We are looking for a Clinical Nurse Specialist to provide clinical leadership, treatment and therapy with a clear focus on clinical risk and its management. The successful candidate will need to influence, lead and motivate staff at all levels within the clinical environment to deliver high quality care according to Trust values, to provide expertise, support and advice regarding all aspects of clinical care including implementing evidence based best practice.
Working with people with an eating disorder can be both challenging and rewarding and we are looking for a Clinical Nurse Specialist who will support the Clinical Team Manager and staff to deliver safe and high-quality care for this complex patient group.
This is an exciting time for our Adult Eating Disorder Service, we have an evolving FREED Pathway (which the successful candidate would be supporting to manage) and we are also participating in a regional pilot project (Virtual Intensive Treatment) whilst also developing our SEED Pathway.
This role is offered on a permanent basis with the base being in Bury St Edmunds but with the expectation that you will work across both Ipswich and Bury sites
The post holder will be an experienced Eating Disorder practitioner who, acting within their own professional boundaries, will provide care for adult service users with eating disorders.
Supporting the Clinical Team Manager and Leadership Team, the post holder will actively participate in the day to day clinical and operational management of the Adult Eating Disorders Team within the locality, be part of a multi-disciplinary team and contribute to the development of the services they support. They will demonstrate safe clinical decision-making, and sound clinical expertise and knowledge of eating disorders and their treatments.
The post holder will support the Leadership Team to meet the needs of the service users and contribute to service improvements and supervision of other members of the team.
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.
Benefits

NHS pension
a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
career progression
starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
staff physio service
NHS discounts and many more
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
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