CYP Mental Health Practitioner - Eating Disorder Service CYPMHSNHS AfC: Band 6

Main area

CYP Eating Disorder Mental Health Practitioner

Grade

NHS AfC: Band 6

Contract

Fixed term: 12 months (Temporary/secondment)

Hours

Part time - 30 hours per week

Job ref

373-CYP1630

Site

Kingsley Resource Centre

Town

Ellesmere Port

Salary

£39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

28/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

Promote positive Mental Well-Being as well as Positive Mental Health.

Contribute to the Community Eating Disorder team assessing, delivering

and evaluating the Eating Disorder needs of the young people accepted by the service.

Take responsibility for providing specialist eating disorder assessments to

children & young people with complex health needs. In collaboration within team and child/parents/carers deliver a treatment plan that offers a range of therapeutic approaches appropriate to clinical need.

Undertake preventative aspects of service delivery such as offering

consultation and expert advice to other professionals and participate in

training programmes.

Work within CWP policies and service operational policies responsible,

both autonomously and as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, for

decisions in accepting, prioritising and assessing referrals to the service.

The post holder will be part of the team as it develops towards CYPMH

Main duties of the job

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Undertake an initial CYPCEDS assessment of new referrals gathering relevant information from young person, parents/carers and from other agencies.

2. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of therapeutic care to young people suffering from complex Eating Disorders and mental health difficulties

3. Undertake care planning and subsequent reviews in collaboration with a young person, their parents/carers.

4. Undertake the screening of routine and urgent referrals and where necessary offering a frontline clinical intervention providing a clinical formulation and risk management plan.

5. Collaborate with young people and their parents/carers with respect to care planning and the management of risk.

6. Hold case management responsibilities for a caseload of young people with eating disorders.
   
   9 Attend and participate in external multi-agency care planning and safeguarding meetings.

7. Directly implement a variety of psychological, psychoeducational and therapeutic treatments including Family Based Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa .

8. Identify and respond appropriately to safeguarding issues within procedures set down by Trust and Local Safeguarding Procedures.

9. Participate in clinical consultations relating to complex cases.

Working for our organisation

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you'll find something to suit you at CWP.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description (see 'documents to download' section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: or by calling .

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the 'essential' criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer 'YES' to the question: 'Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?'

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised...