Band 4 - CAMHS Community Support Worker (Eating Disorders) - Bristol

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Job summary

We are delighted to have opportunities for enthusiastic and dedicated mental health support workers to join us and work within a busy and innovative CAMHS Outreach service to offer Home Treatment for young people with eating disorders. If you feel you are a good fir for this role, we advise that you submit your application ASAP as we will be capping the number of applications.

Our service operates from 8am - 8pm 7 days a week, across Bristol, South Glos & North Somerset. We are looking for staff to cover these areas. Due to the wide patch we cover,driving license and car to allow the ability to travel across these areas as crucial to the role.

The roles will include a variety of training opportunities, including internal training in family based treatment for Eating Disorders, CBT-E, and crisis support and supported eating.

We will also offer opportunities to access our wider CAMHS training curriculum, alongside regular individual and group supervision. You would be working amongst a skilled, supportive & caring team of registered and non-registered practitioners.

o Temporary base is currently in Perry Road, Bristol.

o This is a developing service, which will enhance our current offer to young people who have eating problems. This includes community nursing and acute hospital support. The team operates at the interface of Acute Hospitals, Home Treatment and Inpatient Admission, alongside locality CAMHS teams.

Main duties of the job

We provide short term intensive home treatment, and in-reach into Acute Hospital settings as an extension to a Community CAMHS care package.

We aim to support young people and their families to avoid inpatient admissions where possible and support them with recovery in a home setting. The team currently is made up of a skilled mix of band 7 & band 6 Mental Health Practitioners & Band 4 Support Workers. We aim to work in pairs where possible, however there are times that you would be expected to work autonomously with indirect support and supervision from a registered practitioner.

This role will be working within a specialist CAMHS eating disorder service which offers a real opportunity to develop new skills whilst also increasing your current skills and knowledge base via direct work and specialist training.

This role also includes working with YP who are being fed via Naso-Gastric (NG) tube in their home environment. You will not be providing NG feeds.

Providing meal support, psychoeducation and emotional support to young people and their families who are effected by an eating disorder within Bristol, South Glos and North Somerset.

Providing support in young people's homes and Acute Hospitals to prevent or decrease the length of hospital admissions where possible.

Working alongside colleagues within the ED Home Treatment Team, and wider colleagues from Acute trusts and CAMHS.

Please see uploaded job description and person spec file.

About us

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.

Date posted

18 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

342-CAMHS021-0225

Job locations

Off The Record

1-2 Perry Road

Bristol

BS1 5BQ


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Promote and champion the rights, values, responsibilities and diversity of people, and act in an open and compassionate way within clear professional boundaries.
  • Promote and maintain effective communication with people in order to build and sustain positive working relationships with individuals, families and carers, team members and other agencies. This may include accessing translation and interpreting services.
  • Contribute to the planning, implementation and review of care packages, including implementing specific parts of an individual care plan.
  • Working autonomously within relevant practice boundaries, under indirect, but not direct, supervision of registered clinicians.
  • Conduct comprehensive assessments of mental health needs and clinical risks.
  • Maintain accurate, confidential records of patient activity, contributing to a range of written documents as appropriate, including reports, referrals and letters.
  • Enable people to understand and manage their mental health needs in line with their care plan and relapse prevention strategies. This may include enabling people to manage their own domestic and personal resources, housing needs, and enabling people to access learning / training, or work opportunities.
  • Support individuals in developing and maintaining their identity and personal relationships, including potentially difficult relationships.

Please see uploaded job description and person spec.

Job responsibilities

  • Promote and champion the rights, values, responsibilities and diversity of people, and act in an open and compassionate way within clear professional boundaries.
  • Promote and maintain effective communication with people in order to build and sustain positive working relationships with individuals, families and carers, team members and other agencies. This may include accessing translation and interpreting services.
  • Contribute to the planning, implementation and review of care packages, including implementing specific parts of an individual care plan.
  • Working autonomously within relevant practice boundaries, under indirect, but not direct, supervision of registered clinicians.
  • Conduct comprehensive assessments of mental health needs and clinical risks.
  • Maintain accurate, confidential records of patient activity, contributing to a range of written documents as appropriate, including reports, referrals and letters.
  • Enable people to understand and manage their mental health needs in line with their care plan and relapse prevention strategies. This may include enabling people to manage their own domestic and personal resources, housing needs, and enabling people to access learning / training, or work opportunities.
  • Support individuals in developing and maintaining their identity and personal relationships, including potentially difficult relationships.

Please see uploaded job description and person spec.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Ability to study at degree level/ proven academic success (including good literacy and numeracy)
  • Experience of working within Mental Health, Supportive or relevant role/ study
  • Able to travel to meet requirement of role

skills and competencies

Essential

  • Computer literate
  • Ability to study as a self-motivated learner who can formulate their own progress towards learning objectives and negotiate pathways to achievement with supervisory teams
  • Ability to learn in a variety of settings and using a variety of learning methods

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of children and young people gained through academic study or experience in child development, child wellbeing or mental health
  • Knowledge of or desire to work in an ED setting

Desirable

  • Knowledge of the educational system in England

Previous Experience

Desirable

  • Experience of working with CYP in educational/ MH/ youth work/ Support setting
  • Experience of working within mental health or support worker setting
  • Experience of supporting someone with an ED

Specific Attributes

Essential

  • Ability to personally manage a sensitive, traumatic and potentially emotionally distressing caseload
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills

personal qualities

Essential

  • Self motivated
  • Team player
  • Excellent time management and organisational skills

Qualifications

Essential

  • Ability to study at degree level/ proven academic success (including good literacy and numeracy)
  • Experience of working within Mental Health, Supportive or relevant role/ study
  • Able to travel to meet requirement of role

skills and competencies

Essential

  • Computer literate
  • Ability to study as a self-motivated learner who can formulate their own progress towards learning objectives and negotiate pathways to achievement with supervisory teams
  • Ability to learn in a variety of settings and using a variety of learning methods

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of children and young people gained through academic study or experience in child development, child wellbeing or mental health
  • Knowledge of or desire to work in an ED setting

Desirable

  • Knowledge of the educational system in England

Previous Experience

Desirable

  • Experience of working with CYP in educational/ MH/ youth work/ Support setting
  • Experience of working within mental health or support worker setting
  • Experience of supporting someone with an ED

Specific Attributes

Essential

  • Ability to personally manage a sensitive, traumatic and potentially emotionally distressing caseload
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills

personal qualities

Essential

  • Self motivated
  • Team player
  • Excellent time management and organisational skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Off The Record

1-2 Perry Road

Bristol

BS1 5BQ


Employer's website

http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Off The Record

1-2 Perry Road

Bristol

BS1 5BQ


Employer's website

http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Manager

Abi Carey

abigailcarey@nhs.net

01173546400

Date posted

18 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

342-CAMHS021-0225

Job locations

Off The Record

1-2 Perry Road

Bristol

BS1 5BQ


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