Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner - Eating Disorders Community

Job summary

The Community Eating Disorders Practitioner will work across the specialist Eating Disorders Community Mental Health Team, providing clinical expertise and psychological interventions to patients as part of their recovery.

The staff member will manage a caseload of eating disordered patients across the county, assessing, planning care, managing risks and providing nutritional and psychological support, treatment interventions and advice to patients.

Providing information and training to other healthcare and mental health professionals, relatives, carers and other interested groups.

Main duties of the job

Applicants will need to have a genuine interest in working within the speciality of Eating Disorders , have excellent communication and multi-agency liaison skills and a have good knowledge of safeguarding. Experience of working in the Eating Disorders field is desirable but not essential. We are committed to equal opportunities and the development of our staff and will provide a robust induction programme. We also provide regular supervision and training for all our staff.

If you want to work as part of our specialised multi-disciplinary team, we want to hear from you. We welcome applications from RMN's, or Occupational Therapists who are keen to undertake a care co-ordination role working as a Mental Health Practitioner within the Eating Disorder Service.

Candidates must have access to a vehicle for work purposes. This is a full time position; we will also consider applicants interested in part time hours.

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About us

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.