Job overview
An exciting opportunity as arisen for a specialist eating practitioner to join the All Age Eating Disorder team. This post will work with both the Community Mental Health Team and CAMHS and will based throughout Powys.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 specialist eating disorder practitioner to join the all age eating disorder team. You will be required to work with both children, young people and adults who have been referred with an eating disorder.
You will be required to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and to provide specialist assessment, treatment and care to a caseload of people with an eating disorder.
The successful candidate will be required to provide care to service users within the legal frameworks of the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010, the Social Services and Well- Being (Wales) Act 2014 and the Mental Health Act (1983)
You must be enthusiastic, self-motivated, flexible in approach, able to work autonomously.
Effective communication and engagement skills are fundamental to this role, as well as a current evidence-based knowledge and a commitment to working with individuals adopting a recovery approach and a commitment to working within a trauma informed model of care as well as have a good understanding of Eating disorder models and Nice Guidelines
In return for your skills and expertise we can offer you a variety of rewarding challenges, continued training and development and the opportunity to work within a friendly and supportive team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Sound understanding of community and multidisciplinary work.
- Experience of working within a community setting and with Severely Mentally ill clients
- Evidence of supervising and developing junior staff
- Abilty to meet travel requirments for the post
Qualification
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Professional and Registered with the relevant Professional Body
- Evidence of continous proffesional develpoment
Desirable
- WARRN
- CBT qualifications/Psycho-Social Interventions/qualification
- Venupuncture
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Excellent organisational skills
- Person centred and non judgmental
- Excellent assessment skills
- Ability to engage with service users
Desirable
- Some ability to speak, read and/or write Welsh, or an eagerness to learn.
Knowledge and understanding
Essential
- Principles of recovery
- Effectiv skills and knowledge of psycho social interventions
- Clinical supervision
- Communication skills
- Advanced risk assessment skills
Desirable
- IT skills and knowledge
- Skills to promote service user involvement
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This advert is for Specialist Practitioner Eating Disorders with Powys Teaching Health Board in Bronllys, West Wales, Wales. It is listed as a Band 6 Nurse practitioner role. The advertised salary is £40,559 - £48,841 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 21 Jul 2026.
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