Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Clinical Nurse Specialist

The closing date is 21 July 2025

Job summary

We are looking for a Clinical Nurse Specialistto 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 Specialistwho 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.

Main duties of the job

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.

About us

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

Benefits included with this role are:-

  • 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

Details

Date posted

08 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year gross per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

246-WSU7289219

Job locations

G Block

Hospital Road Site

Bury St Edmunds

IP33 3NR


Job description

Job responsibilities

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!

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

Job description

Job responsibilities

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!

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RMN or equivalent professional qualification.
  • Non-Medical Independent Prescriber.
  • Degree Level Qualification or equivalent or equivalent level.

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive experience at which has required supervision and mentorship of others
  • Extensive experience of practice within clinical area with proven track record in delivering high quality care.

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to problem solve.
  • Ability to self-manage time and meet agreed deadlines.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RMN or equivalent professional qualification.
  • Non-Medical Independent Prescriber.
  • Degree Level Qualification or equivalent or equivalent level.

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive experience at which has required supervision and mentorship of others
  • Extensive experience of practice within clinical area with proven track record in delivering high quality care.

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to problem solve.
  • Ability to self-manage time and meet agreed deadlines.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

G Block

Hospital Road Site

Bury St Edmunds

IP33 3NR


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

G Block

Hospital Road Site

Bury St Edmunds

IP33 3NR


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Team Manager

Letitia Ward

letitia.ward@nsft.nhs.uk

01473279200

Details

Date posted

08 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year gross per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

246-WSU7289219

Job locations

G Block

Hospital Road Site

Bury St Edmunds

IP33 3NR


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