Eating Disorder Clinical Nurse Specialist

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Basildon; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking health service dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with eating disorders. As a Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will be part of a passionate team focused on enhancing access and quality of care. This role involves assessing and planning care for patients, providing evidence-based interventions, and collaborating with various stakeholders. You will benefit from a supportive environment with opportunities for professional development. If you are dynamic, motivated, and eager to make a difference in mental health, this position offers a rewarding career path with a trusted organization committed to community well-being.

Benefits

Season Ticket Loans

NHS discounts for staff

Excellent training facilities

Buying and Selling annual leave scheme

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Requires RMN qualification and experience in eating disorders.
• Knowledge of community mental health services is essential.

Responsibilities

• Gate-keep referrals and provide support for eating disorders.
• Conduct assessments and care planning for patients.
• Provide specialist interventions for clients with eating disorders.

Skills

Eating Disorders Treatment

Mental Health Assessment

Care Planning

Evidence-based Interventions

Community Mental Health Knowledge

Education

RMN or equivalent professional qualification

Degree level qualification or equivalent

Training in NICE guidelines for Eating Disorders

Job description

Eating Disorder Clinical Nurse Specialist

Band 7

Main area: Clinical Nurse Specialist

Grade: Band 7

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref: 364-A-8288-B

Site: Sankey House

Town: Pitsea

Salary: £48,270 - £54,931 per annum incl. 5% High Cost Allowance

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 05/01/2025 23:59

About Us

EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk.

• We are among the largest employers in the East of England, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
• We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.

EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT).

Our Vision and Values

Our Vision: “To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care.”

Our Purpose: “We care for people every day. What we do together, matters.”

Our Values:

• We Care
• We Empower

Our Strategic Objectives:

• We will deliver safe, high-quality integrated care services.
• We will enable each other to be the best that we can.
• We will work together with our partners to make our services better.
• We will help our communities to thrive.

Job Overview

Our friendly and growing team is ready to welcome a new member who will share our passion for improving access and the quality of care for people with eating disorders. This post covers the South Essex service, although the postholder would be expected to travel at times to other areas.

We are looking to recruit a dynamic, creative, highly motivated and enthusiastic individual with a demonstrable interest and experience in working with clients suffering from eating disorders. You will receive regular professional and management supervision and will be supported to develop skills in this specialist area.

Main Duties of the Job

• To gate-keep referrals into the Adult Eating Disorders Service, liaising with referrers and providing advice and support as needed.
• To ensure the effective assessment, care planning, and review of patient care and treatment in line with the EPUT CPA policy and procedure.
• To liaise with the provider collaborative regarding specialist out-of-area eating disorder placements and inpatient providers when EPUT service users are admitted, and to provide a link function for local services and carers.
• To provide highly specialist evidence-based interventions for clients with Eating Disorders, drawing on a wide range of theoretical frameworks and treatment modalities.

Working for Our Organisation

EPUT is looking for motivated staff who share our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including:

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options, and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role.

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for a detailed list of responsibilities.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

• RMN or equivalent professional qualification
• Qualification at degree level or equivalent
• Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
• Evidence of training and using an evidence-based NICE guideline intervention in clinical practice for Eating Disorders (e.g., SSCM, MANTRA, FBT)

Knowledge

• In-depth knowledge of community mental health services
• In-depth knowledge of wider policy and service issues relating to mental health
• Extensive knowledge of the assessment and treatment of eating disorders
• Knowledge of safeguarding issues and child protection requirements and how these apply to the role

Please note: Staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment.

Important Professional References: Make sure that as part of your application you have professional references covering your last three years of employment history.

As a newly appointed employee, you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post, which will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.

Applications for Job Share are positively welcomed.

Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services.

The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment.

If you would like to book a Covid vaccination or would like more information, please contact us by emailing [e-mail].

Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Come and work at EPUT and make a difference in people’s lives.