Community Nurse - Eating Disorders Enhanced Treatment Team

Integrated Care System; London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a Community Nurse for the Enhanced Treatment Team. This role involves delivering evidence-based care for individuals with eating disorders in their homes. The ideal candidate will be a registered nurse with significant clinical experience and skills in mental health assessment. Attractive benefits include career development opportunities, flexible working arrangements, and competitive pay.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible working options

Career development programmes

NHS discounts

Childcare vouchers

Qualifications

• Significant relevant clinical experience.
• Experience as a preceptor or practice assessor.
• Continuing professional development evidence.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based mental health care at home.
• Manage a caseload of service users.
• Promote health and well-being in community settings.

Skills

Clinical assessment skills

Risk assessment skills

Problem solving

Supervision of others

Crisis management

Education

Registered Adult Nurse

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Job description

Go back South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Community Nurse - Eating Disorders Enhanced Treatment Team

The closing date is 12 August 2025

We would like to invite applications for the exciting opportunity of Community Nurse for the Enhanced Treatment Team based at the Eating Disorders Outpatients Department , Maudsley Hospital.

The main objective of the ETT for eating disorders is to addressing inequality of access for adults with eating disorders; early detection and ability to closely monitor some of most unwell services users. It fulfils the service's ambition to develop a comprehensive community provision, to ensure a provision that builds on, and extends the Outpatients model.

The Eating Disorders Team 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, group and individual interventions.

Main duties of the job

As a Community Nurse working in a community setting you will promote and deliver evidence-based care for service users with mental health conditions in their own homes and within a variety of accommodation settings.

Community roles vary and the specifics of the community setting in which you work are covered during induction and will be explained by your line manager and colleagues;this addendum sets out the expectations of all Band 6 staff working in a community setting, and should be read alongside the detail of the requirements for a Band 6 set out in the generic Job Description

About us

We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It's important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offerSome of our benefits are highlighted here:o Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.o Work life balance, flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.o Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmeso Car lease, our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease carso Accommodation, our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected siteso NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.Other benefits include:o Counselling serviceso Wellbeing eventso Long service awardso Cycle to work schemeo Season ticket loano Childcare voucherso Staff restaurants

Job responsibilities

The full time 12 month Maternity cover job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education

• Registered Adult Nurse and/or Registered Mental Health Nurse and/or Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse

Experience and Knowledge

• Significant relevant clinical experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Experience as a preceptor / practice assessor/supervisor
• Knowledge of clinical governance and audit
• Understanding of Care Co-ordination under CPA
• Able to provide quality care that is responsive to service user's needs without close supervision
• Experience of managing a caseload
• Experience of supporting practice development in clinical areas
• Experience of supporting practice development in clinical areas

Skills and abilities

• Skills in clinical assessment/baseline mental health assessment
• Skills in risk assessment and risk management and crisis management
• Resilient: able to cope with difficult interpersonal situations
• Skilled in supervision of others, and in providing critical and constructive feedback
• Problem solving, ability to identify problems, review options and take charge

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.

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

£44,806 to £53,134 a yearper annum inclusive of HCAS