Band 7 Senior Mental Health Practitioner - North Somerset
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 15/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Senior Mental Health Practitioner within the North Somerset CAMHS Eating Disorder Team. The post-holder will deliver clinical assessments and therapy to young people (0-18) and their families, focusing on eating disorders. They will also provide leadership support, coordinate daily activities, and contribute to service development. The team offers a supportive environment with opportunities for professional development and flexible working.
Key responsibilities
- Deliver clinical assessment and provision of therapy to young people (0-18) and their families/carers within the North Somerset CAMHS, specifically working with eating disorders.
- Contribute to the provision of high quality evidence-based, specialist Eating Disorder services and support the CORE CAMHS service.
- Provide outreach work to patients who may find it hard to attend clinics and access support at times of transition.
- 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.
- Manage complexity and risk within the Eating Disorder Team, working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
Essential criteria
- Professional qualification in a mental health or social welfare discipline.
- Specialist training in Eating Disorders
- Registration with a professional body; HPC, NMC
- Significant post qualification experience in the field of child and family mental health.
- Experience of working within a MDT community eating disorders context
- Knowledge of Eating Disorders and recommended evidence based interventions for children and young people.
- Knowledge of legislation relevant to the Children's Act 2004, Mental Health Act 1983 and Safeguarding Guidelines.
- Demonstrable experience of assessment and working therapeutically with children, adolescents and their families within a mental health setting.
- Experience of working in a number of ways i.e. assertive outreach, clinic based settings, home or other appropriate environments
- Experience of maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Demonstrable leadership skill and ability in a clinical setting
- Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team
- Skills in communicating with children, adolescent, their families or carers.
- A high level of self-awareness and capacity to reflect.
- A good understanding of, and ability to use, clinical supervision.
- Good organisational and prioritising skills.
- The ability to present and communicate complex information.
- Computer literate
Desirable criteria
- Systemic training relevant to eating disorders
- Experience of working within CAMHS
- Experience of teaching and training.
- Experience of supporting other professionals
- Experience of working within a multi-cultural framework.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Band 7 Senior Mental Health Practitioner - North Somerset
The closing date is 15 September 2026
Job summary
North Somerset CAMHS Eating Disorder Team 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.
We are a busy, forward thinking team who are interested in supporting a positive team culture and good team wellbeing.
We are recruiting a Senior Mental Health Practitioner who is wanting to develop their leadership skills alongside their clinical work.
We are looking for someone who is interested in helping with daily co-ordination of the service, supporting service development, participating and leading supervisions, reflective practice and MDT meetings.
This role will be working alongside the Systemic Family Therapist (Lead for Eating Disorders in North Somerset), Consultant Psychiatrist and Eating Disorders Clinicians to deliver an outstanding service for the families within North Somerset, as well CORE CAMHS to support the wider service.
The role will include facilitating assessments and delivering treatment for families who come into the service. North Somerset Child and Adolescent Mental Health Team (CAM
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