Specialist EDS Practitioner | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in mental health services in Lancaster is seeking a Band 6 Specialist Eating Disorder Practitioner. This role involves delivering assessments and therapeutic interventions while supporting clients with complex needs. The successful candidate will join a supportive multidisciplinary team and have opportunities for professional development. Regular supervision and specialist training will be provided.

Benefits

Regular clinical supervision

Specialist training

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience working in multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to manage a clinical caseload of clients with complex needs.
• Knowledge of therapeutic interventions for eating disorders.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive assessments of new referrals.
• Manage a clinical caseload of clients with complex needs.
• Facilitate and evaluate therapeutic groups.

Skills

Excellent communication

Teamwork

Compassionate nature

Innovative and creative

Job description

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 a Band 6 Specialist Eating Disorder Practitioner, with a caring and compassionate nature, who is innovative, creative, flexible and highly motivated. Primarily you will undertake specialist assessments and therapeutic work and monitor physical health care for people presenting with eating disorders across the Morecambe Bay area.

You should be an excellent communicator and team player, with the successful applicant joining a dynamic and highly supportive multi-disciplinary team of professionals working across Lancashire and South Cumbria, based at Harvey House in Lancaster.

This is an exciting time in eating disorder services and a great opportunity 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.

Regular clinical supervision, support and specialist training will be provided.

Please note: This post is subject to an enhanced DBS Clearance.

For further details contact:

Sheri Giles - Team Lead

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As an EDS Practitioner working within the specialist EDS field, you will work within a multidisciplinary team and carry out a diverse range of duties.

You will be required to carry out a comprehensive assessment of new referrals and participate in team discussion whereby appropriateness and need for specialist treatment is decided.

You will hold and take responsibility for managing a clinical caseload of clients with complex needs and provide a range of recommended therapeutic interventions. Regular supervision should be accessed in order to reflect upon your practice and further develop your skills.

You will assist clients to address the underlying causes of their eating disorder that are often sensitive in nature, including abuse and past trauma.

As part of your role you will be required to offer guidance and support to carers.

You will also facilitate and participate in developing a range of therapeutic groups, this role will also include evaluating their effectiveness and providing clinical data / outcome measures as required.

You will be required to liaise with professionals from other services, offering guidance on how they can best manage the complex needs of this client group.

In order to continually develop your knowledge and skills you will participate in a Professional Development Review, identifying your development needs and formulating a development plan with your line manager.

As students regularly attend this service, your role will involve the welcoming and orientation of these students, along with taking a lead in meeting their educational and experiential needs.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages 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, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

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


This advert closes on Tuesday 5 Aug 2025