Job summary
- Main area
- Eating Disorders Service
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 37.5 hours per week (Full time - 37.5 hours per week)
- Job ref
- 040-NMR352-0925
- Employer
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Maindiff Court Hospital
- Town
- Abergavenny
- Salary
- £39,263 - £47,280 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Eating Disorders Specialist Practitioner
Band 6
We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.
Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments OR SUPPORT needed. If you need any documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille) please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3 OR EMAIL [email protected]
If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Job overview
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board has acquired funding to expand its current provision for Eating Disorders Services across Gwent. The additional funding will enable the Specialist Eating Disorders Service to offer early intervention and treatment to those adults presenting with an eating disorders and young people transitioning from CAMHS. As part of this exciting development an opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Practitioner to join the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Specialist Eating Disorders Service.
We are looking for someone with an interest in eating disorders and passion for service improvement to join our multidisciplinary team. The Specialist Eating disorder team members will support the successful candidate in their work with service users.
The Specialist Eating Disorders Service aims to ensure that service provision for eating disorders is high quality, innovative, and equitably delivered across Gwent, with a focus on early detection and intervention, inclusivity, person centred, relationship based, recovery focused and trauma informed.
Main duties of the job
The Specialist Eating Disorders Service are looking to recruit a skilled practitioner who will work collaboratively with them to develop and deliver individual, group and family treatment programmes that address the complex physical, psychological and psychosocial needs of clients and their families/carers.
The successful candidate will provide specialist eating disorder assessments and interventions to clients and their families, education and training to colleagues within the health board and support and supervision to colleagues within the service. Experience of working with people with eating disorders would be desirable.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Mental Health Nurse / Occupational Therapist / Dietitian
- Post Registration Study in a relevant field or equivalent demonstrable experience
- Up to date Registration
Desirable criteria
- Profession specific additional qualifications / training (i.e. DBT, CBT, FBT, IPT, AMHP, family therapy or systemic practice)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of working with people who have eating disorders and co-morbid illness
- Significant experience related multi-agency collaborative working and joint care planning
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma-Jayne Hagerty
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07747 535745
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