Eating Disorders

3 months ago


Shrewsbury, United Kingdom Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Full time

** Nursing Associate - Eating Disorders - Outpatients **

MPFT delivers inpatient and community outpatient adult eating disorders services and is the Lead Provider for the West Midlands Adult Eating Disorder Provider Collaborative. The Provider Collaborative network represents a partnership approach to the redesign of eating disorder pathways across the West Midlands.
Our partnership was recently ‘highly commended’ in the recent HSJ Value Awards and was successfully shortlisted for two further awards for Provider Collaboration of the Year and the National Mental Health Awards.
We are looking to expand our Shropshire community outpatient service through transformation funding and are looking for a Nursing Associate with enthusiasm, drive and with a clinical background to provide high quality, efficient assessment, care planning, treatment and monitoring of patients.
In addition, we are a high achieving Trust and invested in our staff. Our Nursing Strategy regularly identifies development opportunities for the nursing workforce. Supporting this, the Eating Disorder Service offers a clear career path to support our workforce to develop into senior roles both in Leadership and Management and Advanced Clinical Practice.

**Please note - This is a Band 4 Nursing Associate Post not a Staff Nurse post**

As a Registered Nursing Associate, you will work closely with patients with a suspected or diagnosed eating disorder, their families, and carers. You will participate in therapeutic group work programmes working alongside members of the MDT to ensure patients’ needs are met. You will be required to monitor patients to develop, implement, and evaluate programmes of care under the direct supervision of the care coordinators.

You will need to be NMC registered, and you will be required to work within the NMC Code of Practice and Professional guidelines.

What we offer

We offer a rewarding job which will support on-going professional development at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Supporting the wellbeing and work life balance of our team is extremely important to us as is ensuring your continued professional development.
Upon appointment, we will provide you with a bespoke induction and training package so your integration to the team is seamless and smooth. We will provide eating disorder specific training and regular clinical supervision. We also offer a preceptorship programme for newly qualified Registered Nurses.

In addition, we are a high achieving Trust and invested in our staff. Our Nursing Strategy regularly identifies development opportunities for the nursing workforce. Supporting this, the Eating Disorder service offers a clear career path to support our workforce to develop into senior roles both in Leadership and Management and Advanced Clinical Practice.

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
Supporting your career development and progression

Excellent NHS Pension scheme

Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave

Options for flexible working

Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave

Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources

If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients

Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate

Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates

Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k

Free car parking at all trust sites

Free flu vaccinations every year

Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
- You will work under the supervision from a registered nurse or other registered professional to provide high quality care and treatment.
- You will participate in the assessment, planning and providing of clinical interventions relevant to the patient group.
- Assist with the processing of new referrals to the service.
- Perform ECGs, forwarding results to the team doctors for review.
- Facilitate physical health clinics, monitoring weight, blood pressure, pulse, temperature, venepuncture and physical symptoms related to eating disorder.
- Supporting Key Work and attending MDT meetings.
- Be accountable for own actions or omissions ensuring mindfulness of the NMC Code of Conduct for Nurses, Midwives and Nursing Associates.
- Demonstrate good understanding of the Mental Capacity Act.
- Demonstrate skills to maintain professional standards of record keeping.
- Share ideas with colleagues to improve care a



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