Adolescent Eating Disorders MDT Lead Nurse Practitioner

Sussex Partnership Nhs Foundation Trust; Hove; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 Mental Health Nurse to join a specialist MDT for young people recovering from Anorexia Nervosa in Hove. You will oversee nursing interventions, lead the unit’s day-to-day coordination and provide expert care planning and supervision.

You will work within a Maudsley-based framework, deliver one-to-one and group work, and help drive service development through audits and evaluation. Experience with eating disorders is preferred.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree/ diploma level with a relevant qualification or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of CPD
• NMC Registration
• Experience of working in Eating Disorders and demonstrable achievement in clinical practice
• Experience of managing staff
• Experience of providing professional support/supervision and motivation of staff
• Ability to provide and receive complex and emotive information with staff, service users, carers and other stakeholders
• An understanding of effective systems for integrated governance and the management of clinical and non- clinical risks.
• Ability to present information clearly.
• Can use constructive criticism and openly seeks to review and reflect on own style and presentation.
• Resilient and self motivated with drive and vision that is able to work on own initiative and manage a range of priorities across competing agendas.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day coordination of the unit.
• Provide specialist nursing assessment, formulation and care planning.
• Lead all nursing tasks including monitoring physical health of young people with severe Anorexia Nervosa, meal supports and care coordination for a small caseload.
• Work as part of a MDT delivering this intervention.
• Provide one-to-one work with young people.
• Offer supervision and professional support to colleagues and contribute to service development via evaluation and audit.
• Keep up to date with developments in the field.
• Ideally have experience with eating disorders and related therapeutic models.

Skills

NMC Registration

Eating Disorders

Staff supervision

Clinical practice

Governance

Communication

Education

Nursing degree

Job description

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 Mental Health Nurse to join a specialist MDT for young people recovering from Anorexia Nervosa in Hove. You will oversee nursing interventions, lead the unit’s day-to-day coordination and provide expert care planning and supervision.

You will work within a Maudsley-based framework, deliver one-to-one and group work, and help drive service development through audits and evaluation. Experience with eating disorders is preferred.