Senior Eating Disorder Practitioner

MFT Community Eating Disorder Service are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join their highly skilled multi disciplinary team. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing specialist assessment and intervention to a caseload of young people and their families across the MFT footprint. This post will be within Central Manchester, North Manchester and Salford. The successful candidate will be expected to travel between our bases at The Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, The Bridge (CAMHS) and Pendleton Gateway (CAMHS).
The successful candidate will undertake any and all training pertinent to the role, including family therapy for anorexia nervosa (FTAN). Clinical and management supervision will be provided, along with a reflective group ran by psychotherapy.
You would be joining a passionate team with an excellent reputation, locally, regionally and nationally. The team consists of Psychiatry, Paediatrics, Senior Eating Disorder Practitioners, Eating Disorder Practitioners, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Dietitians, Family Therapists, CBT therapists, Clinical support workers and admin. We pride ourselves on providing specialist and timely treatment to all of our young people and their families. We provide a range of therapies and interventions, including systemic Family Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviural therapy, Compassionate Focussed Therapy, and Adolescent Focused Therapy., + To be clinically responsible for a caseload of young people with a Primary Eating Disorder
+ To provide clinical assessments (along with another member of the team) to determine if a patient has a Primary Eating Disorder, and to signpost and provide onward referrals where appropriate
+ To deliver NICE concordant specialist treatment (training to be provided)
+ To liaise with other members of the MDT to ensure safe and joint working.
+ To liaise with external MDT members where necessary
+ To provide supervision to junior members of the team
+ To provide training to external agencies
+ To support young people on our intensive support pathway, including paediatric ward reviews and community re-feeding, To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the 'Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
We're looking forward to hearing from you!

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