Mental Health Nurse
1 month ago
Job summary
Band 5 -Mental Health Nurse
We are looking for a Band 5 Mental health Nurse to join the well established and innovative Lifespan Eating Disorder Service in North East London NHS Foundation Trust. There will be strong links and close working with the existing Eating Disorder team, with management and the clinical lead coming from the existing service. This is a great opportunity to join our highly skilled, dedicated and friendly team.
If you are an overseas qualified nurse and wanting to start your journey to becoming a UK based registered nurse with the NMC, you can check whether you are eligible to be supported through our Capital Nurse consortium. Please visit; Whilst NELFT is happy to welcome overseas nurses we are unable to consider your application directly. You should submit your interest and apply through the Capital Nurse London group
Main duties of the job
Clinical Skills
Perform and interpret specific investigations, such as blood pressure and ECGs (under supervision) , in order to manage the patient's clinical risk effectively.
Ensure all patients have individualised care plans and that these are reviewed at appropriate intervals.
Support the development of clinical practice and procedures that best support the well being of adults with eating disorders in the community
Work with colleagues to ensure that specialist, professional, skilled clinical care is provided for patients and that this is adapted to meet their individual needs.
About us
COVID-19 Vaccination
We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement - London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436 per annum pro rata)
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is expected to work well within a team setting however should be able to deliver an autonomous service as part of the role, operating within recognised professional guidelines and the overall framework of North East London NHS Foundation Trust eating disorder service policies and successful applicant will have opportunities to develop their assessment and clinical skills and manage a caseload under direct supervision of a Clinical Nurse Specialist. Assessments will include: mental health, physical health checks and monitoring, social care, quality of life, domains of strengths and post provides a unique opportunity to work in a specialist community service and develop your nursing skills to meet the particular needs of this client group.
Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details on this vacancy.
We are seeking an individual who has an interest in working in eating disorders and is passionate about delivering good quality, patient-led care. The successful applicant will ideally have an interest in working with adults with eating disorders and their families. We will support candidates to develop skills in delivering evidence-based treatment.
The applicant will work alongside colleagues within the MDT to offer nursing interventions to adults and their supporters with eating disorders and comorbid presentations. In addition, our team has pioneered the integration of Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) for eating disorders within the UK, you would have access to specialist supervision. Supervision will be offered by a senior member of the team from the same discipline where possible. There will be access to regular individual and group supervision including safeguarding supervision.
As a service we have strong research links with University College London and Imperial College London. We have been the proud hosts of eight specialist eating disorder conferences and the successful applicant would have the opportunity to be involved in future conferences. The Trust has strong links with the UCL, UEL and Royal Holloway Clinical Psychology courses and several Counselling Psychology and Family Therapy courses and the post holder will be expected to supervise trainees when appropriate.
We appreciate that eating disorders can be a rewarding and challenging field to work in, even for those with experience, therefore, as well as excellent supervision and reflective practice sessions, we provide the opportunity to develop skills through joint working, access to internal training, CPD and external training courses. As an expanding service there is opportunity for progression within the team and input into service development.
We recognise that working within the NHS can be highly pressurised and there is a priority within the team to ensure that team members are supported to have a good work/life balance with flexibility around family friendly hours where possible.
Person Specification
Assessment Criteria
Essential
Qualified / Registered Skills / Abilities Experience Knowledge
Desirable
Experience (Desirable)
Qualifications
Essential
qualified rmn relevant professional registration
Knowledge
Essential
knowledge of eating disorders knowledge of physical health knowledge of general mental health
Desirable
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