Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT)
Senior Support Worker
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About the Role
The East of England Adult Eating Disorders Provider Collaborative have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated and compassionate Senior Support Worker to play a core part in delivering support to those with a severe eating disorder, to enable them to avoid specialist hospital admission whenever possible. You will need practical and interpersonal skills which are underpinned by psychological thinking and will work with nurses, psychological therapists, occupational therapists, a psychiatrist, a psychologist and a dietitian to deliver the new A-EDIT service.
Most of our service users will need to restore weight in order to remain in the community and supporting meal times and the preparation of food will be a central focus of this role. The successful candidate will provide skilled support at mealtimes and should be able to use the four Cs of caring - to be compassionate, consistent, confident and calm - whilst doing this. The support is also informed by a good knowledge of eating disorder symptomatology and psychopathology, so an understanding of why someone with anorexia nervosa may find eating difficult is essential.
If you are confident that you have the skills to work with someone with severe anorexia nervosa, ideally have experience at band 3 or 4 within an eating disorder or mental health setting and are passionate about or have a strong interest in the field of eating disorders, then we’d love to hear from you.
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Responsibilities
- Support adults with a severe eating disorder who are on the alternative to Specialist Eating Disorder inpatient admission pathway and their carers.
- Provide principal support at meal times or before or after.
- Use skilled and compassionate thinking.
- Assist in the assessment and provision of behavioural and supportive interventions outside of mealtimes.
- Support people online or in person at mealtimes and may also be involved in online group provision along with other team members.
- Ensure excellent communication within the A-EDIT team and with community eating disorders clinicians and teams in the region.
About the Organisation
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.
Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children’s, adult and older people’s mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.
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Equal Opportunities
To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Additional Information
- All appointments are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.
- We reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.
- Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.
Contact Information
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Lynn Eldred
- Job title: Service Manager
- Email address: cpftaedsadmin@cpft.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01223596201
Tanya Lovett
Team Leader
AEDIT
07900 162273
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