Assistant Practitioner CAMHS Eating Disorder Team

The Home Intervention Team (HIT) provides intensive support to young people and families already known to the core Eating Disorders team. Its aims are to prevent inpatient admission, support early discharge, assist young people with complex comorbidities, and ensure safe monitoring of those at high physical or psychological risk. The team is nurse led and works closely with the wider CAMHS Eating Disorders multidisciplinary team. HIT currently includes skilled assistant practitioners trained in mealtime support, distress tolerance and anxiety management. The team benefits from close links with CAMHS colleagues, reflective practice and ongoing professional development. The postholder will support patients and families at home and in clinic, requiring strong rapport building skills and an understanding of the challenges faced by young people with eating disorders. You will contribute to delivering high quality, effective and innovative care, combining physical health monitoring with psychosocial support. Although clinical tasks from the JD are not required, you will be expected to recognise and escalating physical health concerns. We pride ourselves on a supportive, friendly workplace that encourages staff to thrive and deliver meaningful change. As a home based service, access to your own vehicle is essential.
Contact: Sheridan Hampton Wilson, Suky Gorasia, Cleo Jones Penliington.

Main duties of the job

• To provide therapeutic support for families and young people both within their homes and within clinic who present with eating disorders; to offer meal support and guidance, low intensity therapeutic interventions and to work within the guiding principles of family based treatment.
• To be part of a diverse multi disciplinary team and work alongside colleagues, supporting other core aspects of team functioning such as initial assessments.
• To be able to assess risk (physical and mental health) and escalation concerns appropriately to senior colleagues, e.g. undertaking basic physical observations including weight, height, blood pressure and pulse.
• To work proactively as part of an MDT and attend team meetings, contribute to clinical discussion and to contribute to project work appropriate for the specified role.

About us

About UsLeicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6 month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

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.