Job Description

CEN-CAEDS is a team based at Hellesdon hospital in Norwich. We are a diverse multidisciplinary team, dedicated to supporting children, young people and their families who are living with eating disorders and supporting them to recovery.



Your role would involve holding a caseload of young people with a diagnosable eating disorder, providing evidence-based therapeutic interventions for young people and their families, following evidence-based models to support your practice, undertaking assessments of new referrals, monitoring physical health and coordinating the care of young people on the caseload.



You will be part of a diverse and active MDT, supporting young people and their families through recovery. There is a strong emphasis on systemic work within this specialism, so skills in working with families as well as the young person is key.



Please apply if you are interested in joining our team and experiencing this specialist area of mental health.



Holding a caseload of children and young people and seeing them frequently for appointments. Liaising with other professionals, both within the team and externally to coordinate care. Completing assessments of new referrals to the service. Supporting as duty worker and completing duty tasks. Attending MDT meetings Working closely with families and other professionals to support the best outcome for young people. Following Monitoring physical health and escalating care in line with MEED guidelines. Completing allocated duty tasks on your allocated duty day. Keeping comprehensive and contemporaneous clinical documentation Working as part of an MDT

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.



Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.



Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.



Please read the job description / person specification carefully and ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience needed.