Project Clinical Lead - Enhanced Eating Disorders

NHS; Stafford; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the Midlands is looking for a Project Clinical Lead to develop and lead an enhanced eating disorders service. The ideal candidate will have experience with children's mental health needs and be able to manage and support clinical staff effectively. This role offers a salary of £47,810 - £54,710 per annum and various benefits including career development and flexible working options.

Benefits

Generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave

Options for flexible working

Up to 27 days annual leave

Health and Wellbeing support

Free car parking at all trust sites

Free flu vaccinations annually

Qualifications

• Nursing or Allied Health qualification with professional registration.
• Enhanced clinical qualifications or training.
• Experience working with distressed children and young people.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the offer of day service and ED-ISH pathways.
• Manage operational aspects of clinical staff.
• Promote multidisciplinary care working.

Skills

Experience with children and young people

Complex social, emotional, and mental health needs expertise

Risk assessment and safety planning

Multidisciplinary team experience

Supervising healthcare teams

Crisis intervention and Mental Health Act

Education

Professional Registration in Nursing or Allied Health

Enhanced clinical qualification (e.g., ACP, CBT)

Job description

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Project Clinical Lead - Enhanced Eating Disorders.

The closing date for this role is 15 October 2025.

Please note, this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a newly developing eating disorders day service and intensive support at home offer following receipt of funding from the West Midlands CAMHS Provider Collaborative (TOUCAN). This service will operate across the geographies of Staffordshire and Shropshire.

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic CAMHS or Children's Practitioner to lead the establishment of this exciting new offer.

The successful candidate will be a key part of the mobilisation of this new pathway, providing a unique opportunity to develop or build on existing skills in project delivery and quality improvement with space for creativity in this new and exciting area.

Main Duties

• Lead and develop the offer of day service and ED-ISH pathways.
• Develop and strengthen clinical pathways.
• Play a key role in the development of the MDT of professionals.
• Operational management of clinical staff in the new services.
• Take the lead in promoting, maintaining, and developing the multi-disciplinary concept of care working.
• Develop therapeutic relationships with clients and their carers.
• Participate in research within the area of clinical expertise where possible to raise understanding and awareness of good clinical practice.
• Actively engage in the organisation's clinical governance initiatives.

About Us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities, and in return, we will support you by:

• Supporting your career development and progression.
• Generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
• Options for flexible working.
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave.
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources.
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients.
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate.
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI, and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rate.
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k.
• Free car parking at all trust sites.
• Free flu vaccinations every year.
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one-off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria are met).

Job Responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details. For any further queries, please contact Ciaran Hill - Service Manager for CAMHS Eating Disorders in South Staffordshire.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualification and Professional Registration in one of the following: Nursing, Allied Health (SaLT, OT).
• Enhanced clinical qualification / training (e.g., ACP, Independent Prescriber, FT-AN, CBT).

Experience

• Experience working with children and young people with complex social, emotional, and mental health needs, in high levels of distress, including risk assessment and safety planning.
• Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience of local authority child protection processes.
• Experience of supervising and supporting a nursing/healthcare team.
• Experience of working in acute / inpatient / crisis settings and using the Mental Health Act.

Personal Attributes

• Resilience to manage patients presenting with highly distressing conditions on a daily basis.
• Demonstrates trust values consistently.
• Passion for working with children, young people, and families.

Depending on experience, the salary for this role is £47,810 - £54,710 per annum.