Community Eating Disorders Nurse
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Bury St Edmunds, IP3 8LY
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
8 September 2026
8 days left
Job description
Mental Health Nurse/OT for Adult Eating Disorder Services Do you want to be a part of an award winning team? Then the Suffolk Adult Eating Disorder Te...
You will be required to provide planned nursing care and risk assessment/ screening for patients within their care plan.Provide ongoing evaluation of patients' needs and identify suitability for potential discharge in conjunction through caseload management and supervision.
The successful candidate will have to initiate and attend patient centred reviews, case conferences and other meetings as required and be able to work within the multi-disciplinary team and to form working partnerships.
You will have ongoing responsibility for the review of a patient's care within the team setting and to prioritise and disseminate such information within the team.
We will need you to understand and work within the requirements of the Mental Health Act (1983) and to be able to effectively organise your working day, making the best use of time, geographical distances and resources.
Ensuring the best clinical practice, promoting the direct involvement of patients and carers in the development of their care plan is essential and to actively participate in training and education.
We also need the successful candidate to comply with all Trust policies, guidelines and protocols with particular regard to community services.
As part of NSFT we do encourage our team to learn, grow and develop. The team has a wealth of experience for in-house learning and where appropriate courses and development opportunities will be considered in line with the role that you will be providing.
A full induction will be provided to the successful applicant. You will also be allocated to a Buddy to support your induction period. This is a great team to work for with friendly, supportive colleagues who all have a passion for providing the best service that we can. If this is what you want too, then we welcome your application to come and join us on our journey together
Day to day the role will involve core duties some of which are listed below:
- Providing one to one treatment interventions both face to face and within the community and via online platforms such as Microsoft Teams.
- Establishing rapport, trust and clear goals with in order to help them recover and thrive
- Delivering evidenced based care in line with the Thrive model encouraging resilience, growth and personal responsibility to enable young people to reach their goals
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference and be part of our exciting and forward-thinking team, then please click APPLY!
We look forward to hearing from you.
- Previous applicants need not apply *
- You will be required to undertake physical intervention training and remain trained in techniques, as required by role.*
If you would like to be part of our journey to provide excellent care, then please do not hesitate to apply for this exciting chance to join us.
Benefits included with this role are:-
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing degree or equivalent
- Mentorship qualification or ENB 998
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Familiar with risk assessment and its management
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel independently
Knowledge
Essential
- Working knowledge / application of the Mental Health Act
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
25 August 2026
Last checked
27 August 2026
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