Current jobs related to Specialist Practitioner Eating Disorders - Carmarthen - Hywel Dda University Health Board


  • Carmarthen, United Kingdom Hywel Dda University Health Board Full time

    An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Specialist Eating Disorder Service for an experienced and enthusiastic clinician to join our dynamic multi-disciplinary team to help deliver a high quality effective service to individuals with Eating Disorders. You will be joining a very experienced, multi-disciplinary team of nurses, psychotherapists,...


  • Carmarthen, United Kingdom Hywel Dda University Health Board Full time

    An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly specialist autism practitioner to join a forward-thinking team responsible for providing diagnostic assessment and time-limited support for children on the autism spectrum across Hywel Dda University Health Board. The Neurodevelopmental Service, is a small, friendly and supportive multi - disciplinary team,...


  • Carmarthen, United Kingdom Accomplish Full time

    Package Description **JOB ROLE**:Support Worker **LOCATION**: Cildewi House, Johnstown (SA31) **SALARY**: £11.50 to £12.30* per hour **SHIFT PATTERNS**: 08:30-21:00PM, 10:30-23:00PM & 21:00-08:30AM One thing that is for sure is that joining our team at Cildewi House will be fulfilling and rewarding, offering you stability with the opportunity to grow...


  • Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom Hywel Dda University Health Board Full time

    About the RoleWe are seeking a highly skilled Speech and Language Therapist to join our Dementia Wellbeing Team at Hywel Dda University Health Board. As a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, you will play a key role in providing high-quality speech and language therapy services to individuals living with dementia and their families.Key...


  • Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom Hywel Dda University Health Board Full time

    About the RoleWe are seeking a highly skilled Speech and Language Therapist to join our Dementia Wellbeing Team at Hywel Dda University Health Board. As a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, you will play a key role in providing high-quality speech and language therapy services to individuals living with dementia and their families.Key...


  • Carmarthen, United Kingdom Hays Social Care Full time

    Your new company: We are looking for flexible, motivated, and outgoing Residential Childcare Officers to join our team of qualified staff in Carmarthen. We provide support to emotional behaviour disorder and complex needs. It is important to us that we build and maintain trust with the people we support, whilst promoting their rights, interests, and...


  • Carmarthen, United Kingdom Hays Social Care Full time

    Your new company:We are looking for flexible, motivated, and outgoing Residential Childcare Officers to join our team of qualified staff in Carmarthen. We provide support to emotional behaviour disorder and complex needs. It is important to us that we build and maintain trust with the people we support, whilst promoting their rights, interests, and dignity....


  • Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom Hywel Dda University Health Board Full time

    Job Overview Position Type: Fixed Term/Secondment Note: Current employees of Hywel Dda University Health Board must obtain managerial approval for secondment applications prior to submission. The Neurodevelopmental Services in West Wales are evolving, and we are eager to welcome dedicated and passionate Band 6 Neurodevelopmental Practitioners to...


  • Carmarthen, United Kingdom Hays Social Care Full time

    Your new company:We are looking for flexible, motivated, and outgoing Residential Childcare Officers to join our team of qualified staff in Carmarthen. We provide support to emotional behaviour disorder and complex needs. It is important to us that we build and maintain trust with the people we support, whilst promoting their rights, interests, and dignity....


  • Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom Hays Social Care Full time

    About the RoleWe are seeking a motivated and caring individual to join our team as a Night Support Specialist. As a key member of our team, you will play a vital role in supporting children with emotional behavior disorder and complex needs.Key ResponsibilitiesSupport the delivery of care to children with a range of personalities and needsAssist with...


  • Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom Hays Social Care Full time

    About the RoleWe are seeking a motivated and caring individual to join our team as a Night Support Specialist. As a key member of our team, you will play a vital role in supporting children with emotional behavior disorder and complex needs.Key ResponsibilitiesSupport the delivery of care to children with a range of personalities and needsAssist with...


  • Carmarthen, United Kingdom Hays Social Care Full time

    Your new company:We are looking for flexible, motivated, and outgoing Residential Childcare Officers to join our team of qualified staff in Carmarthen. We provide support to emotional behaviour disorder and complex needs. It is important to us that we build and maintain trust with the people we support, whilst promoting their rights, interests, and dignity....


  • Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom Hywel Dda University Health Board Full time

    Position Overview Are you a seasoned professional in child protection and safeguarding? We are excited to present a distinctive opportunity for a skilled nurse leader within the Corporate Safeguarding team. Our team is welcoming and supportive, and we are in search of a self-driven and proficient lead practitioner and Named Nurse to guide the organization in...


  • Carmarthen, United Kingdom Hywel Dda University Health Board Full time

    The Specialist Perinatal Service is excited about the development of one new permanent, 22.5 hours, Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner post covering Llanelli, and the three counties. Our Health Board is at the forefront of delivering this innovative, preventative service, by fully integrating Perinatal Service provision within our routine antenatal...


  • Carmarthen, United Kingdom Hays Full time

    Children's Support Worker - Carmarthen Your new company:We are looking for flexible, motivated, and outgoing Residential Childcare Officers to join our team of qualified staff in Carmarthen. We provide support to emotional behaviour disorder and complex needs. It is important to us that we build and maintain trust with the people we support, whilst...


  • Carmarthen, United Kingdom HAYS Full time

    Residential Childcare Officer Your new company:We are looking for flexible, motivated, and outgoing Residential Childcare Officers to join our team of qualified staff in Carmarthen. We provide support to emotional behaviour disorder and complex needs. It is important to us that we build and maintain trust with the people we support, whilst promoting their...


  • Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom Hywel Dda University Health Board Full time

    Position OverviewWe are seeking to fill Clinical Fellow positions within the Hywel Dda University Health Board. This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with a team in a progressive and innovative healthcare environment, where you can cultivate specialized interests and potentially rotate through various departments.Candidate RequirementsApplicants...


  • Carmarthen, United Kingdom Hays Full time

    Residential Childcare Officer Your new company:We are looking for flexible, motivated, and outgoing Residential Childcare Officers to join our team of qualified staff in Carmarthen. We provide support to emotional behaviour disorder and complex needs. It is important to us that we build and maintain trust with the people we support, whilst promoting their...


  • Carmarthen, United Kingdom HAYS Full time

    Residential Childcare Officer Your new company:We are looking for flexible, motivated, and outgoing Residential Childcare Officers to join our team of qualified staff in Carmarthen. We provide support to emotional behaviour disorder and complex needs. It is important to us that we build and maintain trust with the people we support, whilst promoting their...


  • Carmarthen, United Kingdom HAYS Full time

    Children's Support Worker - Carmarthen Your new company:We are looking for flexible, motivated, and outgoing Residential Childcare Officers to join our team of qualified staff in Carmarthen. We provide support to emotional behaviour disorder and complex needs. It is important to us that we build and maintain trust with the people we support, whilst...

Specialist Practitioner Eating Disorders

4 months ago


Carmarthen, United Kingdom Hywel Dda University Health Board Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Specialist Eating Disorder Service for two experienced and enthusiastic practitioners to join our dynamic multi-disciplinary team to help deliver a high-quality effective service to individuals with Eating Disorders. You will be joining a very experienced, multi-disciplinary team of nurses, psychotherapists, psychologists, dietitians and medical staff.

You will be part of the Adult Eating Disorder Team and will work closely with colleagues in Primary and Secondary Mental Health Services, as well as GP surgeries and medical services to ensure that individuals experience a seamless and co-ordinated approach to their care across the HDUHB geographical area.

Previous training in a core profession (such as mental health nursing, psychology, social work, occupational therapy or dietetics) is essential. Previous experience training in eating disorder interventions would be beneficial, but is not essential as training will be provided. There is opportunity to specialise in your practice, enhance your skills and develop professionally. Interested individuals will also have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be enthusiastic. Also, motivated and committed to driving forwards the continued development of the Specialist Eating Disorder Service.

The Specialist Eating Disorder Practitioners will work as part of a team in the delivery of specialist Eating Disorder Services for patients and their carers across HDUHB.

The post holders will manage a varied and complex caseload of adults with eating disorders, providing highly skilled interventions and quality care to individuals referred to the Eating Disorders Service. The post holders will fulfil care co-ordination (CTP) duties under the Mental Health (Wales) Measure (2010), for patients within the Community Mental Health Team with a primary diagnosis of an eating disorder and receiving active treatment from the Eating Disorders Service.

Work collaboratively with patients and carers to plan, implement and evaluate individual treatment plans and provide specialist clinical assessment, formulation, interventions and treatment approaches consistent with the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) and other National guidance.

Undertake comprehensive risk assessments and risk management for relevant individual patients and develop appropriate strategies to minimise risk. Offer joint assessments, advice and consultation to colleagues in Primary and Secondary care, GPs, medical services, carers and others.

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:
**Four main hospitals**: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;
**Seven community hospitals**: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;
48 general practices (six of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;
Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;
Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.

Provide teaching and training in eating disorders to health care professionals within mental health and general medical health care as required. To contribute to service development and participate in research and audit projects.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Interviews will be held on 21-12-2023.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these mínimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Get instant access to our financial wellbeing benefit - Wagestream. Wagestream is a tool for everyday life that lets you get paid your way by letting you track your wages in real-time, stream up to 50% of