Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Full Time Nurse who holds a Professional Nursing qualification e.g. RMN/RNMH/ RNLD to join the Nursing Team within the Richardson Eating Disorders Service.
The Richardson Eating Disorder Intensive Day Service is a specialist service based at Benfield House, Walkergate Park Hospital, which provides comprehensive assessment and treatment for eating disorders. The service is for men and women aged 18 and over living in the northern and southern part of the North East of England.
The post will be working into The Intensive Day Service at Benfield House supporting individuals through their recovery pathway. The Intensive Day Service also offers intensive home based treatments, working in individuals home environments and local communities. The post holder will be required to meet the mobility demands of the post.
Main duties of the job
Act as a Primary/Named Nurse within a multi-disciplinary team, developing collaborative, and needs based care plans, through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.
Provide excellent professional, skilled and effective person centred, evidence based nursing care.
Be actively involved in the health and wellbeing of staff and service users.
Be visible and accessible to patients, families and carers working together to ensure efficient, effective and caring services.
Contribute to achieving all performance indicators, essential standards and quality outcomes
About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 25th September 2025
Closing date : 9th October 2025
We welcome your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 25th September 2025
Closing date : 9th October 2025
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Professional Nursing qualification e.g.RMN/RNMH/ RNLD
- Continued professional development
Desirable
- Post registration clinical experience
- Student assessor/mentor
- Therapy based training qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with service users with complex mental health/learning disability needs
- Clinical Supervision
- Risk Management and Health and Safety Legislation
- Care co-ordination
- Safeguarding
Desirable
- Clinical Audit
- Patient Information system (RIO)
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Good interpersonal and Communication skills
- Collaborative working
- Time Management
- Risk Assessment/ Management
- Co-ordination of shift
- Delegation
Desirable
- Leadership
- Change management/service development
- Conflict resolution
- MDT and Interagency working
Role/Team specific requirements
Essential
- Ability to meet mobility requirements of the post
- Confident and assertive
- Motivated
- Innovative
- Flexible and open to change
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Professional Nursing qualification e.g.RMN/RNMH/ RNLD
- Continued professional development
Desirable
- Post registration clinical experience
- Student assessor/mentor
- Therapy based training qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with service users with complex mental health/learning disability needs
- Clinical Supervision
- Risk Management and Health and Safety Legislation
- Care co-ordination
- Safeguarding
Desirable
- Clinical Audit
- Patient Information system (RIO)
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Good interpersonal and Communication skills
- Collaborative working
- Time Management
- Risk Assessment/ Management
- Co-ordination of shift
- Delegation
Desirable
- Leadership
- Change management/service development
- Conflict resolution
- MDT and Interagency working
Role/Team specific requirements
Essential
- Ability to meet mobility requirements of the post
- Confident and assertive
- Motivated
- Innovative
- Flexible and open to change
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
