Job Description

As a member of the Core Eating Disorders CAMHS multi-disciplinary team the post holder will:



Provide a clinical perspective within the multi-disciplinary team and to referring agencies and external professionals, being able to provide clinical consultation and liaison when appropriate.



Provide a child and adolescent mental health service specialising in the care and treatment of children and young people with a range of complex mental health problems and disorders in particular working with young people with eating disorders.



Take a lead role in the assessment, planning, delivering and evaluating the provision of specialist child mental health therapeutic and psychological interventions within individual, groups and families requiring specialist CAMHS interventions.



Responsibility for the CAMHS assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of treatment of care for children or young people accessing services.



To have knowledge and understanding of the Maudsley Model of Care and MEED Risk assessment in the treatment of eating disorders.



To work with families to support the young person's recovery.



To liaise and work closely with other professionals to provide holistic care.



The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.



Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.



We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.



Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.



Applicants please be advised to review the attached and Person Specification for further information.