# Senior Support Worker - CYP Eating Disorders > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-support-worker-cyp-eating-disorders/febfff33-297b-4a52-9729-ff1d8cd86977 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-support-worker-cyp-eating-disorders/febfff33-297b-4a52-9729-ff1d8cd86977.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** St George's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Support worker - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 Pro Rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** 22.5 hours per week (Part Time 22.5 hours (Days to be agreed on appointment)) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-06T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-22T08:10:37.345Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Staffordshire/Stafford/Midlands_Partnership_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Support_Worker/Support_Worker-v8311699 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8311699?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.mpft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for a compassionate and motivated Senior Support Worker to join our Children and Young People’s Eating Disorders Team. This is a unique opportunity to support young people and their families through recovery while working as part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team. In this role, you will work directly with children and young people experiencing eating disorders, helping them and their families build healthier routines, improve wellbeing and remain supported within their home and community. What You’ll Do - Support children and young people and their families with eating disorder recovery plans - Help stabilise eating patterns and develop positive routines - Work alongside clinicians to deliver agreed care plans and interventions - Monitor and record physical health observations such as blood pressure, pulse, temperature and weight - Complete blood tests & ECG's - Support psychoeducation groups and family interventions - Identify changes in wellbeing and escalate concerns appropriately - Encourage young people to engage in education, activities and community life What We’re Looking For You’ll be someone who is compassionate, organised and confident working with young people and families in a community setting. Experience in eating disorders and physical health monitoring is helpful including Bloods & ECG, but full training can be provided for the right candidate. The role will involve travel across South Staffordshire, access to a vehicle will be required. ### Main duties of the job - Support young people with daily routines, mealtimes, and structured therapeutic activities. - Provide practical and emotional support to young people and families in line with individual care plans. - Assist in delivery of therapeutic interventions and psychoeducational sessions under the supervision of qualified staff. - Promote recovery, independence, and positive coping strategies. - Observe, monitor, and report any changes in presentation, behaviour, or physical health to senior staff. - Contribute to creating a therapeutic and safe environment ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a further detailed description of the role. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities. - Ability to deal with non- routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient/ service user contact. - Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non- verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team - Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues. ### Experience **Essential** - Significant experience of working with children with Mental Health Needs as a member of a multidisciplinary community team Experience of working within a multi-agency framework - Experience of formulating a child’s difficulties and developing a care plan - Experience of employing evidenced based interventions with children - Experience of supporting other workers and role modelling recommended approaches / interventions in practice. **Desirable** - Experience of working with children with Mental Health Needs as a member of a multidisciplinary community team Experience of working within a multi-agency framework - Experience of working with people who may have Mental Health concerns - Experience of working with young people with eating disorders ### Qualifications **Essential** - Foundation degree in relevant subject or Diploma/NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care or accredited prior learning with competency based evidence supplemented by short courses ## Documents - [benefits booklet (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2957) - [senior support worker (pdf, 387.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10632143) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.