Band 4 Support Time Recovery Worker - Community Eating Disorders

Job summary

To provide community outreach and support for adult service users with eating disorders. The support time recovery worker will provide practical support and psychoeducation in the treatment of eating disorders as well as physical health monitoring.

Main duties of the job

1.1. The post holder will facilitate service users to move through the recovery process and will support service users to achieve identified goals and maintain recovery. The post holder will be part of a multi-disciplinary team and work closely with the wider eating disorder service team in the implementation of areas identified in service user care support plans. This will include involvement in the assessment implementation and evaluation of care within agreed parameters. You will offer practical support to enhance service user strengths and quality of life. The post holder will take responsibility for an identified caseload and provide outreach and community follow up to support service users through their recovery.

1.2. You will ensure that there are effective care pathways to a range of services that will enhance individual recovery. This will be achieved by ensuring close liaison with identified partners and community organisations including employment /training providers, housing and mental health. You will also provide low intensity psychosocial interventions to service users on caseload. You will be able to signpost services users to the appropriate facilities and provide support and help through a CBT approach.

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.