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An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Adult Eating Disorders Local Service, in the Out‑patient department and Day Unit, to work across both teams, for four days in the Out‑Patients department and a Friday to work in the Day Unit.

The Adult Eating Disorders Service is one of the largest services in the country and treats people with eating disorders both nationally and locally. The Out‑patient department and Day Unit services are both based at Springfield Hospital and treat local individuals with eating disorders from the 5 London Boroughs of Kingston, Richmond, Merton, Sutton, and Wandsworth. The services have close links with our inpatient unit, Avalon ward, which is also a national unit as well.

We are committed to getting the very best out of our staff and supporting them in their career aspirations. We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties. For this role, we offer career pathways to assistant psychology roles within the service. In addition, we offer ongoing training and development in eating disorders to support with patient care.

You will be responsible for assisting the multidisciplinary teams in the delivery of care packages targeted at supporting clients with eating disorders under the supervision of qualified staff. Your role will be varied and include both group and individual work in a variety of settings, in the out‑patient team providing community out‑reach support to clients in their own homes and/or in local cafes, assisting with therapeutic eating, supermarket shopping and food planning, to name but a few. In the Day Unit you will contribute toward rounds and other clinical meetings, support groups and experiential activities and also support with therapeutic eating. There may also be audit and research opportunities within this role.

You must have very good verbal and written communication skills and be willing and able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team, also be dynamic and motivated with a conscientious attitude to work with this challenging client group. You will be supported by our experienced teams and there will be opportunities for appropriate training linked directly to the post.

As one of the few Trusts in London we are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage.

We are proud to belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill‑health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ – we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti‑racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co‑produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Springfield University Hospital, Tooting

Our largest, 19‑ward site is in Springfield Village, created following our £150m investment into two new world class mental health facilities. A 32‑acre public park, shops and cafes are coming soon. Close to shops, cafes and Tooting Bec on the Northern Line plus Earlsfield and Tooting rail stations and bus routes.

The Out‑Reach Worker is the role for those who have experience and training, in clinical practice, in a ward or other clinical setting. Out‑Reach Workers provide personalised care to service users, undertaking clinical tasks with supportive supervision as required. Those in this role will spend significant amounts of time engaging with people who use our services.

This advert closes on Monday 29 Dec 2025.