Eating Disorder Support Officer

NHS; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A support organization for eating disorders in Derbyshire is seeking a passionate Specialist Support Officer to provide peer support and facilitate progression for service users of all ages. The role includes collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, managing care plans, and conducting workshops. Previous lived experience with eating disorders or mental health experience is required. Full training is provided.

Qualifications

• Lived eating disorder experience or over 1 year of experience supporting service users with eating disorders.
• Mental Health experience with service users.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and implement management plans with NHS Care Coordinator for service users.
• Communicate regularly with care team members regarding treatment plans.
• Conduct risk assessments and manage cases for service users of all ages.

Skills

Peer support

Communication

Team collaboration

Mentoring

Job description

First Steps Ed are looking for a passionate and supportive Specialist Support Officer to join our team in Derby/Derbyshire.

First Steps ED supports people of all ages, genders, and backgrounds experiencing problems with eating difficulties and eating disorders. The role will require the ability to deliver our face-to-face services to provide individuals with the support through our Early Help Eating Disorder programme to facilitate progression and change in their home, education, and community environments.

You will have the ability to relate to and work with a range of professionals to ensure a high quality and safe services. You will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team that includes clinical and non-clinical colleagues from referring organisations and colleagues from across our organisation.

Main duties of the job

• Provide peer support to service users, helping them realise their goals as agreed within their care plan.
• Work with the individuals to access our services including one-to-one peer support,
• Provide additional support and signposting to our Guided Self-help, psychoeducation programmes and support groups, befriending, and volunteering opportunities as part of their supported self-care
• Working with children and young people covering the age range of 5 to 25 years old on site in therapy rooms and online via video with one-to-one or in peer groups.
• Deliver workshops and training to external organisations as part of the role.
• Full training and support will be provided for this role.
• This role will require you to travel 25% of the time within Derby for client meetings or face to face workshops.
• This role requires a DBS check to be successfully completed prior to employment.

About us

First Steps ED supports people of all ages, genders, and backgrounds experiencing problems with eating difficulties and eating disorders.

Job responsibilities

• Formulate and implement plans agreed with the NHS Care Coordinator for the management of a service users eating disorder problems, based upon an appropriate agreed recovery plan with the service user and their family.
• Exercise professional responsibility for the treatment plan goals, including regular communication with the ICS Coordinator and NHS Care Coordinator and others involved in the care team.
• Work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to safeguard and ensure the quality of care of the service user and where appropriate parents/carers.
• Undertake risk assessment and risk management for service users, working in collaboration with other care team members to manage risks identified.
• Manage a case load of All Ages service users.

Person Specification

Experience Essential

• Lived eating disorder experience or 1 year+ experience of supporting service users with eating disorder
• Mental Health experience with Service Users

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.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.