Role Overview
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated, and compassionate Community Nurse Practitioner to play a core part in delivering skills underpinned by brief psychological interventions within the new A-EDIT service.
The Adult Eating Disorders Intensive Treatment service (A-EDIT) is a regionwide service offering treatment as an alternative to Specialist Eating Disorder (SEDU) inpatient admission for adults receiving treatment from an East of England Community Eating Disorders service (CEDS) who have a severe eating disorder which makes them eligible for SEDU admission.
The post holder will act as a clinical expert in their service area, keeping clinically up to date, fully assessing service users, planning care rigorously, auditing and evaluating nursing and NICE recommended therapeutic interventions based on evidence and locally agreed protocols and policies.
The post holder will liaise and work alongside the wider CEDS including the multidisciplinary team (MDT), ward staff, other health and social care providers across the East of England region.
Responsibilities
- Work with people with moderate to severe eating disorders to prevent hospital admission or facilitate early discharge with other AEDIT team members, including assessment, care planning, professional meetings, interventions, reviews and discharge planning.
- Provide nursing care in a person-centred way that promotes and facilitates the positive health and well‑being of people with eating disorders.
- Be responsible for providing specialist nursing care for people with moderate to severe eating disorders, ensuring interventions follow NICE guidelines and MEED guidance.
- When not already trained, undertake training in phlebotomy to monitor the physical health of people with severe eating disorders under the guidance of the Consultant Psychiatrist.
- Manage physical health needs jointly between local CEDS and AEDIT when required.
- Assess care needs and risk, formulate care and risk management plans, co‑produce care plans with the service user, carers and professionals to avoid hospital admission or facilitate early discharge.
- Respond to any crisis that a service user may advise of, promoting independent recovery while safely managing the crisis.
- Contribute to the management of high‑risk community service users in partnership with consultant psychiatrists and the AEDIT MDT, promoting recovery and safety, including GP liaison.
- Have sound knowledge of medications and their effects for our service users.
- Guide AEDIT team members regarding their specialist area, ensuring awareness and monitoring of signs of increased physical ill health risk.
- Act as a role model through good practice, demonstrating Trust values.
- Maintain clinical standards and team systems.
- Provide guidance and support to the team’s senior support workers in the absence of the service Leads and act as a point of contact for the AEDIT MDT.
Requirements & Qualifications
Travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines; must hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle; public transport is not acceptable.
Will require training in phlebotomy if not already completed.
Must provide specialist nursing care according to NICE and MEED guidance.
Experience in caring for people with moderate to severe eating disorders and ability to manage crises.
Additional Information
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is committed to providing high‑quality care with compassion, a diverse workforce and inclusive culture.
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups including people with long‑term conditions and ethnic minorities.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, your application will be rejected from the process.
This advert closes on Monday 1 Jun 2026.
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We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated, and compassionate Community Nurse Practitioner to play a core part in delivering skills underpinned by brief psychological interventions within the new A-EDIT service.
The Adult Eating Disorders Intensive Treatment service (A-EDIT) is a regionwide service offering treatment as an alternative to Specialist Eating Disorder (SEDU) inpatient admission for adults receiving treatment from an East of England Community Eating Disorders service (CEDS) who have a severe eating disorder which makes them eligible for SEDU admission.
The post holder will act as a clinical expert in their service area, keeping clinically up to date, fully assessing service users, planning care rigorously, auditing and evaluating nursing and NICE recommended therapeutic interventions based on evidence and locally agreed protocols and policies.
The post holder will liaise and work alongside the wider CEDS including the multidisciplinary team (MDT), ward staff, other health and social care providers across the East of England region.
Responsibilities
- Work with people with moderate to severe eating disorders to prevent hospital admission or facilitate early discharge with other AEDIT team members, including assessment, care planning, professional meetings, interventions, reviews and discharge planning.
- Provide nursing care in a person-centred way that promotes and facilitates the positive health and well‑being of people with eating disorders.
- Be responsible for providing specialist nursing care for people with moderate to severe eating disorders, ensuring interventions follow NICE guidelines and MEED guidance.
- When not already trained, undertake training in phlebotomy to monitor the physical health of people with severe eating disorders under the guidance of the Consultant Psychiatrist.
- Manage physical health needs jointly between local CEDS and AEDIT when required.
- Assess care needs and risk, formulate care and risk management plans, co‑produce care plans with the service user, carers and professionals to avoid hospital admission or facilitate early discharge.
- Respond to any crisis that a service user may advise of, promoting independent recovery while safely managing the crisis.
- Contribute to the management of high‑risk community service users in partnership with consultant psychiatrists and the AEDIT MDT, promoting recovery and safety, including GP liaison.
- Have sound knowledge of medications and their effects for our service users.
- Guide AEDIT team members regarding their specialist area, ensuring awareness and monitoring of signs of increased physical ill health risk.
- Act as a role model through good practice, demonstrating Trust values.
- Maintain clinical standards and team systems.
- Provide guidance and support to the team’s senior support workers in the absence of the service Leads and act as a point of contact for the AEDIT MDT.
Requirements & Qualifications
Travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines; must hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle; public transport is not acceptable.
Will require training in phlebotomy if not already completed.
Must provide specialist nursing care according to NICE and MEED guidance.
Experience in caring for people with moderate to severe eating disorders and ability to manage crises.
Additional Information
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is committed to providing high‑quality care with compassion, a diverse workforce and inclusive culture.
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups including people with long‑term conditions and ethnic minorities.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, your application will be rejected from the process.
This advert closes on Monday 1 Jun 2026.
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