Eating Disorder Service Practitioner

This is an opportunity to work as an Eating Disorders Practitioner, in a multi-disciplinary community team. The base will be negotiable, at one of 3 sites; Wirral & West Cheshire Community Eating Disorder Service, Stein Centre, St Catherine's Hospital Upton Lea, Bowmere Hospital, Countess Of Chester Health Park Jocelyn Solly House, macclesfield The post may include some hybrid working, but a significant amount of work will be expected to be at one of those 3 sites. The successful post-holder will work with people who live with moderate to severe Eating Disorders, delivering high quality talking interventions and co-ordinating individual's care. They will have a special responsibility and interest in clients with Binge Eating Disorder in particular, as this role has been primarily developed for that client group. However, there will be an opportunity to work with clients who suffer from other eating disorders.,

• Working with people who live with moderate to severe eating disorders.
• Taking a special interest in the treatment of Binge Eating Disorder and working with the service to further develop our offer to this client group.
• Assessing people and delivering talking interventions, as well as identifying and managing complications arising from Disordered Eating.
• Working as a part of a multi-disciplinary team to ensure good quality care to people living with an eating disorder.
• Liaising with other providers and stakeholders to ensure safe and effective treatment.
• Delivering group work to clients with Binge Eating Disorder
• Attending the Clinical Network Meeting and partaking in service development and clinical governance initiatives.
  
  Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.
We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport. Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall. As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role. Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you'll find something to suit you at CWP.