Highly Specialist Eating Disorder Practitioner
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Job summary
This is a permanent full-time post working within the Link-ED Adult Eating Disorder Service, across West Yorkshire. We have recently been given the opportunity to grow our MDT which has enabled this leadership role to be created. The successful candidate will be working closely alongside the Clinical Team Manager for the service, developing and embedding the newly developed clinical model across the 5 geographical areas we cover (Leeds, Wakefield, Calderdale, Kirklees and Bradford) and acting as clinical supervisor for the Specialist Practitioners within the team. As a service we support service users who have disordered eating secondary to their primary mental health issue, these include Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder and ARFID. You will have some experience of working with individuals with an eating disorder to provide advice and consultation for CMHTs whilst also working as a co-worker with a small caseload of service users within the Bradford area. There will be strong support for research and development over the course of the first year in post.
You will work closely with your Eating Disorder peers within the wider CONNECT eating disorder teams both working in the community and inpatient settings, to support smooth transitions of care across the teams for service users.
Main duties of the job
The post holder must hold a professional healthcare registration.
A car driver is essential to this post.
Communication prior to interview is encouraged.
About us
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching,research and development.
There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme (LYPFT pays 20.6% into your scheme each year), coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more organisations such as Blue Light Card, Health Service Discounts and NHS Discount Offers.
We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank. Bank-only workers can choose the hours they want to work and will have the opportunity to gain additional experience, keep skills up to date, develop new ones and earn extra money without having to commit to a permanent role. For an informal discussion or more information please contact the team bankstaffingdepartment.lypft@nhs.net
Details
Date posted
22 August 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£43,742 to £50,056 a year pa
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
173-65423-EDRS
Job locations
Newsam Centre
Leeds
LS14 6UH
Employer details
Employer name
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Newsam Centre
Leeds
LS14 6UH
Employer's website
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