Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 354-AC-21260
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- EBCMHC
- Town
- Brighton
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
SEDS Clinical Nurse Specialist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Come and join us
We’re looking for people who share our values of compassion, accountability and optimism to help us provide high quality care for the patients, carers, families and communities we serve. We specialise in NHS mental health and learning disability services and we’re proud to make a difference every day.
At SPFT we put people first. We’ll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. You’ll have opportunities to learn, grow and gain new experiences to support your career, with access to lifelong learning and professional development.
We actively promote flexible working and understand how important work life balance is, especially in healthcare. Whether it’s part time hours, hybrid working or flexible start and finish times, we’ll explore what works for you and the role.
We recognise that AI is becoming part of daily life and you may choose to use it to help prepare your application. We welcome innovation but ask that anything you submit reflects your own abilities, experience and voice. AI can support how you describe your skills and experience, but it should never replace your own words as we want to get to know you.
We’re shaping a workplace where ideas are encouraged, technology supports you and everyone has a voice in how we improve. If that sounds like the kind of organisation you want to be part of, we’d love to hear from you.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Eating Disorders to join the Sussex Eating Disorders Service for Adults (SEDS). The post is Band 7 full-time 37.5 hrs per week Monday to Friday and a permanent contract. The post will be based in East Sussex.
Main duties of the job
The main role functions include:
- To provide clinical nurse leadership within SEDS
- To assess patients, plan, implement care, provide specialist advice and maintain appropriate records. Promote the involvement of patients as fully as possible in decisions affecting them and especially in relation to risk assessments and management plans.
- Take charge in the clinical areas in the absence of other key staff as required.
- Apply and promote evidence based knowledge throughout all aspects of the role
- Development of practice, promoting evidence based care, a culture of learning and reflection and utilising effective tools and processes to identify areas for improvement
- Work collaboratively with the SEDS leadership team and MDT to achieve service and wider objectives.
- Provide specialist education and training to other staff and students
- Provide clinical supervision to Eating Disorder Practitioners within the team ensuring the care given by staff is delivered in accordance with the individualised patient care plans and nursing standards, etc.
- Involvement in team training.
- Participation in service development, audit and commissioning.
Contact with staff, patients, carers, agencies and services will span Sussex and may include specialist inpatient units (SEDUs) outside of Sussex. SEDS HQ are in Brighton but the service is pan Sussex.
Working for our organisation
In return for your skills and experience we can offer you continued training and development in evidence based treatments, a rewarding challenge, and the opportunity to work within a supportive multi-disciplinary team of enthusiastic, caring and able clinicians.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Successful candidates will have a nursing qualification, proven experience of working within the field of Mental Health and a genuine interest in working within eating disorders. They should have experience of supervision and mentoring and leadership ability. In addition, the successful candidate would have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, be computer IT literate and be willing and able to travel as required.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered RMN with current registration
- Degree/diploma level supplemented by specialist qualification, training, experience, courses to masters level equivalent to the care group
- Completion of Mentorship course/ENB equivalent and experience as sign-off mentor
Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive post qualifying experience in relevant service area (eating disorders)
- Experience of supervising staff and students
- Able to demonstrate experience of complex clinical practice
- Comprehensive knowledge of interventions specific to service area
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kay Manjimela
- Job title
- SEDS Lead Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 304 0090
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