Job summary
- Main area
- Adult Eating Disorders
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 325-7859356-CYPS-AED
- Employer
- Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Farnham Road Hospital (and Mole Valley Business Park, Leatherhead)
- Town
- Guildford and Leatherhead
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 Incl 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Eating Disorder Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
Would you like to work in an organisation that sits in the top 10 best NHS Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services Trust to work for. This ranking is based on staff feedback in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.
Job overview
Job Overview to be a core member of the Adult Eating Disorders multi-disciplinary team,
participating in the provision of on-going day care assessment and treatment, care
planning and treatment of patients with moderate to severe mental health problems.
Based at Farnham Road Hospital Guildford and satellite east service in Leatherhead.
Main duties of the job
Suitable for someone who is passionate about providing high quality, evidence-based care
and treatment of adults with moderate to severe eating disorders as a member of a multi
disciplinary team.
Working for our organisation
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.
We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Independently and comprehensively assess clients referred to Outpatient, care
plan, monitor physical and mental health risks in conjunction with the MDT, evaluate
and plan discharge.
To be able to liaise, advise and offer support to other associated mental health
agencies regarding eating disorder matters.
Offer support, supervision and mentoring for students on placement, following
successful completions of mentorship course.
Represent and act on behalf of AEDS multi-disciplinary team at
Professional/network meetings to offer advice/consultation on complex cases.
Develop and implement systems to monitor and evaluate role.
Evaluate the quality of the service provided and recommend changes as
appropriate to the Service Manager.
Be responsible for identifying opportunities for research and audit activities which
would contribute to the development and operation of the service, drawing these to
the attention of the relevant line manager and participate in agreed research
projects.
Supervise other AEDS professionals/nurses of a lower grade and offer support and
supervision to junior team members.
To receive CBT-E and SSCM training and supervision and to deliver these
evidence-based treatments as per NICE guidance. Other ED specific therapeutic ‘in
house’ or external training will be undertaken to provide the post holder with
increased skills and knowledge.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- To have an NMC Registration as an RMN
- Degree in Mental Health Nursing
Desirable criteria
- Mentor preparation or teaching and assessing in clinical practice
Experience
Essential criteria
- 18 months post qualification experience working in a patient facing role within a mental health setting.
Desirable criteria
- While experience of working with people with eating disorders is desirable, we are primarily seeking someone with a keen interest in working in the field and a willingness to develop specialist knowledge of eating disorders and their treatment.
- Experience of supporting students on placement
- Experience of providing supervision
- Knowledge of Child Protection and Adult Protection
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Good time management skills
- Ability to move and handle lightweight load
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Claire Baxter
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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