Job summary
- Main area
- Senior Practitioner Eating Disorders
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 373-SMH2407-A RR
- Employer
- Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hall Lodge (formerly South Reddish Health Centre)
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Eating Disorder Practitioner
Band 7
Job overview
We are looking for an someone who is experienced in working in community eating disorder services who would like to come and be the Senior Eating Disorder Practitioner in the Stockport Eating Disorder Service.
CWP is a leading provider of Eating Disorder services in the North West, delivering Community services from 7 locations as well as providing the only NHS Inpatients Eating Disorder beds in the North West. The Senior Practitioner will work within the Stockport branch of the service, but will also be part of a wider network within the service, granting access to support and opportunities from Managers and other Multidisciplinary Team Members.
This is an exciting time to work in the field of Eating Disorders, with CWP acting as Lead provider in the "Empowered" NW Adult Eating Disorder Provider Collaborative. The team is a driving force behind innovation and improvements in service provision for this vulnerable patient group.
Main duties of the job
This role will be focused on supporting patients of Stockport Community Eating Disorder Service. The post holder will be expected to work autonomously within a multi disciplinary framework, providing training and staff development, specialist assessment, clinical support and time limited intervention to service users. The post holder will act as a source of expertise and point of contact within the team and demonstrate highly specialised communication skills and problem-solving abilities when prioritising risk.
Working for our organisation
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.
We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool.
Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.
As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.
Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.
At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.
An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: [email protected] or by calling 01244 393100.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registration (with NMC,HPC) or Accreditation with BACP or equivalent body
- Professional training to degree level or its equivalent e.g. RMN, OT, Dip SW
- Relevant Post Graduate Qualification, such as Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy, Cognitive Analytical Therapy or an equivalent modality
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of NICE Guidelines and other guidance /policy documents influencing Eating Disorder Service Delivery
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
- Skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing clinically sensitive information to service users, their families, carers and other professionals with and outside the NHS
- Good interpersonal skills and the ability to foster good interteam/ interagency working relationships
- Skills in providing consultation to other professionals
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in Mental Health post qualification /accreditation
- Ability to carry and maintain own caseload
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care and treatment
- Experience with difficult to engage service users with complex needs requiring skilled interventions and care co-ordination
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with people with Eating Disorders
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Angela Davies
- Job title
- Deputy Clinical Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07825973112
- Additional information
If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact [email protected] or telephone 01244 393100
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