Registered Nurse

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Stafford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is looking for a Registered Nurse to join the CYP Eating Disorders Day Hospital Service. This role involves providing intensive, evidence-based care to children experiencing eating disorders. Responsibilities include delivering community interventions, assessing physical health, and offering psychosocial support. The ideal candidate should hold a relevant nursing qualification and have experience in mental health settings. A commitment to professional development and teamwork is essential for this important role.

Benefits

Great career development opportunities

Ongoing training and support

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with experience of working with children and young people.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Knowledge across a range of paediatric procedures.

Responsibilities

• Prevent unnecessary admissions to psychiatric wards.
• Deliver community interventions to reduce relapse.
• Provide meal support and psychosocial interventions.

Skills

Working knowledge of evidence-based practice

Engagement with hard-to-reach young people and families

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Paediatric nursing assessment skills

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse or Registered Children's Nurse

Training in psychosocial interventions

Training in management of eating disorders

Job description

Go back Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Registered Nurse

The closing date is 29 January 2026

The CYP Eating Disorders Day Hospital Service is currently mobilising. This specialist provision delivers intensive, evidence-based care to children & young people experiencing moderate to severe eating disorders. This innovative service aims to bridge the gap between inpatient and community care, offering a safe and structured alternative to Tier 4 admission & facilitating earlier discharge from hospital settings.

Operating through a MDT working collaboratively to provide holistic, person-centred care, each professional brings their expertise to support physical health monitoring, nutritional rehabilitation, psychosocial interventions & occupational engagement, all tailored to the unique needs of each young person & their family.

• In-reach and Outreach supportto prevent unnecessary hospital admissions & reduce relapse.
• Intensive day hospital interventionsfocused on recovery, risk management, & re‑engagement with daily life.
• Meal support and psychoeducationfor young people & their families, promoting sustainable recovery at home.
• Multidisciplinary care planning and supervision, ensuring continuity & quality of care across settings.
• Training and consultationto professionals and carers, enhancing system‑wide understanding and support for eating disorders.

Main duties of the job

This mobilisation represents a significant step forward in the West Midlands CAMHS Provider Collaborative's commitment to transforming eating disorder care for children and young people and aligns with nationally driven new care models for children and young people.

• Prevent unnecessary admission to Tier 4 or acute paediatric wards.
• Deliver intensive & evidence-based community interventions to reduce relapse & re‑admission.
• Provide advice, meal support & guidance to systems surrounding the patient.
• Provide monitoring of physical health of children & young people including weight/height checks.
• Supporting in high intensity work aimed at managing risk and providing an alternative to admission for severely unwell young people.
• Provide meal support to young people & families evaluating the process at each visit.
• Providing psychosocial interventions focused on clinically indicated interventions e.g. distress tolerance, emotion regulation, basic CBT, motivational exercises, psychoeducation, distraction activities, supporting symptom management, problem solving skills.
• Assess, plan & implement & evaluate patient care plans in relation to physical health, as part of wider CEDS care plan for the patient.
• Support discharge planning through supported day leave with meal supervision.

Unfortunately, we are currently unable to accept applications from newly qualified Band 5 nurses due to the current unavailability of clinical preceptorship support.

About us

Come and work with us at our award‑winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.

We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke‑on‑Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.

We offer great career development for both clinical and non‑clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.

We are 'United in our Uniqueness' and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.

Job responsibilities

We recently held a virtual recruitment event to discuss the launch of the new service, to watch the event please click on the link below:

https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ec8c046c-a2c5-40b8-9412-5bc01a2728e2@c37d6357-c88b-426b-b6

To learn more about the service please click on the link below:

Children and Young People's Eating Disorder Service

For further information please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with experience of working with Children and Young People OR Registered Children's Nurse.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Knowledge across a range of paediatric procedures, underpinned by relevant theory.
• Training in psychosocial interventions.
• Training in the management of eating disorders.

Experience

• Experience of nursing young people who are suffering from mental health difficulties.
• Experience of developing care plans/packages for young people, and giving specialist advice to young people dependent on their needs.
• Working in a multidisciplinary team. Experience of negotiation and conflict management and in clinical situations.
• Experience of maintaining team medical/nursing equipment, stock levels, ordering stock supplies; experience of supervising other staff.
• Experience of working in specialist mental health/learning disability settings.

Skills

• Demonstrate working knowledge/understanding of evidence based practice.
• Skills in engaging with hard‑to‑reach young people and families.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to relate sensitively to young people with mental health difficulties and their carers.
• Skills in paediatric nursing assessment, and in assessing and interpreting complex needs of patients.

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.

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust