Lead Nurse Eating Disorders

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit a passionate, knowledgeable and dynamic lead nurse to join our Sussex Family Eating Disorder Service (SFEDS) currently based at Crawley Down in West Sussex. This is a 2 day a week role on a substantive contract. You will be joining a service of highly skilled and experienced Family and Systemic Psychotherapists, Consultant Psychiatrist, Clinical Psychology and Assistant Psychologists, Nurses, Dietitian, Support Workers and Occupational Therapists. Our team is responsible for covering all of Sussex. We offer and support hybrid and flexible working, we require staff to be on site for 60% of their working week.Main duties of the job The successful candidate would be responsible to provide professional and clinical nursing leadership across the service. To provide expert nursing advice to patients, their families/carers and staff. To develop and deliver specialist training, education and development opportunities for nursing staff and as agreed, others. To lead within the service on promoting clinical innovation and delivering continual development of nursing practice based upon evidence and relevant research. To ensure excellence in nursing practice and that service delivery is based on NICE guidelines and other relevant documents and guidance. To act as service lead alongside the Service Manager and Lead Clinician of the Sussex Family Eating Disorder Service.

To be a successful Lead Nurse in our team you will be:

• Professionally registered as a Mental Health Nurse within NMC
• Able to undertake project management, audit and service evaluation to develop the service, keeping in mind the wider system
• Have experience of working in Eating Disorders
• Have experience of providing supervision
You must be able to demonstrate a caring, compassionate and non-judgmental attitude, and show a commitment to making a difference when supporting young people and their families on their recovery journeys,
• Recognised professional qualification in mental health nursing RMN or equivalent, Significant experience of practice in CHYPS setting at B7 or above
• Experience of service development
• Significant experience of teaching / training, Up to date clinical knowledge and skills
• Good interpersonal skills, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care. This involves helping us achieve our strategy to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve through People, Prevention and Partnerships.
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., Sussex Partnership Trust provides mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire. Working in Sussex: · Travel easily between coast and countryside, 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 · With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure We'd love you to join our organisation that is rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the Care Quality Commission. 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 · 77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles, Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities. We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. In the event of an excessive number of applicants the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated. Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers. The Trust works with adult and children's social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff and bank workers with the knowledge and skills to recognize abuse, and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. It is expected that all staff and bank workers familiarise themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the Sussex child protection and safeguarding procedures and the Sussex multi-agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant essential training and further training appropriate to their role. Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.