Band 6 Nurse TEDS - Freshfields ClinicNHS

Job summary

TEDS (The Eating Disorder Service) is the specialist eating disorders team withinSolar. Solar works in partnership with Barnardo's and Autism West Midlands toprovide emotional, wellbeing and mental health services to children and young peoplein Solihull. TEDS is as a multi-disciplinary team, made up of staff from differentprofessional backgrounds (psychiatry, nursing, psychology, dietetics, family therapy). We continually strive to ensure the best possible outcomes and high-quality servicedelivery for children and young people with an eating disorder in Solihull. The successful candidate will be part of the multi-disciplinary team, and will provideassessment, care, treatment and support to an allocated group of children and youngpeople (CYP) within the Eating Disorders Service (TEDS). The Eating Disorder Service (TEDS) offers assessment and intervention for a widerange of eating disorders. The post holder will participate in relevant training andongoing professional development. This is an exciting opportunity for the rightcandidate to work with a highly motivated team.

Main duties of the job

To provide assessment and treatment of specialist eating disorder patients alongside the multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will care-coordinate an allocated group of patients as well as contributing to multi-disciplinary team working and ensure care delivery meets and addresses issues around spirituality, equality diversity and rights in accordance with good practice and legislation. There will be opportunities for continuous professional development and the post holder will have some autonomy to develop areas of interest.

Job description

Please see attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and main responsibilities.

We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

About us

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.