Eating Disorder Clinical Nurse Specialist / Snr Occupational Therapist

Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Colchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Colchester is seeking a motivated individual to join their team focusing on eating disorders. Responsibilities include patient assessment and care planning, alongside providing specialist interventions. Candidates should have an interest in this field and will benefit from flexible working arrangements and various staff perks. The role aims to enhance access to quality care for clients. Applications are welcome from qualified Nurses and Occupational Therapists. This position closes on 17 Sep 2025.

Benefits

Season Ticket Loans

NHS discounts for staff

Excellent Training facilities

Buying and Selling annual leave scheme

Flexible working opportunities

Responsibilities

• Gate-keep referrals into the Adult Eating Disorders Service.
• Ensure effective assessment and care planning for patients.
• Liaise with provider collaborative regarding placements.
• Provide highly specialist evidence-based interventions.

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. Our friendly and growing team is ready to welcome a new team member who will share our passion for improving access and the quality of care for people with eating disorders. This post covers the service in Mid and West Essex, although the post holder would be expected to travel at times to other areas. We welcome applications from qualified Nurses and Occupational Therapists. We are now looking to recruit a dynamic, creative, highly motivated and enthusiastic individual who has a demonstrable interest and experience of working with clients suffering with an eating disorder. You will receive regular professional and management supervision – as well as providing this to others - and will be supported to develop skills in this specialist area. Nominal base can be negotiated.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Benefits and Working Arrangements

• 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. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment.

Staff Bank

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What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

Additional Information

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

This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Sep 2025