Nurse Consultant Eating Disorders Service; SEDS

Nurse Consultant – Sussex Eating Disorders Service (SEDS)

Band 8b | Full Time – 37.5 hours

East Brighton Mental Health Centre (with sites across Sussex)

Closing date: 12 July 2026

Lead the future of specialist eating disorder nursing and help shape high-quality, innovative care across Sussex.

• Senior strategic nursing leadership role within a specialist regional service
• Shape the future of adult eating disorder care across Sussex
• Influence clinical governance, service development and workforce strategy
• Work across community, acute and multidisciplinary settings
• Combine advanced clinical practice with leadership, education and innovation

We're looking for experienced Registered Mental Health, Learning Disability or Adult Nurses with:

• Master's level education in a related subject
• Extensive experience within mental health and specialist clinical services
• Expert knowledge of multidisciplinary working and evidence-based practice
• Strong leadership, teaching and service development skills
• Advanced clinical decision-making and risk management experience

Experience with in eating disorders or complex mental health services is highly desirable.

As Nurse Consultant for the Sussex Adults Eating Disorder Service (SEDS), you’ll provide strategic nursing leadership while maintaining an advanced clinical role supporting adults with complex eating disorders.

You’ll:

• Lead nursing practice across the specialist eating disorder service
• Shape and implement innovative care pathways
• Provide expert clinical leadership and consultancy
• Hold a specialist caseload requiring advanced intervention
• Lead physical health monitoring and risk management training
• Co-develop clinical policies and protocols alongside the Consultant Psychiatrist
• Support governance, quality improvement and service development
• Coach, supervise and mentor nursing colleagues across the service

This is an opportunity to influence practice at both individual patient and whole-service level.

The Sussex Adults Eating Disorder Service (SEDS) provides specialist community treatment for adults diagnosed with:

The service also provides in-reach support to acute hospitals across Sussex in line with MEED guidance, working closely with liaison psychiatry, community mental health teams and wider healthcare partners.

Based at East Brighton Mental Health Centre
, with spoke sites across Sussex supporting place-based care.

Regular travel across the county forms part of the role.

• Opportunity to shape nursing leadership across a specialist regional service
• Flexible working opportunities
• Strong multidisciplinary and senior leadership support
• Ongoing professional development and education opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme and comprehensive staff benefits
• A Trust rated 'Good' overall and 'Outstanding' for caring

This is a rare opportunity to influence specialist eating disorder services at a strategic level while continuing to make a direct clinical impact.

You’ll join a service committed to:

• Compassionate, evidence-based care
• Advanced nursing leadership
• Innovation and continuous improvement
• Strong multidisciplinary collaboration
• Delivering the highest standards of care for people with complex eating disorders