Assistant Practitioner - East SPEED Eating Disorder Service

Flintshire and Wrexham (East) CAMHS are keen to recruit an Assistant Practitioner to support our interventions to young people and families with eating disorders. This is a full‑time, permanent post. East CAMHS offers a 0‑18 service to children, young people and families. We provide an extensive offer to our local community including significant early intervention and prevention services, unscheduled care, an Early Years 0‑7 service and a broad range of NICE‑recommended and other evidence‑based interventions.

Clinicians involved in eating disorder work across East CAMHS are a dynamic and committed multidisciplinary team of Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry, Family Therapy, CAMHS Practitioners with a range of core professional backgrounds, Dietetics and Assistant Psychology. This role will be across East CAMHS and will support clinicians who are working with young people and families with anorexia nervosa and other eating disorders and disordered eating. Appropriate training will be provided to support the successful candidate in undertaking this role and regular supervision will be received. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

A key purpose of this role is to assist in the provision of a therapeutic service to young people and families open to East CAMHS for an eating disorder. This role will involve home visits. The Assistant Practitioner will implement programmes of care to provide coaching to families and to support young people with eating disorders. This post involves being part of the East Eating Disorder multidisciplinary team and attending regular meetings to discuss clinical work, alongside regular supervision. There will be involvement in service audit and development and evaluating outcomes.

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales. Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework. Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form. Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Person specification

• Qualifications / Knowledge

• Essential criteria

• Range of procedures and practices, majority non‑routine, theoretical knowledge to diploma level or equivalent experience
• Knowledge of nursing procedures and practices acquired through NVQ 3 plus additional training to diploma level equivalent, or equivalent through short courses, experience

• NVQ Level 4 in relevant subject or A formal qualification of equivalent level or At least one A level

• Essential criteria

• Minimum of 1 year working directly supporting children in Health, Education or Social Care setting

• Experience working with children or young people with significant developmental difficulties or mental health problems
• Experience of working with adolescents

• Essential Criteria

• Understanding of child development and the needs of different age groups