Job summary
The Eating Disorders Service at The Brownhill Centre, Cheltenham is seeking to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Eating Disorders Practitioner to assist in the leadership of the Community Team.
The Eating Disorders service is highly regarded and provides specialist assessment, treatment and support for individuals who are experiencing an eating disorder and their families within Gloucestershire. There is a strong focus on specialist therapies in the service and excellent clinical leadership and supervision within the team.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting and innovative opportunity for an experienced Professional to assist in the leadership of the community eating disorders team.
You will work autonomously alongside an MDT typically compromising of RMN's, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Assistant Psychologists, Psychiatrists and GPs.
The scope of the role envisages that you will provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment appointments to patients/families and carers suffering with an eating disorder. You will also provide specialist advice and support for other clinicians both within the ED service as well as other clinicians from system partners.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
About us
We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
The annual NHS Staff Surveygives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
- 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
- 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
- 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
- 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative
Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is an exciting and innovative opportunity for an experienced RMN or registered Allied Health Professional to lead a community team for Eating Disorders. You will work autonomously alongside an MDT typically compromising of RMNs, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Assistant Psychologists, Psychiatrists and GPs.The scope of the role envisages that you will provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment appointments to patients/families and carers suffering with an Eating Disorder. You will also provide specialist advice and support for other clinicians both within the ED service as well as other clinicians from system partners.
The Eating Disorders Service consists of the 3 Specialist Teams: a Day Treatment Programme (DTP) for people aged 16+, a Child and Adolescent Home Treatment Team (ChAHTT) for young people below age 18 and a community team for all ages. The community team provides specialist evidence based treatments on an individual and family basis for children, adolescents and adults with an eating disorder.The team provides advice, consultation and support to primary care, social care, voluntary and educational staff as well as members of the public. The team promotes an awareness of eating disorders and appropriate interventions to the wider public.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Eating Disorders Experience
Qualifications
Essential
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Employer details
Employer name
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Brownhill Unit
Swindon Road
Cheltenham
GL51 9EZ