Senior Eating Disorders Practitioner & FREED Champion

NHS; Truro; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Cornwall seeks a Senior Eating Disorders Practitioner to lead interventions within the Adult Eating Disorder Service. This role requires a Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, or Social Worker with over 3 years of experience in secondary care mental health. You will work flexibly in Cornwall and be responsible for managing a multidisciplinary team, ensuring coordinated care and fostering collaborative work with other services. Join us to make a difference in the lives of patients with eating disorders.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in secondary care mental health environments.
• Experience working with individuals with eating disorders.
• Strong teaching, training, and supervision skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary team to deliver evidence-based interventions.
• Manage a defined caseload ensuring coordinated care.
• Develop interfaces with other services to enhance outcomes.
• Support junior team members for professional development.
• Work flexibly across Cornwall.

Skills

Mental Health Nursing

Occupational Therapy

Social Work

Teaching and Training Skills

Collaboration

Education

Professional Registration (NMC or HCPC)

Job description

Senior Eating Disorders Practitioner & FREED Champion

The closing date is 12 January 2026

We welcome applicants from both inside the Trust on secondment or outside the Trust to this fixed term contract, giving you a unique opportunity to work within Adult Eating Disorder services on a time‑limited basis.

We are looking for an experienced Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with 3+ years experience working in secondary care mental health environments to join our dynamic FREED Pathway and lead its dedicated team in delivering high‑quality, evidence‑based interventions within the FREED pathway, which is embedded in the Adult Eating Disorder Service.

Joining our service now is an exciting time as the service is moving and shifting to meet the changing landscape of our ED population within the county of Cornwall.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary team using a whole‑team approach to deliver evidence‑based assessments and interventions that promote engagement and recovery.
• Share in the clinical management of a defined caseload, ensuring service users receive focused, coordinated packages of care tailored to their needs.
• Develop strong interfaces with other services and agencies, fostering collaborative working to enhance outcomes.
• Supervise and support junior team members in line with Trust policy, promoting professional development and high standards of care.
• Work flexibly across the county of Cornwall.

Qualifications

• Current professional registration – NMC or HCPC.
• Post‑qualification working within Mental Health and Eating Disorders.
• Excellent teaching, training and preceptorship skills.
• Experience working with individuals with eating disorders.

Eligibility

• Only current employees of Cornwall Foundation Trust, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust or Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board can apply.
• If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time.

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital‑based care to improve people’s physical and mental health.

We work in people’s homes, in community clinics and in bases, providing specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

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