Job Description

The Eating Disorders Service at The Brownhill Centre, Cheltenham is seeking to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic Specialist Senior Eating Disorders Practitioner to assist in the leadership of the Community Team.



The Eating Disorders service is highly regarded and provides specialist assessment, treatment and support for individuals who are experiencing an eating disorder and their families within Gloucestershire. There is a strong focus on specialist therapies in the service and excellent clinical leadership and supervision within the team.



This is an exciting and innovative opportunity for an experienced Professional to assist in the leadership of the community eating disorders team.



You will work autonomously alongside an MDT typically compromising of RMN's, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Assistant Psychologists, Psychiatrists and GPs.



The scope of the role envisages that you will provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment appointments to patients/families and carers suffering with an eating disorder. You will also provide specialist advice and support for other clinicians both within the ED service as well as other clinicians from system partners.



The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the /Person Specification.



We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.



Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:



72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.

76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.

81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.



This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.



This is an exciting and innovative opportunity for an experienced RMN or registered Allied Health Professional . You will work autonomously alongside an MDT typically compromising of RMN's, OTs, Social Workers, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Dieticians and GPs. The scope of the role envisages that you will provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment appointments to patients/families and carers suffering with an Eating Disorder. You will also provide specialist advice and support for other clinicians both within the ED service as well as other clinicians from system partners.



The service provides advice, consultation and support to primary care, social care, voluntary and educational staff as well as members of the public. The team promotes an awareness of eating disorders and appropriate interventions to the wider public.



The Trust is required to work in line with the Government's UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas