Adult Eating Disorder Practitioner Training Post - Shrewsbury, United Kingdom - Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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Are you looking for a post which supports structured career progression from Band 6 to 7?

Welcome Bonus available - £5,000**Subject to experience and knowledge salary on appointment will be considered.


As part of our dedication to increasing our Eating Disorder offer, we are delighted to be able to offer a Band 6 trainee/development Eating Disorder Practitioner post working in the Adult Eating Disorder service in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and Staffordshire.

At MPFT we pride ourselves on staff wellbeing and development and can we offer you:

  • Our SOOTHE resources
  • supporting staff across the trust with their physical, mental and financial health. In addition to the support offered from our occupational health provider Team Prevent.
  • Counselling support and lifestyle information with advice on a variety of personal matters
- "In our Gift" providing a platform for your voice to be heard to inform change

  • The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
  • Opportunities for flexible working (depending on the role)
  • Career development opportunities and coaching plus access to in house training programs
  • Innovative research training program entitled STARS (Supporting the advancement of Research Skills)
  • Child Care Vouchers Scheme
  • Recognition and engagement through our staff LOVE awards, LOVE long service awards and Staff Engagement Surveys
  • NHS discounts available via the Blue Card and Red Guava schemes
Based in the Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin area. Part of the Eating Disorder community team (Shrewsbury bases) and with the Mutli-Disciplinary team. Supported to complete a number of NICE guidance Therapies (Subject to your existing skills and experiences).

This post offers the opportunity for career progression and upon successful completion of the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - Eating Disorders (CBT-ED) course and has demonstrated associated Eating Disorder competencies, the post holder will be uplifted to a Band 7 Eating Disorder Practitioner.

The course will be fully funded and you will be provided adequate study time for your course commitments.

You will receive supervision from an experienced Band 7 Eating Disorder Nurse/Practitioner, alongside the supervision you receive during your training.


The role will include:


  • Provide assessments and deliver NICE guidance Eating Disorder Therapies.
  • To work in conjunction with colleagues using a multidisciplinary approach to eating disorder cases including offering specialist advice, consultation and supervision to colleagues both internal and external to the team and staff from other agencies where appropriate, contributing towards their professional development in this area of work.
  • As part of the MDT the post holder will contribute to the development of the Eating Disorders Service.
  • To act as Care coordinator for Eating Disorder service users.
  • To offer advice, support and supervision to other health care professionals.
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) is an award winning organisation with over 9000 employees.

We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across North & South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight and Essex.


We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.


KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

To contribute to the specialist assessment and treatment planning of patients referred to the service


To manage a caseload of patients with eating disorders, and possibly co morbid conditions, in an out-patient and community setting which will include frequent reviews of risk, physical health status, care plans and treatment efficacy.


To be professionally and legally responsible for all aspects of their own work including the management of service users in their care.

To organise clinical work effectively with particular regard to clinical priorities and use of time.

To provide appropriate interventions to patients, according to the nature of their eating difficulty and the current clinical guidelines.

To monitor patient's physical health and act accordingly.

To care co-ordinate patients with complex needs as appropriate.

To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress, and to ensure effective intervention.

To ensure that outcome measures are used with all patients and the information gained used to improve service delivery.

To participate in the development and provision of group interventions for patients and carers.


To provide specialist advice to service users and their carers and offer information about resources available to service users within the community.


To provide specific community outreach interventions to individuals who have been identified as needing more intensive support to address a specific issue.

To work collaboratively and in conjunction w
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