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Eating Disorder Day Services Team Leader | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 06 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £54,320 - £60,981 per annum Incl. of inner HCAs |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 March 2025 |
| Location: | London, SE5 8AZ |
| Company: | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6883628/334-CLI-6883628 |
Summary
Would you like to join a progressive, award winning, and multi-disciplinary team spearheading innovative practices in the treatment of eating disorders?
An opportunity has arisen for a Team Leader to work within the day services. This is a day programme for those experiencing an eating disorder andis basedat the Maudsley hospital.
We are committed tosupporting and developing our staffin their career aspirations. We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties.
You willrequirea good understanding of how eating disordersimpact onindividual’s lives and be able to work to promote recovery as defined by the service user. You will bring core skills of aclinicianand contribute to risk management and physical health monitoring.
There is a strong emphasis on group and individual work focusedaroundsocial inclusion and recovery. The post holder will be expected to deliverinterventions whichare contextually relevant and may be carried out in a variety of settings relevant to the service user.
As one of the few Trusts inLondonwe are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work Monday to Friday in thetime framesfrom9am to 5pm, giving you thevery bestofgood worklife balance.
The Eating Disorder Unit (EDU) is internationally renowned for providing best practice, evidence-based care for adults with the full range of eating disorder difficulties. Outpatient treatments include guided self-help,groupand individual interventions. We are the developers of MANTRA, now recommended as part of NICE 2017 guidelines for the treatment of Anorexia Nervosa, and of FREED (First Episode Rapid Early Intervention for Eating Disorders).
We offer opportunities for ongoing training and collaboration with colleagues across the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurosciences at King’s College London.
Maudsley Hospital(headquarters)
Our Trust headquarters islocatedat Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2) and is within walking distance from the beautiful green spaces of RuskinParkand the vibranthigh-streetthat offers great shopping opportunities and with a wide rangerestaurants.
To have management responsibility for the delivery of careof Eating Disorders Outpatients and Day care department,in accordance withTrust policies and procedures.
The post holder will be crucial in role modelling safe and effective practice with the service
The role involves leadingthe delivery ofhigh qualityevidence-based practice, ensuring that regular supervision and appraisals take place.
Management of administrative and operational resources in a cost- effective manner and evaluating the standard of service delivered are essential.
It will involve line management and co-ordination of the wider multidisciplinary team,maintainingexcellent communication and working relationships with all team members, and other services within the Trust, to ensure effective interface and continuity of care between disciplines and services.
The postholderwillbe responsible forensuring that staff within the Team achieve positive outcomes for adults with eating disorders and that these areevidencedby performance indicators such as activity data,targetsand quality measures.
Working inpartnership with agencies and other services to support integrated practice and service delivery.
Manage your own caseload which will be negotiated to reflect the demand of the management role.
There is an expectation that the post holder will place the needs of service users at thecentreof care delivery.
The postholder must be able to work flexible across the wider ED servicewhen neededto support with clinical demands and provide safe care to patients
This advert closes on Thursday 20 Feb 2025