Mental Health Nurse: Eating Disorders Service - Chelmsford, United Kingdom - NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

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Chelmsford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification Would you like to be at the forefront of exciting developments within eating disorders? Do you have a passion for helping young people struggling with mental health problems such as eating disorders? NELFT Children and Young People's (CYP) Eating disorder service is based in Chelmsford, we are part of the SET CAMHS Eating Disorder Service.

The service is commissioned to provide assessment for CYP presenting with symptoms of an eating disorder, and treatment for CYP with a diagnosis of an eating disorder across Essex, Southend and Thurrock.

We are developing an Intense day program to support young people and there families. This will be an exciting development for our expanding service.

Team members benefit from excellent CPD opportunities focused around developing skills in working with eating disorders and related conditions in children and young people.

The service provides the latest in evidence based NICE compliant psychological interventions to children, young people and their families with an Eating Disorder.

Each staff member has a duty to take personal responsibility for the prevention and control of infection, in accordance with Trust Infection Prevention and Control Policies, which reflect the statutory requirements of the Health Act 2006 Code of Practice for the Prevention and Control of Healthcare Associated Infection.

They must attend mandatory training in Infection Control and be compliant with all measures required by the Trust to reduce HCAIs.

You will be responsible for adopting the Risk Management Culture and ensuring that you identify and assess all risks to your systems, processes and environment and report such risks for inclusion within the Trust Risk Register.

You will also attend mandatory and statutory training, report all incidents/accidents including near misses and report unsafe occurrences as laid down within the Trust Incidents North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults and to protecting them from the risks of harm.

The Trust recognises its responsibility to ensure that safe working conditions and systems are in place for staff working with children, adults and families in their care.

Staff are required to comply with Trust policies on Safeguarding.

The NHS Code of Conduct and Standards of Business conduct for NHS Staff require all employees to declare all situations where you or a close relative or associate has a controlling interests in a business [such as a private company, public organisation or other NHS or voluntary organisation] or in any activity which may compete for any NHS contracts to supply goods or services to the Trust.

All such interests must be declared in the Trusts register of interests either on appointment or when such interests are gained.

As an employee you are required to make yourself aware of and adhere to the Trusts governance policies, such as Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions.

All staff has a responsibility for delivering high quality healthcare in a low carbon environment, where energy is used wisely and not wasted.

It is the responsibility of all staff to minimise the Trusts environmental impact by recycling where possible, switching off lights, computers, monitors and equipment when not in use, minimising water usage and reporting faults promptly.

It is the Trusts policy to promote health.

Smoking, therefore, is actively discouraged. It is illegal within the Trust buildings and vehicles.

North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) requires the highest standards of personal and professional conduct from all of its employees.

All employees must comply with the Code of Professional Conduct appropriate to their professional governing body.

As an NHS employee, you are required to observe the following principles Make the care and safety of patients my first concern and act to protect them from risk; Respect the public, patients, relatives, carers, NHS staff and partners in other agencies; Be honest and act with integrity; Accept responsibility for my own work and the proper performance of the people I manage; Show my commitment to working as a team member of working with all my colleagues in the NHS and the wider community; Take responsibility for my own and continuous learning and development Personal data is protected under the Data Protection Act and the post holder will ensure that it is securely held and that the requirements of the Act are followed.

It is the responsibility of all staff whose jobs requires them to record information in Trust Computer systems (e. g RIO and ESR) to ensure that the data entered into these systems is of high data quality and that information is recorded correctly and in a timely manner. Failure to adhere to this requirement could be considered a disciplinary matter All employees are required to observe the strictest confidence with regard to