Job overview

North Somerset CAMHS is a well-established multi-disciplinary team, which is, continuing to grow due to new investment. The service is committed to continuous improvement and providing accessible and flexible, therapeutic interventions to children, young people and families.

It's part of a busy, forward thinking and thriving AWP CAMHS service with excellent on-going CPD opportunities. and responsive. 

The team is investing in  leadership for its Eating Disorders Team, and this post will be working within ED, providing team leadership and coordinating day-to-day running of the team, alongside the systemic lead for ED,  supported by the Clinical Service manager.

This is a largely clinical role, delivering eating disorders assessments and treatment alongside taking a team lead role.

The successful candidate will be part of a stimulating and supportive multidisciplinary team, working as part of the leadership team to deliver an outstanding service.

North Somerset Child and Adolescent Mental Health Team (CAMHS) currently offers a range of innovative and informed approaches, supports CPD opportunities with a comprehensive in-house training programme.

We offer flexible working patterns and have the benefit of working across 2 sites in Weston-super-Mare & Clevedon.

We welcome calls/visits from prospective candidate to discuss in more detail, this opportunity, & what the team can offer.  

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will join the multi-disciplinary team in the delivery of clinical assessment and provision of therapy to young people (0-18) and their families and/or carers within the North Somerset CAMHS specifically working with eating disorders.

The post-holder will contribute to the provision of high quality evidence-based, specialist Eating Disorder services. This will include providing outreach work to patients who may find it hard to attend clinics and access support at times of transition between services.

The post-holder will provide leadership support to the team and coordinate day to day activities alongside the systemic lead for ED and with support from the clinical service manager.

Working for our organisation

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. 

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.  

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

AWP is a forward thinking and inclusive Mental Health Trust with a strong commitment to clinical supervision and professional development and staff wellbeing. AWP CAMHS has developed a rolling program me of comprehensive in house training incorporating the core CAMHS competencies framework that is open to all staff.