Mental Health Nurse- Eating Disorders

Job overview

Interview will be held on 13th March 2026

We are looking for a mental health nurse to join our highly successful and innovative Adults Eating Disorders service. You will join a committed and dedicated multi-disciplinary team. As part of your role you will have responsibility, in partnership with the Eating Disorders Day Programme Team Lead, for the operational management and leadership of the Berkshire Eating Disorders Day Programme team.

You must have a keen interest in the development of the Team and Service in line with innovative practice and evidenced based interventions. Alongside the Day Programme lead you will provide leadership, management and expertise to the Day Programme team, ensuring that the service provided is of a high quality and is responsive to the needs of the patient group.

The post will be based at St Marks Hospital in Maidenhead, full time, working 37.5 hours per week, 8-4pm Monday to Friday.

Main duties of the job

• To provide clinical care to adults referred to the service.

• To support the team lead with the operational management and leadership of the Berkshire Eating Disorders Day Programme.

• Participate in service development and policy within the Day Programme team and to propose policy or service changes within Berkshire Eating Disorders Service in collaboration with the Team Lead and Service Manager.

• Deputise for the Day Programme Lead as required within Berkshire Eating Disorders Service. Ensuring that staffing levels are safe and contain the necessary mix of skills. To include but not restricted to the day-to-day staff management for recruitment, induction, allocation, placing and supervising staff within the Day Programme.

• Assist in the implementation of clinical supervision of staff within the Service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The “must haves” for this role:

• Compassion towards people struggling with eating disorders and mental health difficulties, and a heartfelt desire to help others;

• Resilience which enables you to work in a fast-paced and at times demanding NHS environment;

• Commitment to your colleagues and the ability to support each other, “muck in”  and pull together as a team

• Creativity and innovation as you will be a part of a team which prides itself on adapting quickly and innovatively to change and challenges

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to contact: Sarah Plumley via email: [email protected] who’ll be delighted to help.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.