Specialist Eating Disorder Practitioner

LSCft; Nelson; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) is seeking a compassionate professional to join the All Age Eating Disorder Service - East, covering Nelson, Burnley, Blackburn and surrounding areas. Primarily you will undertake specialist assessment, therapeutic work and physical health care for people presenting with eating disorders within the East locality, in a dynamic multidisciplinary team.

The role offers regular clinical supervision, encouragement of CPD activities, and

Qualifications

• Information technology skills sufficient to the undertaking of the post.
• Specific evidence based therapeutic training.

Responsibilities

• Undertake specialist assessment, therapeutic work and physical health care for people presenting with an eating disorder within the East locality.
• Be an excellent communicator and team player within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Regular clinical supervision and professional supervision with encouragement to engage in CPD activities.

Skills

Information technology

Education

Information technology skills sufficient to the undertaking of the post

Specific evidence based therapeutic training

Job description

Site Eating Disorders East Town Leeds Road, Nelson Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum (subject to confirmation) Salary period Yearly Closing 12/10/2026 23:59

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.

As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:

• Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
• Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
• Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.

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.

Main duties of the job

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.
This is an exciting time and a chance to work in this specialist all age service – if this sounds like something you wish to be involved in, please contact those highlighted below who will happily discuss this further.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

• Information technology skills sufficient to the undertaking of the post.
• Specific evidence based therapeutic training

Knowledge

• An ability to think systemically and holistically
• Demonstrable Knowledge and skills in evidence-based needs led assessments, of highly complex and co-morbid presentations of children, young people, their families and carers
• Demonstrable Knowledge and skills in evidence based therapeutic interventions relevant to the needs of this client group

Experience

• Post qualifying experience in a related field
• Evidence of an ability to effectively manage own workload and ability to work autonomously
• Working within a team and /or multi-agency arenas

You are advised to consider applying for LSCFT vacancies as soon as possible as in some instances vacancies are closed as soon as a sufficient number of applications have been received. If you are not invited to interview within four weeks of the closing date then please assume that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful, as it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful candidates.

Please note that further communication from LSCFT will normally be to the email address given on the application form. You should also ensure that email addresses and telephone numbers are provided for your referees, to enable LSCFT to contact them.

Please ensure that you read the person specification as your application will be measured against this document.

If you use AI to assist with your application, you must declare this. Undeclared use may result in withdrawal. Please ensure your application reflects your own skills and experiences. While AI tools can assist, they may produce generic or inaccurate content. We encourage you to provide personal examples that demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.