- provide specialist nursing assessment and treatment interventions for the adults with a moderate to severe eating disorder
- carry a complex caseload as a member of the MDT
- take a lead in developing the nursing service provision within the community eating disorders service
- working closely with primary care colleagues and secondary and acute medical services in supporting and managing both the physical and mental health aspects of individuals with eating disorders
- aim to improve the quality of medical monitoring for people who are severely ill with an eating disorder
- link closely with GPs, CEDS medical staff, acute hospitals, pathology labs and the wider MDT and support network.
- 5% on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement (max £2,011 per annum)
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
- One of the UK's best pension schemes
- Special leave for family and personal reasons
- NHS Car Lease Scheme (for substantive staff)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- To take responsibility for making a significant contribution to the nursing input to CEDS, participating fully in the referral and allocation process, assessments, treatment, risk management, child or vulnerable adult protection and care coordination of service users as well as contributing to case discussions and service-related meetings.
- Offering consultations and supervision to colleagues and students within CEDS as well as consultation to staff in other wider services.
- To liaise with a variety of services (including GPs, in-patients units, CAMHs, ACMHS, enhanced primary care teams, etc.) to ensure close collaboration and smooth transitions and to reduce/minimise in-patient admissions.
- To monitor physical health risks and offer physical health reviews.
- To provide leadership and oversight on physical health within CEDS including to monitor physical health risks and offer physical health reviews.
- To offer flexible outreach in service users homes to prevent admission and possible disengagement with CEDS.
- First degree/equal qualification in nursing Registered Mental Nurse (RMN) AND Postgraduate certificate level/practitioner level training in SSCM, MANTRA, CBT, Focal Psychodynamic Therapy or systemic therapy
- Masters qualification in relevant area of practice.
- Experience of working in a range of settings relevant to the post
- Significant evidence of post - registration experience as a senior nurse.
- Post graduate clinical and therapeutic qualification related to eating disorders.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of service user groups across the life course presenting problems which reflect the full range of clinical severity, including a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Experience and knowledge of working with Child Protection and serious mental health problems.
- Experience of teaching and training
- Experience of peer supervision, supervising colleagues in the multidisciplinary team and consultation in other agency settings
- Experience and knowledge of working in a multi-ethnic community
- Experience of therapeutic practice in different cultural contexts.
- Record of publication in professional journals.
- Qualification in teaching and training
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom - Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Found in: Talent UK C2 - 2 weeks ago
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Job summary
It's a brilliant time to be joining adult eating disorders services as we continue to grow and develop as a service
Are you an experienced mental health nurse wanting to work within an adult eating disorders service?
The post holder's team base will be in Welwyn Garden City but there will be a responsibility for clinical work throughout the county. You are likely to have an area you primarily work in.
Here's what our staff say about working in the team:
"Working in CEDS feels very much like being part of a family and we always have our service users wellbeing at the heart of what we do. Everybody really genuinely cares." (Emma, Senior Eating Disorders Clinician)
"I've enjoyed the team being so lovely and welcoming. I feel part of the family already" Dan, Senior CBT therapist
If you are interested, have never worked within an eating disorders setting and want to develop yourself, have an informal chat with our fantastic team: call Kat Miles or Tom Page on
If you have had previous experience of working with people with eating disorders, we would absolutely love to hear from you
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will:
In return, we can offer you:
About us
We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission
Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional
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