Eating Disorders Practitioner

Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Eating Disorders Practitioner to join the Specialist Eating Disorders Service (SEDS). The post covers Sheffield, Barnsley, Rotherham and Doncaster, with flexible community and clinic-based duties and a focus on assessment, care planning and risk management.

You will work within an MDT to deliver evidence-based, person-centred care, maintain performance measures, and contribute to safeguarding and clinical governance

Qualifications

• Degree level nursing qualification with current NMC registration.
• Evidence of further or advanced qualifications relevant to the role.

Responsibilities

• Manage a defined caseload of service users with eating disorders across SN region.
• Undertake comprehensive assessments and contribute to formulation and care planning.
• Deliver and evaluate evidence-based, person-centred interventions within a MDT.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and participate in audits and supervision.

Skills

Clinical judgement

Risk assessment

Autonomous working

MDT collaboration

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

Advanced qualifications relevant to role

Tools

Venepuncture

ECG

Job description

Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Eating Disorders Practitioner

The closing date is 16 November 2026

This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Eating Disorders Practitioner to join the Specialist Eating Disorders Service (SEDS) within Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. The service is undergoing expansion across South Yorkshire, with a focus on improving access, reducing health inequalities, and delivering high-quality, evidence-based care to people with eating disorders and complex co-occurring mental and physical health needs.

As a key member of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT), you will provide specialist, person-centred care to individuals across community and clinic settings, working flexibly across Sheffield, Barnsley, Rotherham, and Doncaster. The role involves supporting service users through assessment, formulation, care planning, intervention, and ongoing review, ensuring care is responsive, recovery-focused, and tailored to individual need.

You will be working with people who present with a wide range of eating disorders, often alongside significant risk, complexity, and associated mental health difficulties. The role requires confident clinical judgement, strong risk assessment skills, and the ability to work autonomously while contributing effectively within a supportive MDT environment.

This post offers excellent opportunities for professional development, with access to training, supervision, and ongoing learning in a specialist field.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will manage an agreed caseload of service users with eating disorders, including individuals presenting with complex mental and physical health risks. You will undertake comprehensive holistic assessments, including detailed risk assessments, and contribute to formulation, care planning, and ongoing review within the care pathway.

Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will deliver and coordinate evidence-based, person-centred interventions, ensuring care is responsive to changing clinical presentation and risk. You will participate in MDT discussions, care planning meetings, triage of referrals, and duty provision, contributing to clinical decision-making across the service.

You will be responsible for maintaining accurate, timely, and high-quality clinical documentation in line with Trust standards, including the use of outcome measures (e.g. PROMs) to support evaluation and improvement of care. You will actively monitor risk, elevate concerns appropriately, and contribute to safeguarding processes where required.

In addition, you will contribute to the Intensive Day Service programme as a key worker where required, participate in supervision and clinical governance processes, and engage in continuous professional development.

About us

We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.

What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.

It's important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of

If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.

We are very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.

Job responsibilities

The Eating Disorders Practitioner will work as part of the Specialist Eating Disorders Service (SEDS), contributing to the delivery of safe, effective, and high-quality care across South Yorkshire. The post holder will provide specialist input within a multi-disciplinary team, supporting service users with complex eating disorders and associated mental and physical health needs.

Core responsibilities include undertaking comprehensive assessments, including risk assessments, and contributing to clinical formulations and collaborative care planning. The practitioner will deliver and evaluate evidence-based interventions, adapting approaches in response to changing clinical presentation and risk. They will maintain responsibility for a defined caseload and ensure timely, accurate clinical documentation in line with Trust policy.

The post holder will participate in MDT meetings, triage processes, duty provision, and care coordination activities, ensuring effective communication across services and agencies. This includes liaison with GPs, inpatient services, community teams, and external organisations to ensure continuity and integration of care.

The role requires ongoing risk management, safeguarding awareness, and adherence to relevant Trust policies, including infection prevention and control, health and safety, and lone working procedures. The practitioner will use clinical judgement to escape concerns appropriately and contribute to decision-making regarding risk and treatment planning.

The post holder will also contribute to outcome monitoring using tools such as PROMs, participate in audit and service development activities, and remain engaged with current research and NICE guidance relevant to eating disorders.

Professional development is a key component of the role, with expectations to engage in supervision, appraisal, and continuing professional development. The practitioner may also support students in practice learning environments, contributing to teaching and mentorship under appropriate supervision.

The role requires flexibility to work across community and clinical settings across Sheffield, Barnsley, Rotherham, and Doncaster, with occasional work in alternative environments as required to support care delivery and service needs.

Training and qualifications

• Degree level nursing qualification with current NMC registration.
• Evidence of further or advanced qualifications relevant to the role.

Experience

• Experience of working with individuals with related mental health difficulties.
• Experience of managing a caseload.
• Experience of working with people with eating disorders.
• Experience of working with families and carers.

Knowledge and skills

• Assess and manage mental and physical health risk
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of relevant legislation
• Knowledge of MEED guidelines
• Knowledge of eating disorder risks and maintenance factors
• Venepuncture and ECG skills

Other

• Ability to plan and manage a caseload and work collaboratively with team members to deliver high-quality care.
• Willingness and ability to travel across South Yorkshire (Sheffield, Barnsley, Rotherham and Doncaster) and work flexibly across a range of settings.

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.

Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust