Specialist Practitioner - Eating Disorders

Main area
Eating Disorders
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full timePart time37.5 hours per week (Part time hours considered)
Job ref
152-M687.23
Employer
Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Kings Park Hospital, Bournemouth
Town
Bournemouth
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 p.a., pro rata for part time
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
15/05/2024 23:59
Band 6The 5 July 2023 marked 75 years of the National Health Service. The founding principles remain as relevant, and valued, today as they were 75 years ago. Why not join us and make a difference to be Better Every Day.Job overviewThe Dorset All Age Community Eating disorders service has an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Practitioner in Eating Disorders. You will have the option of being based at Trinity Court in Dorchester or our temporary base at Spring Court on the Kings Park Hospital site, until March 2027 when the service will return to the St Ann’s Hospital site.You will hold a relevant professional qualification and be joining the team offering evidenced based interventions, ensuring the highest standards of care for people of all ages with an eating disorder, their family/carers. A principal role is to assess, plan and implement evidence-based interventions and care to promote recovery from eating disorders. The post holder will hold their own caseload and work closely with all other members of the multi-disciplinary team. Although we are an all-age service, we welcome applications from practitioners who may prefer to focus on working with children or adults. Experience of delivering NICE concordant eating disorders treatment is advantageous. We will support and facilitate your development, tailored to your learning needs and experience.Main duties of the jobThe team will provide evidence based intensive intervention to people with an ED, adults and their families/carers.The principal role is in partnership with people with an ED, families and carers to assess, plan and implement nursing interventions and care to promote recovery from eating disorders.The post holder will hold their own caseload, supported by the consultant psychiatrist and clinical lead, and work closely with all other members of the multi-disciplinary team.A key secondary role is in liaison and joint working with other professionals, especially members of CAMHS, General Practice, LEA/schools, residential units and Adult Mental Health to maintain effective continuity of care and to widen awareness of the complexities involved in the management and treatment of Eating Disorders.Working for our organisationAt Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.We do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesFor the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare is working in partnership with The Prince’s Trust to support people getting into work, as part of this partnership, we are offering an employability service to support individuals between 16-30 years old with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support please do contact ##### This is a fixed term role and for those with current NHS service, the role will be offered on a secondment basis only. Please obtain permission to be released on a secondment before submitting an application.Person specificationKnowledge, Skills and TrainingEducated to degree/ diploma level with a relevant professional qualification or equivalent experienceClinical/post graduate or equivalent level of experience and proven practice within the field of Eating Disorders and Child and Adolescent Mental Health or Adult mental health.Post-graduate training and clinical expertise in at least one therapeutic model (ideally, for example CBT, DBT, Family Based Treatment, Motivational Enhancement Therapy or Inter Personal Therapy)Job Specific ExperienceSkills and knowledge to determine when and how to mobilise appropriate health professionals in the event of medical emergencies.A working knowledge of potential psychological, physiological and psychiatric complications of Eating Disorders, including medical implications of purging behaviours and advanced starvation.Previous experience of working with people suffering with Eating Disorders and co-morbid illness.Personal Qualities and AttributesThe ability to engage people where there may be family breakdown, serious illness, traumatic and at times abusive situations in order to help them alter behaviour patterns.The ability to maintain the highest personal and professional standards of care towards individuals suffering with Eating Disorders and related illnesses.The ability to listen to, work with and engage with people, enabling them to express their concerns and difficulties, in order to manage change.The ability to work autonomously as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team in the delivery of current best practice in the recognition, assessment, diagnosis, management and treatment of young people and families with Eating DisordersBusiness TravelSubject to the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act, able to travel using own vehicle on Trust business.At Dorset HealthCare we want to offer all our staff the opportunity to work flexibly, putting health and wellbeing first, whilst continuing the delivery of excellent patient care. Flexible working looks different for everyone and we welcome applicants to discuss flexible working opportunities with the recruiting manager.What working for us will provide:27 days of annual leave, rising to 33 over ten years (for staff on Agenda for Change terms and conditions)Health and wellbeing servicesFlexible working options, including family-friendly hoursFree training and one-to-one career coaching to reach your career goalsPreceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses and AHPsAccess to nine staff networks – have a voice and transform our TrustRelocation costs where applicableSalary sacrifice scheme opportunities – including childcare vouchers, car lease and cycle scheme, home technology equipment, and buying and selling annual leaveNHS discounts to save on your shopping, gym membership and moreVisit our careers website
to learn more about our culture, staff stories, benefits, development programmes and opportunities.What you need to do:Before applying for this post, please do ensure that you have read the job description and person specification requirements. If you think you have everything we're looking for, then we'd love to hear from you, alternatively if you would like more information about the role please do not hesitate to contact us.Regrettably, we are not able to offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you attempt to apply for a role that we do not offer sponsorship for, you will receive notification of this at the time of starting your application and you will not be able to proceed. At this point, we wish to thank you for your interest in working for us and apologise we cannot take your application any further.Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Further guidance can be found on the gov.uk website. It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Employer certification / accreditation badgesThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name
Hannah Zillner or Zoe Foreman
Job title
Clinical Manager
Email address
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Telephone number
0300 019 1771
Additional information
We encourage informal enquiries on 0300 019 1771.Please ask for Hannah Zillner / Zoe Foreman, Clinical Manager
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