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Support Worker - Community Eating Disorders Service
| Posting date: | 19 August 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,816 - £24,336 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 September 2024 |
| Location: | Colchester, CO1 1RB |
| Company: | Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6578319/364-A-7724-D |
Summary
A Vacancy at Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.
EPUT has a trust wide specialist eating disorders service. The service consists of two multidisciplinary community teams and day treatment units. Opened in 2012 in Colchester is “EDICT” (the eating disorders intensive community treatment unit). The unit operates a day treatment service model for those who need either a more intensive input than regular community treatment or who are stepping down from an inpatient stay.
We provide intensive psychological treatment and practical support as well as two meals and two snacks per day. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team based in Colchester providing a service to patients admitted to the Intensive Community Day Treatment Unit.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all of our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately your application form be rejected from the process.
Please note this vacancy requires a face to face interview with the Recruiting Manager. Applicants that are unable to attend a face to face interview need not apply.
You will work closely with a range of professionals to provide practical support to people with eating disorders in a day service setting. A
significant component of the work will be group based interventions particularly supervising patients’ meal times in the dining room and providing emotional support and encouraging as well as modelling appropriate eating behaviour. An interest in group work and eating disorders are
required.
This is a very exciting opportunity for the right individual. We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic person who can work independently and
as part of a team. Experience of working with people with eating disorders is not essential but desirable. We are interested in recruiting an
adaptable individual with an interest in eating disorders who is willing to develop and learn. Specialist clinical supervision will be provided as well
as regular opportunities for continued learning.
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.
The Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS) brings together key health, care, community, and voluntary sector organisations from across our area. Our aim is to work together in partnership to join up health and care services, improving our populations health and wellbeing and reducing health inequalities. One such example of this collaborative work is the launch of our HCA Academy, an ICS initiative between Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) and Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSEFT) to support the incoming Health Care assistant (HCA) workforce. The academy models a ‘one workforce’ cross system approach to the onboarding, induction, education and experience of Healthcare Assistants.
To support this ‘one workforce model’ the successful candidate for this post will be required to attend our 5 day (Monday to Friday) face to face Induction Programme at our MSE ICS Education Hub at Brentwood Community Hospital. Your start date will therefore fall on one of two of the HCA Academy induction dates across the month, which will be discussed and agreed during the recruitment process.
Our HCA Academy Induction programme has been designed to train and support the successful candidate through the early stages of their employment at EPUT and will provide opportunities to enhance skills, knowledge and experience.
Further information will be provided post interview.
This will be followed by an additional 5 day (Monday to Friday) EPUT corporate / mandatory training welcome. (EPUT Welcome will be varied between face to face and virtual delivery).
This advert closes on Thursday 22 Aug 2024
EPUT has a trust wide specialist eating disorders service. The service consists of two multidisciplinary community teams and day treatment units. Opened in 2012 in Colchester is “EDICT” (the eating disorders intensive community treatment unit). The unit operates a day treatment service model for those who need either a more intensive input than regular community treatment or who are stepping down from an inpatient stay.
We provide intensive psychological treatment and practical support as well as two meals and two snacks per day. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team based in Colchester providing a service to patients admitted to the Intensive Community Day Treatment Unit.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all of our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately your application form be rejected from the process.
Please note this vacancy requires a face to face interview with the Recruiting Manager. Applicants that are unable to attend a face to face interview need not apply.
You will work closely with a range of professionals to provide practical support to people with eating disorders in a day service setting. A
significant component of the work will be group based interventions particularly supervising patients’ meal times in the dining room and providing emotional support and encouraging as well as modelling appropriate eating behaviour. An interest in group work and eating disorders are
required.
This is a very exciting opportunity for the right individual. We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic person who can work independently and
as part of a team. Experience of working with people with eating disorders is not essential but desirable. We are interested in recruiting an
adaptable individual with an interest in eating disorders who is willing to develop and learn. Specialist clinical supervision will be provided as well
as regular opportunities for continued learning.
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.
The Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS) brings together key health, care, community, and voluntary sector organisations from across our area. Our aim is to work together in partnership to join up health and care services, improving our populations health and wellbeing and reducing health inequalities. One such example of this collaborative work is the launch of our HCA Academy, an ICS initiative between Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) and Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSEFT) to support the incoming Health Care assistant (HCA) workforce. The academy models a ‘one workforce’ cross system approach to the onboarding, induction, education and experience of Healthcare Assistants.
To support this ‘one workforce model’ the successful candidate for this post will be required to attend our 5 day (Monday to Friday) face to face Induction Programme at our MSE ICS Education Hub at Brentwood Community Hospital. Your start date will therefore fall on one of two of the HCA Academy induction dates across the month, which will be discussed and agreed during the recruitment process.
Our HCA Academy Induction programme has been designed to train and support the successful candidate through the early stages of their employment at EPUT and will provide opportunities to enhance skills, knowledge and experience.
Further information will be provided post interview.
This will be followed by an additional 5 day (Monday to Friday) EPUT corporate / mandatory training welcome. (EPUT Welcome will be varied between face to face and virtual delivery).
This advert closes on Thursday 22 Aug 2024