Clinical Nurse Specialist - CAMHS Eating Disorders
| Posting date: | 03 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | £46,419.00 to £55,046.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £46419.00 - £55046.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 October 2025 |
| Location: | London, SW10 9NG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9333-25-1238 |
Summary
Typical tasks for this role are: You will undertake in the processing of new referrals to the service by being apart of the duty rota. This involves telephone enquiries, screening and managing new referrals. You will assess, plan and provide clinical interventions relevant to the patient group such as: FBT, FT-AN, supportive clinical management, and other evidenced based models of care, as well as facilitate physical health monitoring clinics. You will liaise with referrers and offer training, advice and consultation to medical wards, primary and secondary care services and other external agencies as required. Working with young people assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating their care. Delivering FBT and FT-AN treatments to families To develop and maintain therapeutic relationships with young people and their families/carers. To liaise with the young persons professional network, keeping them informed of developments and promoting multi agency collaboration. Liaison with Childrens Specialist Services, Educational services, independent sector mental health providers, counsellors and any other professional related to the child. To involve the young person, and where appropriate, their families/carers in delivering programmes of treatment for eating disorders. To attend and actively participate in clinical meetings as part of the multidisciplinary team such as referrals meetings, case conferences, care reviews, and network. To receive supervision of clinical work. To maintain clinical records in accordance with the NMC standards for record keeping and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct and are in accordance with CNWL Trust Policies and Procedures. To participate in the recruitment, induction, supervision, appraisal and development of staff, and to conduct formal and informal supervision of junior clinicians. Monitoring of physical and mental health issues related to patients with eating disorders. To undertake Venepuncture and ECG procedures or willingness to be trained in order to practice these. Knowledge of safeguarding issues and management processes. Another key part of this role is being a FREED Champion. FREED is First Episode Rapid Early Intervention for Eating Disorders. It is a service model and care package for 16-25-year-olds who have had an eating disorder for three years or less. FREED helps young people to access specialised evidence-based treatment quickly. The goal is for treatment to start within 4 weeks of referral to an eating disorder service. FREED operates as a service within a service. It complements, rather than replaces, existing eating disorder services and treatments. This includes the following duties: Involvement in the FREED mini team. Assessing 16-25-year olds on the FREED pathway. Attend all age assessment meetings. Completing 48-hour FREED engagement calls. Attend the weekly FREED huddle. Collect data of FREED CYP referrals.