Adult Eating Disorder Clinical Nurse Specialist

**Job Overview**
**Adult Eating Disorder Clinical Nurse Specialist: Intensive Community Treatment Pathway

12 months Fixed term**
We are seeking an experienced clinical nurse specialist to join NELFT well established team. The role is fixed term for 12months to provide maternity leave cover.
*This role supports the delivery of high-quality patient care to adults an eating disorder and requiring intensive support to aid recovery and reduce the need for specialist eating disorder unit admission. The post holder will work closely with MDT colleagues to ensure services run smoothly and efficiently.*
**Main duties of the job**

– Deliver day-to-day specialist care to adults with an eating disorder.
– Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to support service delivery.
– Maintain accurate records and ensure compliance with Trust policies.
– Participate in team meetings and contribute to service improvement initiatives.

**Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities**
This fixed term, maternity cover, post is a great opportunity to work adults as part of the well-established and innovative Lifespan Eating Disorder Service in North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for a Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our highly skilled, dedicated and friendly team to work primarily with adults in the intensive community treatment pathway.

We are seeking an individual who has an interest in working in eating disorders and is passionate about delivering good quality, patient-led, care.

The successful applicant will work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver NICE concordant interventions for adults with eating disorders and comorbid presentations. We will support candidates to develop skills in delivering evidence-based treatment. In addition, our team has pioneered the integration of Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) for eating disorders within the UK. The post holder will be actively involved in assessing and managing clinical risk associated with eating disorders, including performing and interpreting specific investigations, such as blood pressure and ECGs. Further training will be provided as required, including training in phlebotomy.

*The post holder will be responsible for managing their own workload, prioritising tasks effectively, and ensuring deadlines are met. They will be expected to work independently as well as part of a team, demonstrating flexibility and a commitment to high standards. The role may involve working across multiple sites and requires excellent communication and organisational skills.*
**Working for Us**
Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.

**Our Values 2025 – 2030**
Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.

**They Are**

– We are kind.
– We are respectful.
– We work together with our communities.

These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by

the best people.

**Starting with NELFT (delete for internal only)**
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 on

engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The

induction will be held at our head office in Goodmayes Hospital.

**Probationary Period**
This post will be subject to a probationary period.

**High Cost Area Supplement Outer London**
(B&D, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest, CEME)

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 p.a. pro rata for part time).

**Certificates of Sponsorship**
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable

to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility

under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic

salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not

included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

**Use of AI**
We value applications that genuinely reflect each candidate’s own skills, experience and motivations. We therefore strongly discourage the use of AI-generated content in applications.

Applications should be written in your own words and accurately represent your knowledge, skills and experience.

We reserve the right to reject an application where we reasonably believe AI has been used to generate or materially contribute to its content.

**Please See The Attached Job Description And Person Specification**
for more information about this role and working at North East

London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this

when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the

criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as

possible as some posts close early to limit the number of

applications.

**Name: Sarah O’Reilly**
**Job title: Senior Adult Eating Disorder Clinical Nurse Specialist**
**Contact Number: 03005551216**
**Email: Sarah.Oreilly18@nhs.net**