Specialist Eating Disorder Practitioner

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; Nelson; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Wellbeing resources

Job summary

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dedicated professional to join the All Age Eating Disorder Service-East, covering Nelson and surrounding areas.

You will undertake specialist assessment, therapeutic work and physical health care for people with eating disorders within the East locality, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team of psychologists, nurses, dietitians and a consultant clinical psychologist/clinical lead.

Qualifications

• Caring and compassionate nature.
• Experience with eating disorders desirable.
• Excellent communication and team working skills.

Responsibilities

• Undertake specialist assessment for eating disorders.
• Provide therapeutic work and physical health care.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team to support service users and families.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Therapeutic work

Physical health care

Communication skills

Job description

All Age Eating Disorder Service- East (covering Nelson, Burnley, Blackburn, Ribble Valley and surrounding area).

Would you like to be part of a service which is innovative, forward-thinking and committed to enabling people who are experiencing eating disorders to recover and discover their potential?

We are seeking to appoint someone with a caring, compassionate nature, who is innovative, creative, flexible and highly motivated. Primarily you will undertake specialist assessment, therapeutic work and physical health care for people presenting with an eating disorder within the East locality. You should be an excellent communicator and team player, with the successful applicant joining a dynamic multi-disciplinary team of professionals to provide assessment and treatment to children and adult service users and their families/carers. The team includes a range of other psychological professionals, nurses, dietitians and a consultant clinical psychologist/clinical lead.

Existing experience in eating disorders across the age range is desirable but not essential. However, a keen interest to develop knowledge and skills in this field and a strong desire to help service users and families is vital. The successful candidate will benefit from regular clinical supervision as well as professional supervision, with encouragement to engage with CPD activities as appropriate.

The hours are 37.5 a week and we would be happy to discuss how these can be worked flexibly to fit with yourself and the service.

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

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