Support Worker - Children's Eating Disorders

Job summary

Are you passionate about supporting young people to overcome challenges and reach their full potential? We're looking for dedicated Eating Disorders Support Workers to join our dynamic team at Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust.

In this rewarding role, you will:

Empower young people to engage with their care plans and access the services they need.Work alongside families and professionals to write and implement effective, person-centred care plans.Provide practical and emotional support to help young people maintain dignity, build independence, and manage daily living activities.Advocate for young people to access vital resources, benefits, and welfare rights.Monitor wellbeing, recognise early signs of deterioration, and ensure the right support is in place swiftly.

If you're compassionate, motivated, and ready to be part of a team that truly makes a difference in preventing hospital admissions and supporting recovery in the community, we would love to hear from you.

Be the difference for young people with eating disorders across Cornwall. Apply today and start your journey with us.

Main duties of the job

This post is designed to work as part of a specialist team delivering short-term, intensive interventions to young people with eating disorders. The primary aim is to reduce or avoid hospital admissions by providing effective support within the community and home environments.

Key components of the role include:

• Meal support in the young person's home to promote normalisation of eating in their daily setting.

• Implementation of distress tolerance and emotional regulation interventions, supporting young people to manage difficult emotions and reduce eating disorder behaviours.

• Working collaboratively within the eating disorders multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to ensure holistic and coordinated care.

• Delivering interventions across multiple settings including:

  • Young person's home environment

  • Community locations

  • Locality team bases

  • In-reach work to local district general hospitals and inpatient psychiatric wards to maintain continuity of care and prevent prolonged admission.

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.