Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner

1 month ago

Fulbourn, United Kingdom Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Full time

Job overview

Are you a newly qualified Nursing associate looking for an opportunity to grow and develop in a supportive team? Are you an experienced Nursing associate looking to broaden your knowledge and experience in a different area of health? 

Hi, my name is Debbie Lewis, I am the Clinical Nurse Specialist here at The Beacon. The Beacon is a new community treatment Hub for Young people - years who are experiencing an eating disorder. We know that collaborative care with young people and their families is a key part of recovery which is why our programme and approach is designed to work in partnership with families therefore the Nursing Associate will be supported to work with this at the forefront of their mind.

You will work alongside a Dietician, Chef, Psychologist, Psychiatrist, Nurses, Assistant Psychologists and Teachers, Occupational Therapists which will provide opportunity for learning and development in your career. 

We will provide Supervision, reflective practice, training, and opportunities for professional development. We are passionate about improving standards and service user/carer experiences.

If you meet the essential criteria and believe you can work autonomously within an MDT and are keen to learn about working with young people and their families we are waiting to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Nursing associates within the Beacon team will be a key role in all aspects of the young person and the family’s care. The role is well suited to Nursing Associates who are passionate about young people remaining the community, living with their parents and providing support for young people and their families to take steps to recovery.

You will work as part of the specialist CAMHS Eating Disorder team to provide interventions, physical monitoring, and co-ordination of care for young people presenting with eating disorders and their families. You will intensively support families, children and young people within the Family Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa Model (FT-AN) 

This role will initially be based at our Ida Darwin site in Fulbourn before relocating in approx. months.

Working for our organisation

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process. 

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