Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled disordered eating practitioner to work as part of the Specialist Weight Management Service in Trafford. This could be an individual with a nursing, occupational therapy or mental health background who has experience of working with clients with disordered eating or obesity. The successful candidate will work with people who experience disordered eating while living with excess weight, delivering high quality compassionate care.
The service is a Tier 3 Specialist Weight Management MDT that includes nurse therapists, a physiotherapist and dietitians. The team delivers lifestyle programmes for those with a BMI over 40kg/m2 including group education sessions, a pathway for disordered eating and bariatric surgery education. We are committed to providing a service that is compassionate, and client focused. Mindfulness and mindful eating are an important part of our approach, and the service has psychology supervision to inform our pathways and support our work in disordered eating.
As part of the team, you will be able to contribute to service development, staff training, evaluation and audit. CPD is valued and you will be supported to develop your skills and knowledge in this exciting specialism that is at the heart of key priorities for public health and the NHS.
Programmes are mainly clinic based with some group delivery and home visits. Currently, face to face or virtual contacts are offered to clients.
Main duties of the job
To provide appropriate therapy for disordered eating for a specific client caseload, that may including mindfulness, mindful eating and a compassion-based approach.
Manage a caseload of clients who may be complex and have multiple needs including medical, psychological and social.
To assess client's physical health in line with service protocols.Undertake practice sensitive to the needs of clients, carers and relatives from multi-cultural backgrounds.
Use facilitation skills to deliver a programme of group education sessions with clients.
Develop specialist programmes of care in lead area supported by Senior Practitioner and using current best practice, patient feedback and innovation.
Carry out home visits when required.
Travel to a variety of community venues across Trafford, carrying equipment when needed.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification e.g. nursing occupational therapy, Counselling
- NMC Registration, HCPC registration or Accreditation with BACP
- Evidence of post graduate study relevant to disordered eating or obesity
Desirable
- Study in areas such as mindfulness, compassion-based approaches, motivational interviewing or CBT
- Mental Health Nurse qualification
- Training for student supervision
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in weight management or mental health
- Experience of managing own caseload of complex clients
Desirable
- Experience of working with people who have disordered eating
- Experience of delivering 1:1 psychological interventions
- Experience of working in a multi- disciplinary team
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Experience of clinical audit and standard setting
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of current best practice within chosen specialism including NICE guidance
- Communication skills verbally and in writing to address physical/ psychological and socio-economic needs
- Ability to facilitate group education sessions
- Self-reliant and self-motivated and be able to seek support and help when required
- Reflect and critically appraise one's own performance
Desirable
- An understanding of the individual and environmental factors that can influence a person's weight
work related
Essential
- access to car and valid Driving License
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification e.g. nursing occupational therapy, Counselling
- NMC Registration, HCPC registration or Accreditation with BACP
- Evidence of post graduate study relevant to disordered eating or obesity
Desirable
- Study in areas such as mindfulness, compassion-based approaches, motivational interviewing or CBT
- Mental Health Nurse qualification
- Training for student supervision
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in weight management or mental health
- Experience of managing own caseload of complex clients
Desirable
- Experience of working with people who have disordered eating
- Experience of delivering 1:1 psychological interventions
- Experience of working in a multi- disciplinary team
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Experience of clinical audit and standard setting
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of current best practice within chosen specialism including NICE guidance
- Communication skills verbally and in writing to address physical/ psychological and socio-economic needs
- Ability to facilitate group education sessions
- Self-reliant and self-motivated and be able to seek support and help when required
- Reflect and critically appraise one's own performance
Desirable
- An understanding of the individual and environmental factors that can influence a person's weight
work related
Essential
- access to car and valid Driving License
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
