SEED Practitioner

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Adult Eating Disorders Team as a Severe and Enduring Eating Disorder (SEED) Practitioner .

Under the supervision of the Clinical Team Manager and Senior Colleagues, the post holder will take an active clinical role in managing / co-working those clients identified as having a SEED Practitioner where ongoing care relating to maintaining and developing quality of life is required and the chance of full recovery is limited.

The successful candidate must have a Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care / Mental Health at L5 or equivalent experience.

Main duties of the job

Harm minimisation is key to working with clients with SEED, focusing on supporting and sustaining physical and psychological stability, prioritising quality of life, utilizing the new DIALOG+ approach to assessment, planning and implementation of care, whilst harnessing the potential for future recovery.

To work collaboratively with clients and multi agencies involved in care, developing individual maintenance programmes to reduce repeat admissions to both acute and Specialist Eating Disorders Units (SEDU) which have been proven to be largely ineffective in this client group.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsibilities include:

Being responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of service user care packages, in consultation and with support from the multi-disciplinary team. To work within the context of the DIALOG+, from acceptance into service, through to discharge from the service To contribute to and participate in multi-disciplinary team To be involved in the planning, development, delivery and evaluation of person- centred care planning and person-centred To offer a first line response to referrals via In conjunction with other care professionals, work with the client to meet their needs, as identified through assessment, to include health and social care To work towards and participate in the model of care appropriate to eating disorder services, as stipulated in NICE Guidelines for Eating Disorders. This would include, social inclusion and recovery.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY

Some of the benefits you can expect:

NHS pension a comprehensive in house & external training programmes career progression starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays) staff physio service NHS discounts and many more.

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care / Mental Health at L5 or equivalent experience

Desirable

Working towards or have a qualification as a Masters Practitioner in Eating Disorder

Experience

Essential

Experience of partnership working with care services, primary care services, acute care services and specialist eating disorder inpatient units / rehabilitation units

Desirable

Experience of working in mental health setting Demonstrable experience of working with Severe and Enduring Eating Disorder presentation

other

Essential

Knowledge of the presentation of SEED diagnosis

Desirable

An understanding of working in partnership with other agencies

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