Job Description

As an eating disorder cognitive behavioural therapist and mental health nurse, you will:



Work in our community eating disorders service in a joint role - as both a Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist and as a liaison with Community Mental Health Teams to provide high quality therapeutic input into the Eating Disorder Service.



To be responsible for providing specialist treatment and services for people with eating disorders within the county of Derbyshire who may or may not present with another comorbidity, in collaboration with our multidisciplinary team.

To provide detailed assessment and treatment alongside care management for service users as appropriate.

As part of a mini team to offer eating disorder consultation to healthcare professionals in the Community Mental Health Teams and support joint working between the Eating Disorder Service and the Community Mental Health Teams.

Work as part of a specialist multidisciplinary team for adults with a range of eating disorders.

Work autonomously within professional guidelines and Trust and Service policies and procedures.

Utilise theoretical knowledge and clinical skills to support clients towards recovery.

The post holder will:

Hold a caseload of clients with eating disorders delivering therapeutic interventions and acting as care coordinator if needed.

Liaise with and offer eating disorder consultation to Community Mental Health Teams and other health providers.

Be part of a multi-disciplinary team and will be expected to be a good communicator and a team player. Current interventions are delivered both face to face and remotely.

If required, be prepared to travel to see clients and be flexible to meet the demands of the job.

Maintain good working relationships both inside and outside the Trust.

Be supervised by a senior colleague within the existing team and will also be able to seek a supervisor in respect to specific therapeutic models from the wider psychological therapy network.



The Trust has over 100 Psychologists and Therapists working in the psychological therapies department and has an exciting CPD programme.



In addition, there is also a well-established cognitive behavioural practitioner network.



We are a well-established eating disorder service looking for a dynamic enthusiastic Nurse Therapist or Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist.



The DHCFT eating disorder service was established in 2007 and is an expanding service which covers the City of Derby and the County of Derbyshire providing a high-quality community service.



Therapeutic interventions are provided to clients and their families and consultation and advice are offered to a wide range of staff.



The team currently consists of 2 Psychiatrists, 5 Clinical Psychologists, 6 Nurse Therapists, 6 Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapists, 2 Occupational Therapists, 3 Dietitians and Administrators.



The team currently delivers a range of therapeutic interventions from CBT-E, Mantra, and Psychodynamic and Systemically informed approaches interventions are delivered both individually and in Group settings.



There are many opportunities to work jointly with MDT colleagues.



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Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapists are required to have a core profession, such as Nursing or to be able to demonstrate equivalence.



The Trust recognises the value of training you will be encouraged to develop additional skills in working with this client group and you'll be invited to attend the eight-day national eating disorders training run by the Maudsley hospital.



The service also works in partnership with a third sector provider to deliver practical interventions to clients and their carers to support clinical interventions. In addition, the service has a close working relationship with other eating disorder services, specialist inpatient services, gastroenterology and diabetes services.



In addition, the team works closely with Community Mental Health Teams and CAMHS eating disorders services to ensure good joint working and transitions of care.