Healthcare Assistant, CAMHS EDIT team

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Job Overview

Full time. Band 3 Healthcare Assistant, Hull and East Riding Eating Disorder Intensive Treatment Team (EDITT). Permanent.

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual who can work alongside colleagues, build a rapport with young people and families whilst remaining focused on the planned interventions.

Hull and East Riding CAMHS Eating Disorder Intensive Treatment Team (EDITT).

This is an exciting and dynamic addition to the existing multi-disciplinary community CAMHS Eating Disorders Service. The EDIT Team will be embedded within and work closely alongside the existing CAMHS Eating Disorder team and the successful candidates will have the chance to be a part of the ongoing development of this new, innovative specialist service.

The team provides a package of enhanced mealtime support and intensive work with young people and families, usually within their own home, to prevent or reduce hospital admissions.

Alternatively, if a full admission is deemed clinically necessary, home leave and discharge may be facilitated much more quickly by the involvement of the EDIT Team and the more intensive support they can offer in partnership with the inpatient and Eating Disorder Teams.

The successful candidate will have experience of working with children, young people, and their families; and while experience in eating disorders would be an advantage, training and development opportunities will be provided in these areas for the right applicant.

Main duties of the job

The main elements of the clinical work will include supporting young people and families during mealtimes in a variety of settings, but mainly in the family home, using an evidence-based model and care pathway.

The service will be provided 8am to 8pm, seven days a week therefore the successful post holders will be required to work flexibly, including evenings and weekends.

The service covers the large geographical area of Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire, and also North and North East Lincolnshire so the ability to commute within this area is essential.

For further information please contact Lisa Weldrick, Clinical Team Lead or Dr Anna Doughty, Consultant Clinical Psychologist on 01482 347886

Working for our organisation

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable experience of working within community/mental health, learning disability services
  
  

Desirable criteria

• A broad understanding of relevant policy, legislation drivers and their application to CYPF
  
  

Skills And Competencies

Essential criteria

• Ability to communicate and engage with CYPF
• Ability to demonstrate sensitivity, empathy and compassion, to the needs of service users.
• Literate and numerate
• Evidence of inter-personal skills and the ability to form therapeutic relationships with CYPF
• Child centred approach
• Good organisational skills
• A team player
• Ability to work in a demanding environment. An understanding of the importance of user carer involvement
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Ability to motivate others
  
  

Applicant Requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.