Job summary
- Main area
- Team Leader
- Grade
- NHS Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 444-7932915-MH
- Employer
- Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Woodend Health Centre
- Town
- Coventry
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Team Lead for CAMHS Eating Disorders
NHS Band 7
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.
Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services
‘We recognise the benefits of flexible working and support applications wherever possible. If you would like to work flexibly please ask the recruiting manager for more information.’
Armed Forces Community welcome to apply.
PLEASE NOTE that this vacancy can be closed as soon as sufficient applications are received. Staff at risk within the Trust will be given priority.
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Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Eating Disorders Team Lead to join the Children and Young People’s Eating Disorder Service in Coventry and Warwickshire.
This is a full time, permanent role and within a growing and thriving CAMHS Eating Disorders (ED) day unit and outpatient service. We are keen to hear from nurses who are passionate about making a difference for children, young people, and families.
This role will primarily be based at an identified day unit for Eating Disorders and will provide both operational and clinical oversight of the day unit, while also contributing to the wider, expanding Eating Disorders service.
The Trust’s CAMHS Eating Disorders are continuing to expand, with new and exciting care pathways currently in development. If you have an interest in ED, we offer a specialist and supportive environment in which to grow your career. There will be opportunities to become involved in service development and delivery across a range of initiatives, and we will support you to develop your interests across the whole eating disorder pathway (including CAMHS out patient, intensive outreach and ARFID).
Main duties of the job
Responsibility for the day-to-day operational management of the identified team, including patient, team activity, performance, quality and staffing matters.
Contribute to the delivery of the transformation programme within the Eating Disorders structure
Support the delivery of child & family focused services in line with agreed performance and quality targets and within budget, whilst delivering agreed cost improvements
Provide management of staff
Contribute to effective partnership working with key external services, including social care, the acute sector and key third sector organisations, to support the delivery of shared outcomes
Working for our organisation
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
- generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
- excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
- salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
- discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
- wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
- staff networks and support group
We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
The team are holding two drop-in events in April where you can find out more about working in the service and upcoming job opportunities for this team.
You can join the team online or in person at two events:
Tuesday 14 April, 6pm – 8pm, online via Microsoft teams
Wednesday 22 April, 6pm – 8pm, in-person at Woodend Health Centre
You are welcome to attend one, or both events.
To register please email [email protected]. We look forward to welcoming you!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior supervisory level
- Relevant qualification or significant experience in clinical children’s field - mental health, neurodevelopment, learning disability
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to translate and present complex information to a variety of internal and external audiences
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across organisational and professional boundaries.
- Strong understanding of national policy in relation to health services for children and young people
- Demonstrable capability to plan over short and medium term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience of driving service improvements
- Experience of implementing new pathways of care
- Experience of managing budgets, involvement in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes
- Experience of addressing equality and diversity issues within a service context
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
- Kerri Price
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07920288466
- Additional information
Kate Liptrot - Team Lead, email: [email protected]
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