Welcome from our Chief Executive

Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care. This involves helping us achieve our strategy to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve through People, Prevention and Partnerships.

So what can we offer you in return?

We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to 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.

If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated clinician to join the clinical team at SEDS (Sussex Eating Disorder Service) to cover SEDCAS East Sussex areas. We are keen to hear from experienced band 5-6 nurse's and OT's who would like to transfer their existing skills into a new specialist area.

You will be working alongside experienced clinicians who will support you to engage in psychological therapy training such as CBT-E, SSCM (Specialist Supportive Clinical Management) and also advanced physical health assessment. Training will be provided to all new staff. This is an exciting time to be part of a developing, established team with a number of service transformation projects in progress.

You will be supported by the Nurse Consultant currently in post.

This post is being advertised as permanent positions.

To protect the health and safety of our staff/workers, patients, and those attending our sites, we encourage our workforce to get fully vaccinated against COVID.

Main duties of the job

To be part of the multidisciplinary team providing a specialist Eating Disorder Service across a Sussex locality
To provide specialist assessment and intervention, offering advice and consultation to colleagues in ATSs, GPs, Acute Trusts, carers and others.
To review and assess all referrals to specialist eating disorder services advising referrers on the appropriate course of action in line with team discussion and policy.
To monitor and report on progress of out of area placements and ensure robust follow-up care is in place in preparation for service user's return to local services.
To be responsible for own clinical caseload and casework co-worked with mental health team

Working for our organisation

"When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills"
\u2015 Chinese Proverb

Our vision is to provide the best care possible for those with eating disorders whilst ensuring our team members receive the support, supervision and skills development they need to flourish in their roles. There is in-house training and supervision for all the NICE guidelines recommended interventions for eating disorders.

As a team, we deliver evidence-based and evidence generating practice and research is encouraged. Alongside your clinical nurse specialist role, we would support you to develop individual interests or specialties relevant to eating disorders settings and to grow in a direction that works for you and the service. As a senior member of the team you would be expected to take a lead role in the management of urgent high-risk referrals and assessments often liaising with acute Trusts and MHLTs.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Person specification

Qualifications
Essential criteria

• Registered Mental Health Qualification • Up to date Registration
• Post Basic Courses / relevant Study Days
• Evidence of CPD

Experience
Essential criteria

• Significant post qualification experience
• Experience of working with people with serious mental health problems
• Experience of working with people with eating disorders
• CPA experience
• Understanding of Clinical Governance

Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.

We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

In the event of an excessive number of applicants the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers. The Trust works with adult and children's social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff and bank workers with the knowledge and skills to recognize abuse, and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. It is expected that all staff and bank workers familiarise themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the Sussex child protection and safeguarding procedures and the Sussex multi-agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant essential training and further training appropriate to their role.

Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.