Clinical Specialist Nurse

We are looking for a confident clinical specialist nurse to work within the North Yorkshire & York (NY&Y) eating disorder service, specifically in the Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale (SWR) locality. We are interested in connecting with people who can inspire, embrace working as equal partners with internal and external stakeholders, help to design, support and oversee the delivery of the very best care and treatment for local people with eating disorders., The successful post holder will provide specialist advice, guidance, training, therapeutic support, and consultation as part of the multidisciplinary adult eating disorders service. This includes direct provision to service users using governed psychological intervention, proactive physical health care intervention and monitoring. Contributing to formulation of a services users need and creating evidence-based plans. Consultation to team colleagues and external health and care professionals working with people with eating disorders, and contributing to service development, evaluation and quality improvement initiatives for the support and services for people with disordered eating.

Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

Applicants should be a registered nurse with excellent knowledge of mental health services from across the community system, including primary care, specialist services, local authority & the voluntary and community sector (VCSE).

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.