Job overview

An exciting  opportunity as arisen for a specialist eating practitioner to join the All Age Eating Disorder team.  This post will work with both the Community Mental Health Team and CAMHS and will based throughout Powys.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 specialist eating disorder practitioner to join the all age eating disorder team. You will be required to work with both children, young people and adults who have been referred with an eating disorder. 

You will be required to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and to provide specialist assessment, treatment and care to a caseload of people with an eating disorder.

The successful candidate will be required to provide care to service users within the legal frameworks of the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010, the Social Services and Well- Being (Wales) Act 2014 and the Mental Health Act (1983)

You must be enthusiastic, self-motivated, flexible in approach, able to work autonomously.

Effective communication and engagement skills are fundamental to this role, as well as a current evidence-based knowledge and a commitment to working with individuals adopting a recovery approach and a commitment to working within a trauma informed model of care as well as have a good understanding of Eating disorder models and Nice Guidelines 

In return for your skills and expertise we can offer you a variety of rewarding challenges, continued training and development and the opportunity to work within a friendly and supportive team.

Working for our organisation

Being the smallest Heath Board in Wales means that you won’t get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation. 

As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We’re also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy ’life work’ balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.

To start your journey with us, and to learn more about what we can offer you please visit:

https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/.

. There you will find information about our benefits and values, read staff experiences and more about what our beautiful county has to offer.