SEDS Clinical Specialist

Sussexcommunity; Surrey; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community healthcare provider is seeking a Band 7 Clinical Specialist to enhance patient care continuity between inpatient and community settings. This role involves providing expert support to patients, leading collaborative care efforts, and participating in ongoing training and development within a supportive team environment. Ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications and a strong commitment to mental health services.

Benefits

Excellent NHS Pension

Generous holiday entitlement

Access to psychological support

Ongoing training and development opportunities

Discount schemes for staff

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration as a registered nurse or HCPC as an Occupational Therapist.
• Postgraduate experience in challenging situations.
• Demonstrable knowledge of mental health and/or eating disorders.

Responsibilities

• Provide liaison between community and inpatient services.
• Support patients' physical, psychological, and social needs.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions throughout the patient's care journey.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Degree / diploma in Nursing

Degree / Masters in Occupational Therapy

Job description

SEDS are launching an innovative new Inpatient Transition Pathway (ITP) and looking for passionate and skilled new team members. The ITP aims to improve patient experience, avoid inpatient stays and ensure seamless transitions between inpatient and community care. We're now recruiting a Band 7 Clinical Specialist (Nurse or Occupational Therapist). In this role, you will :

• Provide skilled liaison between community and inpatient services across the South East.
• Support patients through their entire inpatient journey from preparing for admission, to in-reach during treatment, to early and well-planned discharge.
• Carry a caseload and deliver evidence-based interventions that begin pre-discharge and continue in the community.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary teams and contribute to care planning meetings.

SEDS is a Sussex wide service. You'll be part of a nurturing, collaborative team that values clinical supervision, ongoing training and career development.

Whether you're an experienced clinician already working in eating disorder services or are ready for the next step in your career and can demonstrate transferrable skills and passion for this area of practice, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a lasting impact helping people find hope, stability, and recovery in the community.

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities of the role :

You will form strong working relationships with the South East specialist eating disorder inpatient teams.

You will work collaboratively with the client, carers and MDT to enhance community care and avoid inpatient admission where possible.

• Assess and support patients' physical, psychological and social needs throughout their care.

You will be central to preparing patients for admission to Specialist Eating Disorder Units (SEDUs) either directly or supporting team members.

You will liaise with SEDUs and the Provider Collaborative to share the co-produced goals for the inpatient phase of treatment.

You will lead on maintaining clinical oversight of all patients on SEDU's through your in-reach work

You will hold a small complex clinical caseload and deliver evidence-based treatments whilst promoting patients' physical health and social integration.

You will at times work autonomously with the support of your professional lead.

You will work closely with the wider team and chair meetings.

About us

We are committed to supporting staff well-being. We have close links with the local universities and support the training schemes, providing high quality student placements.

The trust is committed to strong integrated, collaborative leadership between managers and clinicians.

Access to full psychological support, via our internal wellbeing team

Excellent supervision programmes, with ongoing opportunities for training and development

Access to a host of discount schemes

A position within a trust rated as 'Outstanding' for caring and 'Good' overall by the CQC

Excellent NHS Pension

Generous holiday entitlement (starting at 27 days + 8 bank holidays)

About the Trust :

We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people, and adults across Sussex. SPFT is rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by CQC. In our staff survey :

82% agree that care for patients is our top priority

70% highlight flexible working opportunities as key to satisfaction at work

79% report feeling able to make improvement to improve the work within their team

77% identify opportunities to show initiative in their roles

About Sussex :

Sussex is easily accessible from London, Gatwick, Surrey, and Hampshire and is a beautiful county with good transport links, vibrant communities and tourist attractions, including the Coast and the South Downs.

Job responsibilities

REQUIREMENTS

Successful applications will be required to have :

A degree / diploma in Nursing (Both general and mental health nurses are considered for this role) Or a Degree / Masters in Occupational Therapy.

Current registration with the NMC as a registered nurse or Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as an Occupational Therapist

Post graduate experience demonstrating ability to work in challenging situations

Demonstratable knowledge and empathy of mental health and / or eating disorders

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

We are looking for a passionate and dedicated team member. Please contact Michelle Maguire Allied Health Professional Lead or Joanne Shepherd Nurse Consultant on 0300 304 0090 or via email [emailprotected] / [emailprotected]

To protect the health and safety of our staff / workers, patients, and those attending our sites, we encourage our workforce to get fully vaccinated against COVID.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Current registration with the NMC as a registered nurse or Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as an Occupational Therapist
• Post graduate experience demonstrating ability to work in challenging situations
• Demonstrable knowledge and empathy of mental health and / or eating disorders

Knowledge

• Extensive post qualifying experience in relevant service area
• Experience of supervising staff and students
• Able to manage a caseload of patients with complex mental health needs
• Comprehensive knowledge of interventions specific to eating disorder services
• Awareness of trust polices and service specification
• To understand mental capacity act, consent and deprivation of liberty standards and comply with legislation.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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