Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner - Eating Disorders | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

North East London NHS Foundation Trust; Maidstone; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK seeks a passionate individual to join its multidisciplinary Eating Disorder team in Maidstone. This role involves conducting assessments, supporting guided self-help programmes, and managing an active caseload. The successful candidate will thrive in a team environment and be committed to delivering high-quality care for complex mental health service users. This opportunity offers a chance to be part of an innovative service transformation.

Qualifications

• Passionate about delivering high quality care to complex mental health service users.
• Innovative in approach to developing new pathways within the NHS.
• Experience in supporting assessments and delivering guided self-help programmes.

Responsibilities

• Support team with duty and routine assessments.
• Conduct triages for patients with binge eating disorder or bulimia.
• Participate in MDT team meetings and maintain high levels of data quality.

Skills

Enthusiasm for working in specialist mental health services

Ability to work independently

Teamwork

Job description

Overview

NELFT’s Kent & Medway All Age Eating Disorders Service specialises in the assessment, diagnosis and NICE concordant treatment of young people and adults with Eating Disorders (Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder & Otherwise Specified Feeding & Eating Disorders). Additional pathways have been added to the Service with transformation monies including an Enhanced Care pathway and First Episode Rapid Early Intervention in Eating Disorders (FREED) and Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID).

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a multidisciplinary all age specialist Community Eating Disorder team. The team is committed to delivering the highest quality service to enable service users to live the life they want. This opportunity gives the successful candidate the chance to influence the success of this innovative Eating Disorder service.

We are looking for applicants who have enthusiasm for working in specialist mental health services, who are adaptable; enjoy variety, can work independently as well as understanding the importance of team working. You will form part of our patient focused service, providing a high quality, accurate and timely service.

The All-Age Eating Disorder Service is based across the County of Kent at George Turle House, Canterbury, and The Courtyard, Maidstone, with specialist support offered to the Kent and Medway Adolescent Hospital in Staplehurst. Geographically, we support the County of Kent and Medway, so the ability to travel is essential.

You will need to be passionate about delivering high quality care to complex mental health service users and be innovative in your approach to helping us in developing new pathways within the NHS transformation agenda.

Prospective post holders are encouraged to find out more about this exciting role.

The successful applicant will support the team with duty and routine assessments, triages for patients where binge eating disorder or bulimia may be indicated at the point of referral. You will also support in the delivery of guided self‑help programmes, and CBT based interventions such as CBT‑T and our First Stage of Treatment Programme.

Our Values 2025‑2030

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co‑produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.

• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.

These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period.

Starting with Us

NELFT places great importance on new starters being properly welcomed into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks, including mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process, new starters will also have the opportunity to meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend several drop‑in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing, and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

There will also be an exciting opportunity to take a lead role in the delivery of a new innovative digital pathway for patients diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder, and Bulimia.

The post holder will be expected to attend and participate in MDT team meetings as well as CPA meetings of cases on their caseload. You will also be expected to manage an active caseload, prepare and attend regular individual and group supervisions and maintain high levels of data quality.

As the service is exclusively an outpatient service, the post holder will not hold an inpatient caseload.

The post holder will support their peers and team leader and be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative. They will have a commitment to collaborative working and actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals and agencies.

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points‑based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High‑Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

Use of AI

Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.

This advert closes on Wednesday 10 Dec 2025.