Community Mental Health Nurse - Eating Disorders | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

North East London NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking a Specialist Nurse for their Lifespan Eating Disorder Service. The successful candidate will provide vital assessment and treatment for adults with eating disorders, focusing on individual needs and supporting their families. This role offers a supportive environment and training opportunities, and the ideal nurse will have a strong commitment to patient care and teamwork. Additional benefits include a High Cost Area Supplement to augment the salary.

Benefits

High Cost Area Supplement

Comprehensive induction program

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Experience in managing clinical risks effectively for adults with eating disorders.
• Ability to develop and oversee individualized care plans.
• Collaborative approach to provide specialized care for patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and treatment for adults with eating disorders.
• Support and work with patients' carers and families.
• Ensure high-quality clinical care is delivered to meet individual patient needs.

Skills

Clinical risk management

Individualized care plans

Working collaboratively with colleagues

Job description

Band 6 RMN- Eating Disorder (Adults)

We are looking for a Specialist Nurse to join an established and innovative Lifespan Eating Disorder Service in North East London NHS Foundation Trust. This post will be part of the Adult team, providing assessment and treatment for people 18+ with eating disorders and supporting their carers and families. There will be strong links and close working with the wider life span Eating Disorder team. This is a great opportunity to join our highly skilled, dedicated and friendly team.

If you are an overseas qualified nurse and wanting to start your journey to becoming a UK based registered nurse with the NMC, you can check whether you are eligible to be supported through our Capital Nurse consortium. Please visit;https://www.capitalnurselondon.co.uk/how-to-apply/. Whilst NELFT is happy to welcome overseas nurses we are unable to consider your application directly. You should submit your interest and apply through the Capital Nurse London group.

Clinical Skills

• Perform and interpret specific investigations, such as blood pressure and ECGs, in order to manage the patient’s clinical risk effectively.
• Ensure all patients have individualised care plans and that these are reviewed at appropriate intervals.
• Develop clinical practice and procedures that best support the well being of adult service users with eating disorders in the community.
• Work with colleagues to ensure that specialist, professional, skilled clinical care is provided for patients and that this is adapted to meet their individual needs.

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High Cost Area Supplement – London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,714 and a maximum payment of £5,941 per annum pro rata).

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system.

Use of AI

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details on this vacancy.

This advert closes on Monday 22 Dec 2025.