Specialist Nurse

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust; England; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust is seeking a Specialist Nurse to join the All-Age Eating Disorder Service (AAEDS). You will provide leadership, support, and expert guidance to the team, delivering high-quality, patient-focused care.

As part of the ARFID Pathway, you will carry out clinical assessments, support diagnoses, collaborate with GPs, and help reduce unnecessary inpatient stays while upholding Trust governance and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Clinical Assessment & Diagnosis: Conduct specialist assessments and support the diagnostic process for individuals with eating disorders, including ARFID.
• Collaborative Working: Partner closely with GPs to promote early referrals and diagnosis, while working alongside Trust colleagues, individuals, and families across professional boundaries to continuously enhance our service delivery.
• Team Leadership & Workload Management: Efficiently organize, prioritize, and coordinate your own and team members' workloads to maintain high standards of patient care.
• Effective Communication: Establish clear, open, and consistent communication channels across teams, ensuring service users, families, and staff receive accurate and accessible information.
• Risk Management & Safety: Proactively manage risks at the team level by carrying out risk assessments, completing incident reports, and escalating residual risks to the Trust register.
• Governance & Standards: Maintain accurate clinical and audit records while adhering strictly to Trust protocols, procedures, and quality standards.

Job description

Are you an enthusiastic and compassionate nurse looking to make a meaningful difference?

We are seeking a Specialist Nurse to join the Kent and Medway All-Age Eating Disorder Service (AAEDS). In this rewarding role, you will represent the Trust by providing leadership, support, and expert guidance to team members and wider staff, ensuring we deliver high-quality, patient-focused care.

Working as a key practitioner within our dedicated ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) Pathway, you will carry out clinical assessments, support diagnoses, and play a vital role in reducing unnecessary and prolonged inpatient stays for our service users.

• Clinical Assessment & Diagnosis: Conduct specialist assessments and support the diagnostic process for individuals with eating disorders, including ARFID.
• Collaborative Working: Partner closely with GPs to promote early referrals and diagnosis, while working alongside Trust colleagues, individuals, and families across professional boundaries to continuously enhance our service delivery.
• Team Leadership & Workload Management: Efficiently organize, prioritize, and coordinate your own and team members' workloads to maintain high standards of patient care.
• Effective Communication: Establish clear, open, and consistent communication channels across teams, ensuring service users, families, and staff receive accurate and accessible information.
• Risk Management & Safety: Proactively manage risks at the team level by carrying out risk assessments, completing incident reports, and escalating residual risks to the Trust register.
• Governance & Standards: Maintain accurate clinical and audit records while adhering strictly to Trust protocols, procedures, and quality standards.

We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway.

Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.

Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.

Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It’s why we’re passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that’s working well together.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Amelia Best Job title: Senior Specialist Nurse / Team Leader Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0300 300 n1980