About the role
Salary: £49397.00 to £56515.00
The post holder will be required to work jointly across sites to assess and manage service users
who present with an eating disorder, primarily working with young people age 18 and below. The
post holder will be a member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) and have support of other team
members in the management of these cases. The post holders role will include working in
outpatient clinics across the community and to work with specialist in-patient units where young
people are admitted from the geographical are. The post holder will be expected to attend and
participate in MDT team meetings as well as external meetings with stakeholders in relation to
improved patient care.
The post holder will be required to work jointly across sites to assess and manage service users
who present with an eating disorder, primarily working with young people age 18 and below. The
post holder will be a member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) and have support of other team
members in the management of these cases. The post holders role will include working in
outpatient clinics across the community and to work with specialist in-patient units where young
people are admitted from the geographical are. The post holder will be expected to attend and
participate in MDT team meetings as well as external meetings with stakeholders in relation to
improved patient care.
The post holder will be an integral member of the established eating disorders community team.
They will utilise the highest level of interpersonal and communication skills when assessing
service users and collaboratively work with both the service user, their family and the team for a
timely, appropriate plan to meet the needs of the patient. This may occur in a highly emotive,
sensitive, and contentious atmosphere.
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