Specialist Eating Disorder Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 27/08/2026
- Closes
- 10/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves providing specialist assessment, therapeutic work, and physical health care for individuals with eating disorders within the East locality. The successful candidate will join a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, working with children and adult service users and their families. While prior eating disorder experience is desirable, a strong interest in the field and a desire to help service users are essential. The position offers regular clinical and professional supervision and encourages continuous professional development.
Key responsibilities
- Undertake specialist assessment for people presenting with an eating disorder.
- Provide therapeutic work for service users and their families/carers.
- Deliver physical health care for individuals experiencing eating disorders.
- Work as part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team.
- Communicate effectively with clients, families, and professionals.
- Engage with regular clinical and professional supervision and CPD activities.
Essential criteria
- First level qualification, RMN
- Information technology skills sufficient to the undertaking of the post
- An ability to think systemically and holistically
- Demonstrable knowledge and skills in evidence based needs led assessments, of highly complex and co-morbid presentations of children, young people, their families and carers
- Demonstrable ability to communicate to clients, their families and professionals sensitive and often difficult to receive information, using various methods including verbal, non-verbal, written and presentation skills
- 2 years Post Qualifying Experience in a related field
- Evidence of an ability to effectively manage own workload and able to work autonomously
- Working within a team and /or multi-agency arenas
- An ability to be flexible and innovative to adapt to the changing needs of the developing service
- An ability to travel to and from various places of work to meet the needs of the post
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Specialist Eating Disorder Nurse
The closing date is 10 September 2026
Job summary
Would you like to be part of a service which is innovative, forward-thinking and committed to enabling people who are experiencing eating disorders to recover and discover their potential?
We are seeking to appoint someone with a caring, compassionate nature, who is innovative, creative, flexible and highly motivated. Primarily you will undertake specialist assessment, therapeutic work and physical health care for people presenting with an eating disorder within the East locality. You should be an excellent communicator and team player, with the successful applicant joining a dynamic multi-disciplinary team of professionals to provide assessment and treatment to children and adult service users and their families/carers. The team includes a range of other psychological professionals, nurses, dietitians and a consultant clinical psychologist/clinical lead.
Main duties of the job
Existing experience in eating disorders across the age range is desirable but not essential, however, a keen interest to develop knowledge and skills in this field and a strong desire to help service users and families is vital. The successful candidate will benefit from regular clinical supervision as well as professional supervision, with encouragement to
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