Senior Clinical Nurse - Adult Day Service | Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking to recruit kind, caring and compassionate Senior Clinical Nurse - Adult Day Service who is interested in being part of the Dorset All Age Eating Disorders Service (DAEDS)team offering treatment and care to adults with an eating disorder who are attending the Adult Day Service.

Experience of caring for people with an eating disorder in a mental health setting is essential, empathy towards those who have an eating disorder imperative. The ability to work effectively and dynamically in a busy and demanding setting with strong leadership skills vital.

We promote learning and development, and all staff are encouraged and supported throughout their career to grow and develop. We provide an initial induction, in-house and other training opportunities, plus clinical and management supervision. Your continuous professional development will be planned and tailored to your needs together with support to achieve your personal objectives set via annual appraisal.

The Adult Day Service is open 10am to 8pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

This vacancy is for 37.5 worked across the hours of 9.30am to 8pm.

A review of the service has recently been undertaken, and the Adult Day Service may increase its opening days in the future.

To assist the Clinical Manager - Adult Day Service in providing the highest quality treatment and care to people with an eating disorder, their family/carers.

To carry out day to day leadership responsibilities, in conjunction with the Clinical Manager - Adult Day Service.

As a senior clinician within an MDT, actively lead and contribute to the delivery of the highest quality eating disorders treatment and care.

To support the Clinical Manager by demonstrating strong clinical leadership of nurses, mental health support workers and other colleagues working across the Day Service

To support the Clinical Manager by demonstrating strong risk management knowledge and skill, leading by example and promoting risk management policy and procedures to the team/Kimmeridge Court.

Deliver evidence-based treatment interventions, on a one-to-one and group basis to promote recovery from eating disorders.

At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to create healthier lives, empowered citizens and thriving communities.

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

We understand that using AI can be a useful and supportive tool when completing your application. However, we have also seen an increase in the over-reliance of AI tools which is negatively impacting applications as they remove candidate’s individuality, and it becomes much harder to get a sense of who you are and your authentic experience. If you do use AI, it should be used to enhance your application and not to create your supporting statement in its entirety. If we suspect you have used AI to create your supporting statement and this does not match your experience, we may withdraw your application.

As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net

Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful.

This advert closes on Wednesday 10 Jun 2026