CAMHS Eating Disorder Nurse - Band 5

Job summary

To work within a multidisciplinary team offering assessments and intervention to children and young people with eating disorders under supervision, in a range of settings and evaluate the mental health care to children, young people and their families in line with local and national guidelines.To provide regular and on-going, joint and individual work, in relation to eating disorders and mental health to ensure the best outcomes for children and young people.

Main duties of the job

To promote the needs of young people with emotional, mental and physical ill health to other agencies and the general public. To identify and evaluate specific client needs through assessment under the supervision of a band 6 practitioner. To assist in the development of new services and projects within CAMHS Eating Disorders. To participate as an active member of the CAMHS Eating Disorders team and establish and maintain effective communication with other agencies and professionals. To report any difficulties that may arise in a timely fashion to band 6 nurse supervisor/senior nurse/team leader.

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

• 12-month preceptorship
• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• flexible working opportunities
• relocation packages
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group