This position operates within a 7-day service, with shifts scheduled from 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM. The primary objective is to ensure young people can receive appropriate care in a familiar environment, allowing for continued engagement within their homes and communities while addressing their eating disorder treatment needs. Regular training and support will be provided to the successful candidate.
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 7.30am to 7.30pm.
Proposed Interview Date: Monday 2nd December
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.
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