CYP Clinical Lead - Integrated Eating Disorder Service in Chester

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Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time/Part time 37.5 hours per week (Shift pattern will include days and nights. Full time and part time hours available.)

Salary: £38,682 - £46,580 Per annum pro rata

Closing Date: 27/11/2025 23:59

Interview Date: 22/12/2025

Job Overview:

Are you aspiring to lead and wanting a new challenge? If so, then you need to talk to us! We are recruiting enthusiastic Clinical Leads to join the new Integrated Eating Disorder Unit. Our Clinical Leads work inclusively, within our multi-disciplinary team, to achieve the best patient outcomes, support quality improvement standards and support the education and well-being of our diverse nursing team. You will represent high-quality nursing care and must be able to demonstrate an understanding and application of the 6 C's in practice – Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage and Commitment.

The posts will be part of the CYP Integrated Eating Disorder Unit within Ancora House, which is part of the Tier 4 CHEDS Eating Disorder Service. CHEDS is a regional outpatient service offering evidence-based treatment approaches to 13-18-year-olds who present with an eating disorder and their families/carers. The service provides Tier 4 gate-keeping for young people with eating disorders requiring an inpatient admission across Cheshire and Merseyside.

Main Duties of the Job:

The post offers the successful applicants the exciting opportunity to join this team in providing the highest quality of care for our service users. This includes (but is not limited to) practical meal support, high level of physical health observations under MEED, medication management, care planning/risk assessments and therapeutic interventions. As a member of the Integrated Eating Disorder team, you will support the delivery of responsive, evidence-based, recovery-focused care to everyone in our care.

If you are currently a band 5 or 6 RMN looking for the next step and you would like to work where you can make a real difference, there's no better place to be than CHEDS/Ancora. Ancora operates 24-hour cover; therefore, to support our nursing team across these shifts, your shifts will include nights. There are a variety of shifts available and all requests for flexible and part-time working will be considered.

We are seeking to appoint a skilled and experienced clinical lead with a genuine interest in working with young people with eating disorders and their families and a commitment to delivering specialist assessments and evidence-based interventions. We are keen to hear from individuals with relevant training and experience.

Working for Our Organisation:

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire. We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport. Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcomes applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction/initial training requirements of the role. Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you'll find something to suit you at CWP.

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities:

Please download a copy of the job description for full details of the main responsibilities for this role. At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence and values. CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website.

If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email or by calling 01244 393100.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the 'essential' criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer 'YES' to the question: 'Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?' Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies. New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above. Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!

Person Specification:

• Qualifications: Essential criteria NMC Registered Nurse RMN or RGNEvidence of Continued Professional development
• Knowledge and Expertise: Essential criteria High level of clinical expertise, Understanding and appreciation of national policy and health/social care issues, Clear understanding of social inclusion/equality/diversity, Ability to work collaboratively across organisational boundaries, Knowledge of cultural diversity within the healthcare setting, Awareness of current mental health issues, debates and practice, Knowledge and understanding of physical health needs, A willingness to undertake further training.
• Experience: Essential criteria Relevant, post-qualifying experience at band 5, Experience of working in a multidisciplinary environment, Supervision experience, Working with service users with severe mental health problems utilising user/carer involvement.

Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges:

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

For further details or informal visits, please contact Holly Ashton, Team Manager, Telephone number 01244 393220.

If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact or telephone 01244 393100.