Eating Disorders Paediatric Liaison Nurse

The closing date is 28th Dec 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time Nurse to join the Paediatric Liaison Team within the Hampshire CAMHS Eating Disorder Service. We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic registered nurse (Mental Health, Learning Disability or Children's) with post qualifying experience. Previous CAMHS experience is not essential but would be of benefit. Experience of using evidence based systemic interventions, working with families and experience of working with eating disorders is desirable.

The post holder will take a lead in assessment, care planning and facilitating safe discharge for children and young people who are admitted to paediatric wards and referred to the Eating Disorder Service, working collaboratively with the MDT and seeking supervision as appropriate.

The post entails working in a lively, busy Multi-disciplinary Team delivering high quality mental health assessment and predominantly systemic intervention to children and young people with eating disorders and their families.

The team covers a large geographical area and works in partnership with other agencies and professionals within Hampshire.

The post holder will receive supervision, support and training from the team.

The ability to commute within the service's geographical area with access to the appropriate means of transport is essential.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

To undertake assessments of individuals and their families in the designated care group with complex health presentations, including those service users presenting with higher levels of risk. To develop alongside the service user their care plan.

To assess and manage on going risks as identified during the assessment, ensuring that this is done in collaboration with the service user and carers. To regularly review risk factors and make changes to the management of them as necessary.

To provide a highly specialised range of clinical interventions relevant to the care group and have knowledge of evidence-based models of practice.

To develop care plans that meet the needs of the individual and their family or carers as appropriate and that are focused on strengths and are outcome based.

To work with carers and family members, offering carers assessments and providing support and information to them as indicated. Signposting to third sector agencies to ensure they receive appropriate advice and support.

To work closely and in partnership with colleagues in other services within the Trust in a collaborative way, ensuring that decisions are made that ensure the best care for service users.

Open only to applicants from Hampshire & Isle of Wight NHS system, which is limited to: Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare FT, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, University Hospital Southampton FT, South Central Ambulance Service or Hampshire Hospitals FT.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Job description

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person specification
Qualifications
Essential

Registered Nurse with current registration (mental health / LD/ Adult / Paediatric) appropriate to the job role

Evidence of continuous professional development

Experience
Essential

Post qualifying experience in the relevant care group.

Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group

Experience of managing a caseload

Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems

Experience of working consultatively with professionals

Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments

Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non-statutory teams and agencies

Understanding of clinical governance

Previous experience of working in the community

Additional Criteria
Essential

Communication / Relationship skills:

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Ability to communicate in a clear and unambiguous way.

Excellent negotiation and conflict resolution skills

Ability to develop effective professional relationships with others.

Ability to develop good therapeutic relationships.

Establish and maintain communication with individuals, families, carers, and groups about difficult or complex matters overcoming any differences in communication.

Develop own skills and knowledge and provide information to others to help their development.

Participate in Partnership working with individuals, groups, communities, and agencies.

Promote people's equality, diversity, and human rights.

Analytical & Judgement skills:

Skills of assessing and interpreting service user conditions with appropriate actions

Planning & Organisational skills:

Ability to work in partnership with key stakeholders.

Ability to work with resistance at times, to manage own reactions to difficult situations and to act with appropriate authority and diplomacy.

Plan and organise complex activities or programmes requiring formulation and review.

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 Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For help with your application, contact:

Lucy Fielder

Pay scheme

Agenda for Change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£ to £ Yearly

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-Time, Flexible Working

Reference number

348-CFS-9842

Job locations

Avalon House

Chesil Street

Winchester

Hampshire

SO23 0HU

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