Team Lead for CAMHS Eating Disorders

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Eating Disorders Team Lead to join the Children and Young People’s Eating Disorder Service in Coventry and Warwickshire.

This is a full time, permanent role and within a growing and thriving CAMHS Eating Disorders (ED) day unit and outpatient service. We are keen to hear from nurses who are passionate about making a difference for children, young people, and families.

This role will primarily be based at an identified day unit for Eating Disorders and will provide both operational and clinical oversight of the day unit, while also contributing to the wider,  expanding Eating Disorders service.

The Trust’s CAMHS Eating Disorders are continuing to expand, with new and exciting care pathways currently in development. If you have an interest in ED, we offer a specialist and supportive environment in which to grow your career. There will be opportunities to become involved in service development and delivery across a range of initiatives, and we will support you to develop your interests across the whole eating disorder pathway (including CAMHS out patient, intensive outreach and ARFID).

Main duties of the job

Responsibility for the day-to-day operational management of the identified team, including patient, team activity, performance, quality and staffing matters.

Contribute to the delivery of the transformation programme within the Eating Disorders structure

Support the delivery of child & family focused services in line with agreed performance and quality targets and within budget, whilst delivering agreed cost improvements

Provide management of staff

Contribute to effective partnership working with key external services, including social care, the acute sector and key third sector organisations, to support the delivery of shared outcomes

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

The team are holding two drop-in events in April where you can find out more about working in the service and upcoming job opportunities for this team.

You can join the team online or in person at two events:

Tuesday 14 April, 6pm – 8pm, online via Microsoft teams

Wednesday 22 April, 6pm – 8pm, in-person at Woodend Health Centre

You are welcome to attend one, or both events.

To register please email [email protected]. We look forward to welcoming you!