Mental Health Practitioner CAMHS Eating Disorder Pathway
| Posting date: | 19 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £38,682 to £46,580 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682 - £46580 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 January 2026 |
| Location: | Plymouth, PL4 7PY |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B9832-2025-NM-10134 |
Summary
The post holder will contribute to improving the mental health of children and young people by delivering safe, effective, timely, and accessible services that reflect national and local priorities and respond to the needs and views of children, young people, and their families. The post holder will play a key role in the early stages of care, including undertaking eating disorder assessments, coordinating care plans, and assessing physical risk to prioritise treatment. The practitioner will manage their own caseload while working as part of a wider multidisciplinary team. This includes providing support to parents, carers, and the family system, which may involve mealtime support within the home environment. The post holderwill liaise effectively with professionals involved in care, including Psychiatry, Paediatrics, General Practice, and Dietetics, ensuring clear and timely communication. Routine Outcome Monitoring will be used regularly as part of clinical practice. The practitioner will work safely around the physical risks associated with eating disorders, following MEED guidelines. The role involves delivering specialist, culturally competent mental health assessment, formulation, and evidence-based treatment. You will draw on knowledge and experience of child development, child and adolescent mental health, and adult mental health. The practitioner will demonstrate strong skills in risk assessment and management, communicating concerns promptly and accurately, which may require multi-agency responses. High standards of clinical recording must be maintained at all times. The practitioner will adhere to anti-discriminatory practice, promote equity of opportunity, and use their professional position to empower others and challenge power imbalances. You will provide consultation to colleagues within CAMHS and other agencies, contribute to the Eating Disorder Duty Rota (Monday to Friday), and support education and training for professionals, including CPD within the MDT. The post holder will participate in clinical supervision, safeguarding supervision, and caseload management, and will provide supervision to others where appropriate. The post holderwill organise their own workload under the guidance of the Clinical Pathway Manager, maintain health records to Livewell Southwest standards, and contribute to the development of team protocols and clinical practice. Participation in team meetings (allocation, supervision, reflective practice, case discussions), audit, and quality improvement activities is expected. The practitioner will keep up to date with national developments in CAMHS and eating disorder care to ensure best practice within the service. To participate in audit and quality improvements (Please refer to full job description and person spec for further details).