Senior Eating Disorders Practitioner & FREED Champion

Job overview

Are you seeking a new challenge? Do you have a multitude of transferrable skills? Are you passionate about making a real difference in mental health care within the field of eating disorders? If so, this could be the position you've been searching for! We welcome applicants from both inside the Trust on secondment or outside the Trust to this fixed term contract. Giving you a unique/excellent opportunity to work within Adult eating disorder services on a time limited basis.

We are looking for an experienced Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with 3 years plus expereince working in secondary care mental health environments;  to join our dynamic FREED Pathway and lead its dedicated team in delivering high-quality, evidence-based interventions within the FREED pathway; which is embedded in the Adult Eating Disorder Service.

Joining our service now is an exciting time as the service is moving and shifting to meet the changing landscape of our ED population within the county of Cornwall.

We are seeking a motivated leader with:

• A professional qualification and registration as either a Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist
• Experience in clinical management and supervising staff.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• A commitment to recovery-focused, person-centred care

Main duties of the job

• Lead a multidisciplinary team using a whole-team approach to deliver evidence-based assessments and interventions that promote engagement and recovery.
• Share in the clinical management of a defined caseload, ensuring service users receive focused, coordinated packages of care tailored to their needs.
• Develop strong interfaces with other services and agencies, fostering collaborative working to enhance outcomes.
• Supervise and support junior team members in line with Trust policy, promoting professional development and high standards of care.
• Work flexibly across the county of Cornwall.

Please note: If you are an internal candidate and wanting to apply for this position as a secondment opportunity. Before applying, please ensure you have discussed the post with your current line manager and obtained their agreement to support your release for the duration of the secondment.

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’.