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Support Worker - Adult Eating Disorder Service

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Magnolia House, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 10 Oct 2024

💰 £29,114/yr(£26,530/yr – £29,114/yr)

About the role

The closing date is 24th Oct 2024

Job summary

We are looking for a dedicated professional to join our expanding Eating Disorders Service for Adults (EDSA). You will play a key role in delivering high-quality care and interventions to individuals living with eating disorders.

EDSA has seen significant growth over the past four years, and you'll be joining a passionate, multidisciplinary team comprising nurses, psychologists, dietitians, psychological therapists, clinical practitioners, assistant psychologists, and support workers. The service operates in collaboration with the Somerset and Wessex Eating Disorders Association (SWEDA), providing direct support to patients referred from primary care services.

We have also adopted the FREED (First Episode Rapid Early Intervention for Eating Disorders) model, ensuring quick access to effective treatment for young adults experiencing a first episode of an eating disorder. Our service is committed to fostering professional growth through various training and development opportunities.

Join us and be part of a team making a meaningful impact in the lives of those we serve.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

You will collaborate with colleagues to support clients receiving treatment through both this pathway and the core service.

Their primary responsibility will be to provide specialist support and guidance to individuals with eating disorders, as well as their families and carers. A key focus of the role is to enhance community-based support, helping clients access local resources, engage in daily living activities, and pursue personalised goals designed to improve their overall quality of life.

About us

As an organisation, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust offers employees a wide range of benefits including flexible working, NHS pension scheme, generous annual leave allowance and a commitment to career development.

You will be eligible for our Blue Light Card and a wide range of NHS exclusive shopping & leisure discounts.

We are proud of our skilled, diverse workforce and as an inclusive employer we welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Working in Somerset enables you to enjoy the idyllic countryside, areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.

There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable.

Somerset offers the countryside and the cosmopolitan -- there is truly something for everyone!

Job description

For a full list of duties and responsibilities, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

A care related HNC/HND equivalent e.g. NVQ level 3 (or 2 and working to 3)/ Associate Nurse / Psychology graduate.

Experience

Essential

To have knowledge and experience of a wide range of health and social care community resources.

Additional Criteria

Essential

Experience of working in community settings.

Demonstrable experience of working directly with a vulnerable client group, including experience of working psychologically with people with mental health problems.

Desirable

Experience of working with people who have eating disorders.

Experience of developing therapeutic relationships with people who are hard-to-engage

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.