Assistant Practitioner

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the The Teesside Children and Young Peoples Community Eating Disorder Service.

The team is based across the Teesside area based on the Acklam Road Hospital site in Middlesbrough. Travel will be required as part of the role and expenses are included. The successful applicant will be enthusiastic, motivated, experienced and demonstrate a commitment to ongoing personal and professional development.

The team includes clinical psychologists, nurses, dietitians and psychiatrists. Therefore, the ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team is essential. The post holder will provide evidence-based assessment and treatment-based interventions as part of the clinical eating disorder pathways, and offer input to individuals, their families and carers, other agencies within the home, an acute setting and a clinical setting.

You must have the Right to Work in the UK in order to be successfully appointed to this role. Please note, this role does not meet the required eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa and therefore the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular role.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be working alongside the MDT in monitoring physical health, regularly facilitating physical observations, including taking bloods and electrocardiograms (ECG). The candidate will have the opportunity to complete venepuncture training and ECG training if not already trained.

The role will include supporting the children and young people by providing therapeutic interventions, meal support and coaching to families within the community.

You will provide support to the MDT in reporting progress and observations of the children and young people.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This post is not open to trainees therefore the successful applicants will need a Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care and Literacy and Numeracy Level 2 or equivalent to be recruited into this Band 4 position.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

This job advert may close early if a high volume of applications have been received. If interested, please apply for this post as soon as possible.

Applicant requirements

This 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.