Job summary
- Main area
- CAMHS Eating Disorders
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Secondment: 9 months
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (Monday to Friday flexible between 8am and 8pm)
- Job ref
- 383-CHI-6064-25
- Employer
- Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Rivermead
- Town
- Belper
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 pa, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
CAMHS Eating Disorder Lead Nurse/Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 6
Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career? Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
We’ve been rated ‘good’ overall by the CQC, with some outstanding services. The CQC commented at our most recent inspection on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.
We are passionate about making equality, diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We take pride in our “People First Culture” which creates a workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging, difference is celebrated, and people are comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We value the richness that comes from having colleagues that are fully representative of the local community. We welcome people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, protected characteristics, and with all backgrounds and experiences.
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a registered professional to provide maternity cover within the CAMHS Eating Disorder Service, following recent developments within the team.
The team works across the City and South Derbyshire within clinic, home and paediatric settings to deliver evidence based care and therapeutic interventions to young people experiencing a primary eating disorder and supporting family members /carers.
Care coordination of a defined caseload is a key component of the role and the post holder will require a high level of communication and interpersonal skills to build engagement with young people and families with the ability to provide all aspects of case management.
We welcome applications from professionals with experience of working with families, risk and mental health to offer a service within the CAMHS Eating Disorder Team.
We also welcome applications from professionals in other areas who wish to develop a career in CAMHS Eating Disorders.
If you have experience or would like to develop your expertise and skills within this clinical area we would welcome your application. The service is multi professional specialising in eating disorder for children young people up to 18 years.
Main duties of the job
30 hour per week lead practitioner within the CAMHS Eating Disorder Team which provides a service to South Derbyshire and Derby City.
You will need to be committed to participation in all aspects of care, including referral management, team assessment, care coordination, and physical health monitoring. The service is delivered utilising a family based systemic model within a team approach.
The team offers a service 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday and for travel within our referral area and to inpatient units to meet the needs of our service users.
Working for our organisation
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
CQC rated us as 'GOOD’ overall, commenting on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.”
Benefits include:
- Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
- 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years’ service
- Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
- Health service discounts and online benefits
- Incremental pay progression
- Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
- Access to our LGBTI+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
Structured learning and development opportunities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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The CAMHS eating disorder team is multidisciplinary, there is lots of scope for team working within a cohesive, friendly and supportive environment.
The role is varied and interesting, offering opportunities to develop skills and knowledge alongside using existing strengths to meet the needs of our service users.
Regular operational, clinical and professional supervision is available individually and within groups and we facilitate monthly CPD sessions within the team and with wider CAMHS.
Duty worker role, screening and responding to referrals, assessment, care planning and review, physical health monitoring and contributing to a wide range of individual and family interventions are all core components of the work within the team.
“As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visa’s and Immigration. Please note without previous NHS Service you will commence at the bottom of the pay band which currently does not meet the minimum salary requirement for sponsorship for this post. For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk website Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)”
Person specification
qualification and registration
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Psychologist
Desirable criteria
- Specialist training in ED, therapeutic modality
Relevant post registration experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant post registration experience in mental health, eating disorders
Desirable criteria
- Working with children , post registration training in relevant interventions
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
- Andrea Uniacke
- Job title
- Operational Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07585983494
- Additional information
Andrea Uniacke, Operational Manager
07585983494
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