An exciting opportunity has arisen with the SET CAMHS Eating Disorder Service.
The service is establishing a Intensive Support Day Service to prevent children & young people being admitted to TIER 4 settings and out of region.
We are looking for a Senior Specialist Nurse to join the exciting new branch of the well established SET CAMHS Eating Disorder Service in North East London NHS Foundation Trust.
We appreciate that eating disorders can be a rewarding and challenging field to work in, even for those with experience, therefore, as well as excellent supervision and reflective practice sessions, we provide the opportunity to develop skills through joint working, access to internal training, CPD and external training courses. As an expanding service there is opportunity for progression within the team and input into service development.
We recognise that working within the NHS can be highly pressurised and there is a priority within the team to ensure that team members are supported to have a good work/life balance with flexibility around family friendly hours where possible.
The role will require to work with children and young people who are diagnosed with Eating Disorders and will support to run an Intensive Day Programme to support CYP remain at home in the community.
The day programme will offer patients meal support, physical health monitoring, therapy, groups and parent support throughout the week to support young people weight restore and support recovery in the community.
Main Duties will include
• Being part of the senior leadership to support management of the enhanced intensive support programme
• work within a nursing team caring for young people with eating disorders.
• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• To establish the role within the multi-disciplinary team.
• To assist with efficient and effective nursing care.
• Leading the nursing team, supporting the decision making and showing accountability for junior members of the team.
• To ensure safe evidence-based clinical practice and demonstrate clinical expertise, and have delegated responsibility for the delivery of high quality patient care
• To risk assess alongside the use of MEED guidelines
• Working alongside the lead clinicians and support the evidence based treatment of FT-AN
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
The successful candidate will support the development of our new Intensive Support Pathway & Day Programme and provide families and children and young people an opportunity to manage their eating disorder in the community wherever possible in order to reduce the number of inpatient admissions and enable young people to remain at home with their families, alongside their support network with an intensive care package.
The successful applicant will work within a multi-disciplinary team, alongside the existing CAMHS team to meet the young person’s physical and psychological needs. This innovative approach will help us to provide the best quality care to families affected by eating disorders during some of the most challenging points in their recovery.
The applicant will work alongside colleagues within the MDT to provide NICE concordant psychological interventions to young people and families with eating disorders and comorbid presentations.
As a member of the CAMHS ED team you would have access to specialist supervision in both family-based treatment. Supervision will be offered by a senior member of the team from the same discipline where possible.
This advert closes on Monday 3 Mar 2025