Job summary
We are looking for a Band 6 Clinical Practitioner - Eating Disorders, to join the North Somerset CAMHS Eating Disorder Team.

The team is rated by its staff as very supportive and offers good development opportunities and has strong historic links to Exeter University.

You will be working in North Somerset, with Bases at The Barn Clevedon and in Weston Super Mare. This post entails travelling to meet the requirements of the role, therefore a driving license and access to a car is essential.

You will be working with CYP with a range of eating difficulties and other comorbidities due to their eating. Our aim is to support young people, alongside their families and carers, to recover.

The North Somerset CAMHS ED team is a busy thriving CAMHS team that is passionate about delivering highly effective and accessible services to the young people and families of North Somerset.

The team is a well established multi disciplinary team offering evidence based interventions. The team are a diverse team and are committed to staff development and staff well being with excellent supervision and CPD opportunities. We offer established specialist clinics such as family therapy, specialist eating disorder clinics alongside staff working autonomously holding their own caseload. We have regular reflective groups and process groups to support with the clinical work.

Main duties of the job
Your role will involve providing triage, assessment, and treatment to support young people and their families/carers who present with a range of eating disorders and co-morbidities.

The team offers a variety of treatment approaches, including group-based interventions, family therapy, and individual treatments.

You will work collaboratively with core CAMHS clinicians, the Eating Disorder Home Treatment Team, and the medical team at The Seashore Centre.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

Newly qualified social workers
This post is open to newly qualified social workers. In line with AWP Trust policy, all newly qualified social workers (NQSWs) will initially be appointed at Band 5, regardless of the advertised role banding. All NQSWs are expected to successfully complete their ASYE within two years of employment, unless exceptional circumstances require an extension of up to two additional years.

If you are appointed to an advertised Band 6 role, progression will be automatic following confirmation of successful ASYE completion. If you are appointed to a Band 5 post, you will then be eligible to apply for a Band 6 vacancy upon successful ASYE completion.

Job responsibilities

• Manage complexity and risk as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Undertake specialist assessments on behalf of the multidisciplinary team as part of a duty system.
• Take part in physical health clinics with the support and consultation of medical staff as required.
• Provide psycho-education and therapy, including short-term individual, family and group therapy for patients with sub-threshold disorders, and contribute to family based treatment for Eating Disorders and other evidence based treatments.
• Contribute to the care of complex cases, attending to risk and arranging network/professional reviews where clinically appropriate, including liaison with other services when required.
• Use routine outcome measures (ROMs) to evaluate treatment and gain feedback from young people and their carers.
• Participate in the running of therapeutic groups and workshops.

Essential criteria

• RMN qualification or other relevant qualification (e.g., social work, psychology, psychotherapy, or IAPT Postgraduate Diploma in CBT) and appropriate registration.
• Experience of working with young people with mental health difficulties.
• Experience in using assessment skills, particularly in determining the nature and severity of mental illness/mental health issues in children and young people.
• Experience of working with young people with eating disorders.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in CAMHS or an equivalent mental health setting with young people.
• Trained in FT-AN.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Address: Long Fox Unit, Grange Rd, Uphill, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4TS, United Kingdom

Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 342-CAMHS080-1026
Closing date: 02 November 2026

For questions about the job, contact: Nicola Bowden Jones, Eating Disorder Lead, Nicola.bowdenjones@nhs.net, 03001256700

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