Job summary

A new CAMHS Day Patient Provision is being launched as an inpatient-avoidance service for children and young people. It will provide intensive, compassionate, recovery-focused support while helping patients remain connected to home and school.

The hybrid model works closely with the CAMHS Inpatient Unit and includes structured therapeutic programmes, multidisciplinary care and psychologically informed community support.

The service is recruiting a Band 5 nurse for the CAMHS Eating Disorder Home Treatment Team, with a link role to the Day Patient provision at Beacon CAMHS inpatient unit. Key duties include meal support in both the service and young peoples homes.

The client group may present with emotional-regulation difficulties, trauma histories, ASD, intellectual disability and high-risk behaviours.

The post offers an opportunity to help establish a new service within a supportive MDT, with training, supervision and development.

Applicants should be compassionate, creative, collaborative and adaptable, with CAMHS experience or interest and a commitment to improving outcomes for young people.

A driving licence and car access are essential. Shifts are 12 hours, 34 days weekly, between 08:00 and 20:00 across seven days; flexible working may be considered but is not guaranteed.

Main duties of the job

Working within a multi-disciplinary team to assess the needs of CYP alongside registered Mental Health Nurses, Social Workers, SALT, dietetics, an Occupational Therapist, Psychotherapist, Psychologist and Peer Support.

Working with young people and their families/ carers to develop holistic care plans / treatment interventions

Working with other agencies in a collaborative way to manage risk Working within a team who prioritise compassion, adaptability and creativity Assessing and responding to risk

About us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.