Band 5 Staff Nurse - CAMHS Eating Disorders Intensive Service

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in the City of London is seeking a dedicated nurse to join the Intensive Service for young patients with eating disorders. This role requires clinical expertise, team leadership, and a commitment to evidence-based care. As part of a multidisciplinary team, you'll play a key role in providing high-quality patient care, promoting recovery, and ensuring the welfare of your patients. Opportunities for personal and professional development are available.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Generous benefits

Career training opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in nursing with a focus on youth mental health.
• Ability to work flexibly and lead teams.
• Strong advocacy skills for young patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care for young people with eating disorders.
• Lead the nursing team throughout shifts.
• Work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

Clinical expertise in eating disorders

Team leadership

Evidence-based clinical practice

Communication skills

Education

Nursing qualification

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

The Intensive Service utilises both face-to-face and remote working to offer a range of group, individual and family-based therapies, as well as offering time to enable the young person to continue their education. The Intensive Service provides a unique opportunity to be involved in this developing modality of treatment, which provides seamless care for patients and their families/carers. The Intensive Service aims to promote faster recovery, reduce relapse rates, and avoid protracted Tier 4 residential admissions. The post holder will provide clinical expertise with specific emphasis on eating disorders, and also contribute to the operational management and strategic development of the Intensive Service. The post holder will directly contribute to the positive working environment within the Child & Adolescent Eating Disorders Service and will require a high degree of professional autonomy and self-management. The post holder will be required to account for their professional practice through appraisal and audit, and ensure delivery of clinically safe, high quality care for all service users. The post holder will need to work flexibly to address the unique requirements of the Intensive Service.

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

The Eating Disorder intensive Service is a community based service, offering an alternative to inpatient care for those acutely unwell with an Eating Disorder. We work closely with the paediatric team to ensure the physical and mental health needs are met for all our young people.

Responsibilities

• To work within a nursing team caring for young people with eating disorders.
• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• To establish the role within the multi-disciplinary team.
• To assist with efficient and effective nursing care.
• Leading the nursing team throughout a shift, supporting the decision making and showing accountability for junior members of the team.
• Advocating for young people you are nursing and their families.
• To ensure safe evidence-based clinical practice and demonstrate clinical expertise, and have delegated responsibility for the delivery of high quality patient care in a rich variety of arenas: outpatient and day patient treatment; facilitation / support for paediatric inpatient treatment for medical stabilisation and psychiatric emergencies; outreach and in-reach treatment.
• To work in collaboration with the Sister/Charge Nurse and other Senior Nurses and the multi-disciplinary team to promote the unique philosophy of the Intensive Service.
• Continue personal nursing development & education.
• To ensure the supervision and development of all nurses, students, and support workers for whom they are responsible.

About the Trust

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

How to apply

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

This advert closes on Tuesday 7 Oct 2025