This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified nurse with experience of working with eating disorder patients and their families to work with the Birmingham community Specialist Eating Disorders Service (SEDS).  SEDS provide specialist assessment, intervention and evidence-based treatment for patients 0-25 with eating disorders in the community, alongside supporting their families/carers. The team also supports patients intensively in the community and in their own homes, to reduce inpatient admissions and facilitate safe early discharge.

The Liaison and Duty Coordinator role has been designed to support the service to provide consistent and accessible consultation and liaison for referrers, to meet access and waiting times, enabling children, young people and families to access Eating Disorder Treatment without delay.

SEDS Liaison and Duty Coordinator key responsibilities:

• Coordination of SEDS referrals and duty system, providing eating disorder (ED) triage and risk screening for potential ED referrals, from the  Referral Management Centre (RMC) and wider FTB teams.


• To conduct pre-assessment Engagement calls as part of the FREED model.


• Ensure patients are seen within NHSE waiting times standards, high risk patients are flagged and prioritized, and risks are managed accordingly.


• Provide a point of contact for eating disorder advice and consultation regarding ED referrals, for health colleagues such as Primary Care, GPs, acute medicine and other mental health services.


• Liaison with the FTB referral management centre (RMC), wider FTB HUBs and Specialty teams regarding potential ED presentations.


• Coordinate SEDS consultations for internal referrals regarding potential ED difficulties, providing advice and consultation to FTB colleagues.


• Management of the SEDS Duty log and contribute to monthly audits pertaining to SEDS referral data.


• Undertake comprehensive clinical assessments of physical and psychosocial needs of patients eating disorders and other MH comorbidities, as part of the SEDS assessment clinics.


• Provide timely follow-up and extended assessments or short pieces of clinical intervention for patients, to ensure patients are accessing the right pathway to best meets their individual needs and to prevent relapse.