Band 6 Specialist Eating Disorder Practitioner - Bristol inBristol inBristol PUBLISHED 2 DEC 2023

Band 6: £37,338 to £44,962 a year  PERMANENT 
Advise Trust clinical staff, Primary care staff and staff of voluntary agencies on clinical practices that are considered to be the most effective for Eating Disorders.

Act as an autonomous practitioner within the Eating Disorder Service with responsibility for a clinical caseload using the Care Program Approach that includes some of the Services, more complex Service Users.

Accept and assess patients referred to the service

Provide excellent supervision and support to the junior members of the Service where appropriate.

Participate in the monitoring of standards and outcomes within the Service

Advise Trust clinical staff, Primary care staff and staff of voluntary agencies on clinical practices that are considered to be the most effective for Eating Disorders

Attend multi-disciplinary team meetings where appropriate.

Act as a resource person and give advice to the generic general adult psychiatric services regarding ED interventions and services.

Be responsible for developing packages of care to meet highly specialised needs of the client group.

Have an excellent working knowledge of medical implications of eating disorders ensuring good medical monitoring and interpretation of results.

A developmental career opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Registered Health Care Professional to join the Specialist Community Eating Disorder Service at either 5 or band 6. The post will offer specialist support and supervision and include a competency framework to support transition from band 5 to band 6 where appropriate.

The STEPs team is a welcoming and compassionate team which has won the 2AWP trust service users and Carer's award.

To work with the Specialist Eating Disorder Team.

To carry a clinical caseload as agreed within the operational policy of the team and work within a service level agreement.

To provide NICE recommended therapies alongside generic Care Coordination Duties.

To provide specialist advice, consultation and liaison where appropriate.

Please see attached job description for further details.

Act as an autonomous practitioner within the Eating Disorder Service with responsibility for a clinical caseload using the Care Program Approach that includes some of the Services, more complex Service Users.

Accept and assess patients referred to the service

Provide excellent supervision and support to the junior members of the Service where appropriate.

Participate in the monitoring of standards and outcomes within the Service

Advise Trust clinical staff, Primary care staff and staff of voluntary agencies on clinical practices that are considered to be the most effective for Eating Disorders

Attend multi-disciplinary team meetings where appropriate.

Act as a resource person and give advice to the generic general adult psychiatric services regarding ED interventions and services.

Be responsible for developing packages of care to meet highly specialised needs of the client group.

Have an excellent working knowledge of medical implications of eating disorders ensuring good medical monitoring and interpretation of results.

A developmental career opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Registered Health Care Professional to join the Specialist Community Eating Disorder Service at either 5 or band 6. The post will offer specialist support and supervision and include a competency framework to support transition from band 5 to band 6 where appropriate.

The STEPs team is a welcoming and compassionate team which has won the 2AWP trust service users and Carer's award.

To work with the Specialist Eating Disorder Team.

To carry a clinical caseload as agreed within the operational policy of the team and work within a service level agreement.

To provide NICE recommended therapies alongside generic Care Coordination Duties.

To provide specialist advice, consultation and liaison where appropriate.

Please see attached job description for further details.



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