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.
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.
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.
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If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, please review the attached job description and person specification.
