Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Band 6 Senior Mental Health Nurse - Eating Disorders
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Senior Mental Health Nurse Practitioner – Specialist Eating Disorders Service (SEDS)
About the Role
The Specialist Eating Disorders Service (SEDS) is seeking to recruit a Senior Mental Health Nurse Practitioner dedicated to working with young people and young adults with eating disorders.
We are looking for a qualified nurse with post-registration experience of working with children, young people and adults who have eating disorders and mental illness within a mental health setting.
Key Responsibilities
The successful applicant will:
- Conduct comprehensive psychosocial and risk assessments within a mental health framework.
- Deliver therapeutic interventions for patients with eating disorders, including physical health monitoring.
- Service CPA/Dialog+ implementation and related protocols.
- Manage an allocated caseload of patients with eating disorders and mental health comorbidities.
- Contribute to duty screening, assessment, treatment, and intensive outreach within the ED team.
- Provide treatment in the community and patient homes for patients at risk of inpatient admission, including support for medical admissions and reduction of length of stay (LOS).
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Key Requirements
Applicants must:
- Have a high level of communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Be compassionate, respectful and able to prioritise individual patient needs.
- Demonstrate emotional intelligence, resilience and the ability to manage challenging situations—whether in clinical environments or patient homes.
- Exhibit strong engagement skills with children, young adults, and families.
- Possess excellent knowledge of child protection and adult safeguarding processes (0-25 age range).
About Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
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Next Steps
For further details or informal visits, please contact:
- Name: Rebecca Dargan
- Job Title: Lead Nurse
- Email: rebcca.dargan@nhs.net
- Telephone: 0121 333 8383
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