Overview
Maternity Leave cover Band 7 RM NURSE- CAMHS Eating Disorder Intensive Treatment Day Service for 15 hours per week 18 August 2025 - 17 August 2026. Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit a passionate, knowledgeable and dynamic senior nurse to join our new CAMHS Eating Disorder Day Service. The clinical model is in development and will be based on the 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 CAMHS is preferable. 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 group work 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.
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 preferable 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
* Educated to degree/ diploma level with a relevant qualification or equivalent experience
* Evidence of CPD
* NMC Registration, 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
* Desirable criteria: Experience of working in CAMHS, 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
* 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
* You must have appropriate UK professional registration
We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.
What we can offer you in return?
* We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.
* You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve.
* Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.
* As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer.
* We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level. If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.
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 survey shows 82% of people recognise care for patients as top priority; 70% cite flexible working opportunities; 79% feel able to make suggestions to improve the work; 77% identify opportunities to show initiative.
Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce and would welcome applications from Black and Minority Ethnic and disabled communities. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume you have been unsuccessful. In the event of an excessive number of applicants the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated. It is expected that all staff familiarise themselves with safeguarding procedures and undertake relevant training.
Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range; however previous NHS experience may be considered for starting salary.
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