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Job summary

Main area
CAMHS
Grade
NHS AFC: Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday -The service operates 8am to 8pm.)
Job ref
395-WF064-25
Employer
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Orchards Health centre
Town
Barking
Salary
£55,690 - £62,682 Per Annum, Plus HCAS (Pro Rata)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/09/2025 23:59

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NELFT NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Nurse Specialist in Eating Disorders- Pathway Lead

NHS AFC: Band 8a

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, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video

Job overview

  

We are looking for a clinical nurse specialist to support the continued development and implementation of our Intensive Community Support Pathway for CYP with an eating disorder within the  NELFT London CYP Eating Disorder Service to support prevention of SEDU admissions.  

The post holder and Pathway Lead will work alongside and manage a small team and dedicated MDT to suppprt CYP and their care givers to remain at home and avoid SEDU admission.  The pathway lead will help support the delivery of care for young people with Eating Disorders to prevent TIER 4 admissions whilst offering psychological support and share clinical oversight across the service. The post holder will be responsible for assessment, treatment and outcome measurement and provide clinical supervision to staff as well as supporting clinical development within the Intensive community treatment Pathway. 

The post holder will hold full NMC registration. 

This post will suit clinical nurse specialist with extensive experience in eating disorders & working with CYP who present with complexity and significant levels of distress, working with the wider systems including education, social care and family/carers.

As a senior clinician and pathway lead within the service, you will bring advanced knowledge of specialist therapeutic and nursing  assessment, formulation and intervention skills and specific knowledge and expertise of supporting  young people with Eating Disorders. 

 

Main duties of the job

To support the Clinical Lead to manage and develop the Intensive community Support Pathway and support the development of this new service. 

 You would also have a keen interest in developing innovative strategies to support young people and their families and support the ongoing development of the service to support young people to stay at home during their recovery.

To offer senior care reviews and reformulation of cases

To work alongside external agencies to support the ongoing care provisions of young people 

 

 

Working for our organisation

Starting with NELFT
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 in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

High-Cost Area Supplement

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

 Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

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.

 

 

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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 closely to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.

 

Use of AI

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

 

Person specification

Qualification

Essential criteria
  • Successful completion of a post-graduate training in psychological practice (e.g. psychologist, or family therapist)

Registration

Essential criteria
  • To be eligible for registration as a full member of the appropriate professional body (e.g. HCPC, ACP, AFT, NMC)

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Extensive experience of working with difficult, disturbed or challenging children/young people requiring skilled and complex interventions

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Extensive experience of working therapeutically with parents/carers/families of children and young people in crisis with complex mental health problems

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of research methodology and outcome research methodology and outcome research desig and ability to critically interpret research findings.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jennifer Danby
Job title
Clinical Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0800 555 1216
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