# Eating Disorders Support Worker - COAST-ED

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Bodmin
- **Region:** South West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Grade:** Band 4
- **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 Pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift work across a 7 day week)
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-06T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-22T14:55:54.402Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/To_be_confirmed/Cornwall_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Eating_Disorders_Support_Worker/Eating_Disorders_Support_Worker-v8150637
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8150637?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The purpose of this post is to work as part of a team that offers short term intensive interventions to young people with eating disorders, with the view of reducing or avoiding a hospital admission.

The post will involve meal support in the young person’s home environment, along with implementation of distress tolerance and emotional regulation interventions. You will be working as part of the eating disorders multi-disciplinary team, and regular training and support will be provided.

Interventions primarily take place in the young person’s home environment, community settings, locality team bases and via in-reach to the local district general hospital and inpatient psychiatric wards.

You will be working as part of a 7 day per week service, with shifts being 7am to 7.30pm.

This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly. We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply:

- Cornwall Foundation Trust
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board

If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time.

### Main duties of the job

Our team purpose is to prevent hospital admission for young people, and instead provide an at home alternative where young people can continue to engage in their homes and communities whilst receiving appropriate care and treatment for their eating disorder.

The post will involve meal support in the young person’s home environment, along with implementation of distress tolerance and emotional regulation interventions.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Knowledge and experience of mental health and basic psychological therapies
- Evidence of substantial experience of working with young people
- Significant recent clinical experience in delivering direct care/support to people with mental health issues or equivalent experience
- Experience of dealing emotional distress
- Experience of working within a mental health field

**Desirable**

- Experience of working with people with eating disorders

### Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience

**Essential**

- NVQ Level 4 qualification in Healthcare or equivalent relevant experience
- A commitment to undertake Continuing Personal Development

**Desirable**

- Brief Solution Focused or other training

## Documents

- [autism support (pdf, 38.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=977)
- [dyslexia support (pdf, 76.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1833)
- [job description (pdf, 704.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10450314)
- [parental entitlement (pdf, 300.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1834)
- [functional requirements (pdf, 308.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10450315)
- [recruitment complaints policy (pdf, 113.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=976)

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