CAMHS Senior Clinician - Disordered Eating
The closing date is 12 May 2026.
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) provides specialist mental health support for children and young people with moderate to severe mental health needs. The service delivers face‑to‑face assessments and therapeutic interventions.
Overview
We are seeking a senior clinician with experience of working therapeutically with children and young people with complex eating difficulties. The role involves clinical delivery of our new disordered eating pathway across Herefordshire and Worcestershire core CAMHS, holding a caseload of approximately 12‑14 CYP and delivering therapeutic interventions at all CAMHS bases.
Key Responsibilities
* Deliver evidence‑based psychological therapeutic interventions to children and young people with disordered eating.
* Lead the disordered eating multidisciplinary team and pathway.
* Provide education, training, supervision, and clinical consultancy to staff.
* Serve as an active member of the leadership team and model Trust behaviours.
* Manage a defined caseload and undertake regular travel to all bases across Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
* Lead in care planning, data management, outcomes measurement, service evaluation, audits and clinical governance.
Qualifications and Experience
* Current registration with an appropriate professional body.
* Significant recent and relevant post‑registration clinical experience with CYP.
* Experience leading clinical teams or autonomous clinical pathways.
* Demonstrated knowledge of research, clinical governance and NHS priorities relevant to CYP mental health.
* Experience in inter‑agency partnership working, clinical audits and risk assessment.
* Strong communication and motivational leadership skills, able to work across organisational boundaries.
Additional Criteria
* Comprehensive professional development record.
* Willingness to meet travel requirements.
* Commitment to continuous improvement and professional development.
Benefits
* 27 days of leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 33 days for long service.
* Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay for unsocial hours.
* Flexible, agile working options.
* Robust maternity, paternity, and adoption support.
* Wide range of supportive staff networks.
* Health and wellbeing opportunities.
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