Job overview

SEDS are launching an innovative new Inpatient Transition Pathway (ITP) and looking for passionate and skilled new team members. The ITP aims to improve patient experience, avoid inpatient stays and ensure seamless transitions between inpatient and community care. We’re now recruiting a Band 7 Clinical Specialist (Nurse or Occupational Therapist). In this role, you will:

• Provide skilled liaison between community and inpatient services across the South East.
• Support patients through their entire inpatient journey — from preparing for admission, to in-reach during treatment, to early and well-planned discharge.
• Carry a caseload and deliver evidence-based interventions that begin pre-discharge and continue in the community.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary teams and contribute to care planning meetings.

SEDS is a Sussex wide service. You’ll be part of a nurturing, collaborative team that values clinical supervision, ongoing training and career development.

 Whether you’re an experienced clinician already working in eating disorder services or are ready for the next step in your career and can demonstrate transferrable skills and passion for this area of practice, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a lasting impact — helping people find hope, stability, and recovery in the community.

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities of the role:

   You will form strong working relationships with the South East specialist eating disorder inpatient teams.

·       You will work collaboratively with the client, carers and MDT to enhance community care and avoid inpatient admission where possible.

• Assess and support patients’ physical, psychological and social needs throughout their care.

·       You will be central to preparing patients for admission to Specialist Eating Disorder Units (SEDUs) either directly or supporting team members.

·       You will liaise with SEDUs and the Provider Collaborative to share the co-produced goals for the inpatient phase of treatment.

·       You will lead on maintaining clinical oversight of all patients on SEDU's through your in-reach work

·       You will hold a small complex clinical caseload and deliver evidence-based treatments whilst promoting patients' physical health and social integration.

·       You will at times work autonomously with the support of your professional lead.

·       You will work closely with the wider team and chair meetings.

Working for our organisation

We are committed to supporting staff well-being. We have close links with the local universities and support the training schemes, providing high quality student placements.

 The trust is committed to strong integrated, collaborative leadership between managers and clinicians. 

 Your benefits:

·       Access to full psychological support, via our internal wellbeing team

·       Excellent supervision programmes, with ongoing opportunities for training and development

·       Access to a host of discount schemes

·       A position within a trust rated as ‘Outstanding’ for caring and ‘Good’ overall by the CQC

·       Excellent NHS Pension

·       Generous holiday entitlement (starting at 27 days + 8 bank holidays)

 About the Trust:

We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people, and adults across Sussex. SPFT is rated ‘good’ overall and ‘outstanding’ for caring by CQC. In our staff survey:

·       82% agree that care for patients is our top priority

·       70% highlight flexible working opportunities as key to satisfaction at work

·       79% report feeling able to make improvement to improve the work within their team

·       77% identify opportunities to show initiative in their roles

About Sussex:

Sussex is easily accessible from London, Gatwick, Surrey, and Hampshire and is a beautiful county with good transport links, vibrant communities and tourist attractions, including the Coast and the South Downs.