NHS
Band 6 Eating Disorder Nurse (Fixed Term Contract)
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Job Description
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- Supporting the team's duty service, by offering initial telephone triages when referrals come through to the team.
- Providing specialist assessment for eating disorders and other comorbid needs.
- Providing therapeutic work for eating disorders and other associated comorbidities.
- The post involves providing specialist assessment and intervention to children and young people and their families.
- Responsibilities include attending MDT meetings, being part of formulation discussions, holding clinical responsibility for patients, working with families and wider networks such as social care and schools.
- To provide specialist assessment of eating disorders alongside additional assessment of comorbid difficulties, such as trauma-related symptoms, alongside contributing to the assessment of neruodevelopmental conditions.
- To provide therapeutic input to young people and their families as part of their first line treatment for eating disorders.
- To also provide therapeutic input for comorbid difficulties such as low mood and anxiety.
- To support the duty triage process by offering initial telephone reviews for new referrals.
- Please review the attached job description and person specification. This document outlines the full range of criteria that are required for the role. In your application, you can state how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification
- Please review the attached job description and person specification. This document outlines the full range of criteria that are required for the role. In your application, you can state how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification
Job summary
We have an opportunity for a highly motivated, dedicated and enthusiastic nurse to join our CAMHS Eating Disorders Team. This post is for 18.75 hours/week and is a 12 months fixed term contract (maternity cover).
The CAMHS eating disorder team provides specialist assessment and treatment for young people and their families up until the age of 18 years, presenting with Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating Disorder and ARFID. We are a diverse multi-disciplinary team, with an established nursing structure, alongside a range of other disciplines.
There are multiple opportunities for training and development, and you will be provided with a robust induction programme, with relevant in-house training to equip you to be able to assess and offer treatment for eating disorders.
We also support young people with a range of other comorbid difficulties in including low mood and anxiety, alongside neurodiversity.
The team work in a very collaborative and systemic way, and there will be multiple opportunities for joint working with your colleagues.
You will also be part of the wider nursing professions group across CAMHS with good peer support and clinical supervision. Ideally you will be qualified mental health nurse with current NMC registration and have experience of working with complex mental health needs in community settings, alongside experience of working with young people.
Main duties of the job
The role includes:
About us
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Details
Date posted
20 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
003298
Job locations
Mawson House
Valance Road
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE3 1AR
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Job responsibilities
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Job responsibilities
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Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Mawson House
Valance Road
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE3 1AR
Employer's website
https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Mawson House
Valance Road
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE3 1AR
Employer's website
https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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