Clinical Nurse Consultant - Eating Disorder Day Program (EDIPA)

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time\
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Gde 1\
Remuneration: 130524.69 - 133191.02 full time equivalent base salary range (excludes super, leave loading and salary packaging)\
Hours Per Week: 38\
Requisition ID: REQ634586\
Location: Randwick

Sydney Children's Hospitals Network is the largest paediatric health care entity in Australia. We care for thousands of children each year in our hospitals and in their homes — with one purpose in mind — to help young people live their healthiest lives.

What you'll be doing\
The SCHN Eating Disorder Service (EDS) is a large specialty service operating at The Children’s Hospital, Westmead and Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick. The EDS provides treatment for young people with anorexia nervosa and other eating disorders from across New South Wales. Inpatient re-feeding admissions, outpatient treatment, intensive day treatment, family admission program, parent groups and an extensive family therapy program are offered. The EDS also has a well-established clinical research program and regularly provides training, education and supervision to other services. The EDS is jointly managed and staffed by the Department of Mental Health and Department of Adolescent Medicine.\
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This position will provide services at the Eating Disorder Intensive Program for Adolescents at Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick. The Eating Disorder Service programs focus on recovering healthy weight, improving eating behaviours, enhancing the family and young person’s capacity to manage the eating disorder and reducing the psychosocial consequences of the illness. The programs include a significant education component, as well as group work and a high level of family participation.\
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The Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) will provide expert clinical care, consultation and education to children and families within the Eating Disorder speciality. The CNC will be also responsible for coordinating the Rural component of the Eating Disorder Day Program. This will involve coordination and liaison with families, LHD's, SCHN staff and other professionals to admit and discharge patients. Additionally, this position is well supported with clinical supervision with other senior CNCs in the service, and training opportunities to develop further skills are available.

Application Close: Midnight on 1 February 2026