Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing Associate Sussex Family Easting Disorder Service
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 354-CS-21799
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Aldrington House
- Town
- Hove
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Nursing Associate
NHS AfC: Band 4
Come and join us
We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.
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.
As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.
If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.
Job overview
We are seeking to recruit a passionate, knowledgeable and dynamic Nursing Associate to join Sussex Family Eating Disorder Service (SFEDS) for 22.5 hours per week.
Due to a recent change in service delivery, we are now operating a hub and spoke model to enable the service to provide more localised treatment to the CYP & families. Our hub is on the Aldrington site, we operate clinics in Hailsham, Horsham and Hove. The successful candidate will be required to work flexibly in line with service demand. You will also provide support to our Duty team, monitor and evaluate and changes in risk, review and update care plans, and update patient records. You will be supported by the wider MDT with any concerns and escalate these in line with local and Trust policies & processes. You will be required to conduct home visits as per care plan, and to facilitate Physical Health clinics.
SFEDS work with young people aged 10-18 with Anorexia Nervosa/ Bulimia Nervosa and Atypical Anorexia Nervosa and their families, and supports recovery through Evidence Based Interventions such as Maudsley Family Therapy models, group work, and CBT-E
You will be joining a service of highly skilled and experienced Family and Systemic Psychotherapists, Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology and Assistant Psychologists, Occupational Therapy, Nurses, Support Workers, and Dietician with support from our administration team.
Staff are required to attend the weekly MDT at the hub.
Main duties of the job
The Service provides interventions to support those with a diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa/ Bulimia Nervosa and Atypical Anorexia Nervosa in the community and prevent hospital admission.
As a Nursing Associate in SFEDS you will support duty and triage, and you will be required to hold a small caseload of cases open to the Home Intervention Service (HIT). HIT supports the family & CYP in the home with the treatment plan devised collaboratively with the therapist/ Lead Practitioner, and the CYP & family.
You will provide physical wellbeing reviews for children and young people. You will have experience of taking physical observations and recording this information appropriately. You should feel comfortable asking about wellbeing and talking positively about lifestyle choices. You will identify and deliver relevant treatments and interventions, liaising where appropriate with families, carers and the professional network.
You will update the records in accordance your findings, escalate any concerns to the Lead Practitioner who will advise accordingly. You will support the review progress of existing meal/ support plans and provide Psychoeducational support as indicated in the review meeting.
Working for our organisation
Working in Sussex:
- With a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns there’s always new experiences to be enjoyed
- Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London
- Easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK
We’d love you to join our organisation that is rated ‘good’ overall and ‘outstanding’ for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, with 82% of people in our recent staff survey telling us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.
Other key staff survey results include:
- 70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work
- 79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work within their team
See the attached ‘Partnership Perks’ for further details.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
In order to be a Nursing Associate in our team you will be:
§ Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
§ Educated to a minimum level 5 Foundation degree level specific to nursing associate practice
· Experienced of working in a health care or social care setting providing direct patient care
· Comfortable in providing physical wellbeing reviews and treatment for young people with eating disorders
- Trained in Phlebotomy & ECG recording
It would also be advantageous if you have:
- Experience working with mental health, young people and eating disorders is desirable, but not essential
- Ability to travel is essential
SPFT staff have the capacity to work from home in agreement with your line manager. We require staff to be on site 60% of their working week
Flexible working can be considered in line with the organisations policy
MAIN DUTIES
- Literate in IT/Computer Skills
- Good oral communication skills based on fluency on the English Language
- Able to establish and maintain empathic, supportive relationships with people in distress, their families and carers.
- Able to receive, understand and communicate confidential client information of a sensitive and often complex nature, including discussing care with family members within boundaries of confidentiality.
- Able to support clients presenting with eating disorders and complex mental health or learning difficulties, their carers and the clinical team.
- Able to concentrate on specific activities for up to an hour at a time.
- Able to respond to conflicting demands in an unpredictable work pattern.
- To be an active participant in the multi-disciplinary team, formulating risk assessments, care plans and utilising appropriate assessments which are created collaboratively.
- Carry a caseload, actively working with patients and carers. Able to work flexibly and adapt to each person as appropriate and their needs in a variety of settings
- Monitor, evaluate and modify interventions/treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention(s).
- To provide specific specialised clinical interventions and have a knowledge of evidence-based models of practice.
- Working autonomously, competently and safely with the utilisation of supervision and the expertise of colleagues as required.
- To work in partnership with other agencies to gain the best person centred
- See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details
To discuss this role, for more information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact;
Interim Service Manager Pratima Hurrymun; [email protected]
Or one of the lead nurses;
Zoe Shepherd [email protected] (available Tuesday - Thursday) or
Jo Squire [email protected]
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC Register
- Educated to a minimum level 5 Foundation degree level specific to nursing associate practice
Desirable criteria
- Care certificate
Knowledge / Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of working in a Healthcare setting
- Understanding of the scope of the Nursing Associate role in context of the team and the organisation
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Insight in to how to evaluate own strengths and development needs
- Ability to manage time and prioritise
- IT skills including the ability to use clinical systems
- Ability to complete physical health checks
Approach / Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate support for the values and beliefs of the Care Group and those of the Trust
- Ability to travel across sites
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
- Pratima Hurrymun
- Job title
- Interim Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Zoe Shepherd - [email protected]
Jo Squire - [email protected]
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