Job Overview
The CYP Eating Disorders Intensive Support at Home (ED-ISH) is currently mobilising. This specialist provision delivers intensive, evidence-based care to children & young people experiencing moderate to severe eating disorders. The service model is designed to deliver intensive, flexible & person-centred care for children & young people (CYP) with eating disorders, embedded within the existing CAMHS Eating Disorders Service (CEDS) infrastructure.
* Intensive Home treatment- providing targeted support within the home environment
* Meal support and psychoeducation for young people & their families, promoting sustainable recovery at home.
* Multidisciplinary care planning and supervision, ensuring continuity & quality of care across settings.
* Training and consultation to professionals and carers, enhancing system-wide understanding and support for eating disorders.
Main duties of the job
To support the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based therapeutic interventions for children and young people (CYP) with eating disorders within the CAMHS Day Hospital setting. The postholder will work under the supervision of registered Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) to facilitate group and individual interventions, contribute to care planning, support meal-time management, and assist with assessment, therapeutic activities, and monitoring of physical and mental health needs.
The role aims to promote recovery, independence, engagement in meaningful activity, and the development of healthy routines for CYP and their families/carers.
Working for our organisation
Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.
We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.
We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.
We are 'United in our Uniqueness' and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a further detailed description of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Foundation degree in relevant subject or Diploma/NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care or accredited prior learning with competency based evidence supplemented by short courses
Experience
Essential criteria
* Experience of working with children with Mental Health Needs as a member of a multidisciplinary community team.
* Experience of formulating a child's difficulties and supporting the development of a care plan.
* Experience of employing evidenced based interventions with children
* Experience of working with families
* Able to work independently under delegation, without direct supervision.
* Experience of supporting other workers and role modelling recommended approaches / interventions in practice.
Desirable criteria
* Experience of working within a lone working framework
* Experience of working with young people with eating disorders
Skills, Knowledge And Abilities
Essential criteria
* Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities.
* Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload.
* Ability to deal with non- routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient/ service user contact.
* Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non- verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
* Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues.
* Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and health care support workers as required within the clinical setting.
* Intermediate IT skills including sound working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Outlook.
* The ability to use clinical systems such as RiO.
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
* Working across the geography and have the ability to travel within a geographical area to meet the requirements of the post.
* Flexibility to work across shift pattern to meet the needs of the service.
* Commitment to the Trust Values and Behaviours.
* Passion for working with Young People with Mental Health and or eating difficulties.