

The CAMHS Eating Disorder Pathway delivers a specialist service for children and young people aged 5–18 who are experiencing eating disorders. Evidence shows that early identification and treatment significantly reduce the severity and duration of illness.

The post holder will take a lead role in the early stages of care, including coordinating assessments, developing care plans, and overseeing physical health monitoring. You will provide specialist clinical input, ensuring interventions are delivered to the highest standard. The post holder will present cases to the MDT, guide decision-making, and provide feedback to families and professionals involved in the young persons care.

You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) within the Eating Disorder Pathway, and in close collaboration with other CAMHS teams and external agencies. The team operates within the ITHRIVE model of care, promoting recovery through timely, evidence-based interventions and holistic support.

All Livewell staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service.

You will undertake direct clinical work with children and young people and their families. Their caseload will consist of young people with eating disorders as a primary diagnosis, who require intensive support to minimise deterioration and improve outcomes for both their mental and physical health.

This role involves working in a variety of settings including homes, schools, clinics, and community environments, and contributes to the wider CAMHS services commitment to improving health and social outcomes for children, young people, and families across Plymouth.

You will contribute to the Eating Disorder Duty Rota which operates daily, Monday to Friday. You will also provide clinical leadership within the pathway, supporting junior colleagues through supervision and guidance.

You will be available for and make use of clinical supervision, safeguarding supervision and case load management. You will manage a defined caseload (up to 15 clinical sessions per week), including essential care coordination responsibilities.

The post holder will be required to work flexibly in hours of clinical availability.

The above is not an exhaustive list of duties, and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of the organisation).

Please note that we may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline.

Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health hubs.

As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values, kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while empowering staff and those we serve.

We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, in shaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the right time and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead healthy, independent lives.

We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training pathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship programs ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.

Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental health, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.

Date posted: 19 January 2026

Pay scheme:
Agenda for Change

Band:
Band 6

Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year pa, pro-rata

Contract:

Permanent

Working pattern:
Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number: B-NM-10134-2

Job locations: 200 Mount Gould Road, Mount Gould, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 7PY
, Livewell South West, Mount Gould Road, Plymouth, PL4 7QD

Job responsibilities

• The post holder will contribute to improving the mental health of children and young people by delivering safe, effective, timely, and accessible services that reflect national and local priorities and…