RM Nurse CAMHS Eating Disorder Intensive Day Treatment Service

NHS; Hove; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional health service in Hove is seeking an RM Nurse for the CAMHS Eating Disorder Day Treatment Service. This is a maternity leave cover position for 15 hours per week, focusing on supporting young people through a comprehensive treatment program. Candidates should have NMC registration, experience in Eating Disorder Services, and strong leadership skills. The role offers a collaborative multi-disciplinary team environment.

Qualifications

• Must be a registered Mental Health Nurse with NMC
• Experience in Eating Disorder Services preferred
• Ability to work autonomously and lead teams

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day unit operations and provide nursing assessment
• Support service development through evaluation and research
• Provide supervision and professional support to team members

Skills

Knowledge of Eating Disorders

Leadership and Service Development

Team Collaboration

Effective Communication

Education

NMC Registration

Degree in Nursing

Evidence of CPD

Job description

RM Nurse CAMHS Eating Disorder Intensive Day Treatment Service

Maternity Leave cover Band 7 RM NURSE- CAMHS Eating Disorder Intensive Treatment Day Service for 15 hours per week 18th August 2025 - 17th August 2026

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit a passionate, knowledgeable and dynamic senior nurseto join our new CAMHS Eating Disorder Day Service.

The clinical model is in development and will be based on the highly acclaimed Maudsley Intensive Treatment programme. The service will have capacity to support 10 young people each day. Key service aims include:

• Supporting young people and families through a comprehensive 14 week group programme, entailing family therapy, CBT based groups, life skills and supported eating.
• Prevention of need for an inpatient admission thereby allowing young people to be treated closer to home

You would be part of an MDT, consisting of Nursing, Psychology, Dietician, Support Workers, Medics and Occupational Therapists.

Knowledge of Eating Disorders and CAMHSis preferrable.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate would be responsible for leading the day-to-day coordination of the unit as well as providing specialist nursing assessment, formulation and care planning. All members of the MDT will be trained in the Maudsley model of Family Therapy and form part of a care team delivering this intervention. There will also be one to one work with young people

You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing individual and groupwork and will provide supervision and professional support to relevant colleagues. You will support service development through service evaluation and audit, as well as bringing new insights through research and keeping up to date with developments in the field.

Ideally you will have prior experience of working with eating disorders and experience of using therapeutic models associated with this client group.

About us

Sussex Partnership Trust provides mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.

Working in Sussex:

Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns there's always new experiences to be enjoyed

Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London

With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure

We'd love you to join our organisation that is rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the Care Quality Commission. Our staff agree, with 82% of people in our recent staff survey telling us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.

Other key staff survey results include:

70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work

79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work within their team

77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles

Job responsibilities

REQUIREMENTS

To be a successful Senior Nurse Practitioner in our team you will be:

• Professionally registered as a Mental Health Nurse within NMC
• Able to lead on service development and project management, audit and evaluate care & treatment to develop the service
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
• Have experience of providing supervision
• Show evidence of CPD

It is preferrable for applicants to have experience of working in Eating Disorder Services and/ or CAMHS although not essential

You must be able to demonstrate a caring, compassionate and non-judgmental attitude, and show a commitment to making a difference when supporting young people and their families on their recovery journeys

Flexible working will be considered in line with the Trust policy. Due to the nature of the service and interventions we provide, staff are required to be on site daily, with some opportunity to hybrid work on an adhoc basis

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

Shelley Oakeshott - Service Manager on email [e-mail] or 0300 304 2039

Jay Jameson-Allen - General Manageron email: [e-mail] or 07393 140 156

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to degree/ diploma level with a relevant qualification or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of CPD
• NMC Registration

Knowledge/Experience

• Experience of working in Eating Disorders and demonstrable achievement in clinical practice
• Experience of providing professional support/supervision and motivation of staff
• Experience of working with people with serious mental Health problems
• Previous experience in similar role
• Experience of working in CAMHS

Skills

• Ability to provide and receive complex and emotive information with staff, service users, carers and other stakeholders
• An open and facilitative style of leadership which can be adapted when necessary to ensure delivery of objectives.
• Knowledge of the key drivers behind Care group Policy.
• An understanding of effective systems for integrated governance and the management of clinical and non- clinical risks.

Approach and Values

• Resilient and self motivated with drive and vision that is able to work on own initiative and manage a range of priorities across competing agendas.
• Empathy towards the needs of people using mental health and related services

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.