Senior Nurse Specialist - Eating Disorders

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To contribute to the processing all new referrals including triaging for the designated boroughs and highlight any referrals needing further discussion with the Clinical Nurse Manager and or Outpatient Consultant Psychiatrist and the relevant meetings.
• To provide assessment of complex referrals and to provide advice to referring agents on how to access services.
• To work with families as appropriate
• To provide consultation and advice to referrers; children & young people and their families.
• To provide effective nurse leadership, expertise, advice and support to the team and ensure the provision of high-quality care to patients with eating disorders.
• To act as a role model and highly competent practitioner.
• To provide supervision shared with band 7 peers to the Community Team clinicians.
• To participate in the recruitment of staff to the Community Team, and assist with interview panels in the wider service as required.
• To take a participate in the induction of new staff to the Community Team.
• To contribute to the continued development of the treatment pathway from the point of referral through to discharge.
• To promote an innovative and progressive attitude to the continual improvement of patient care through research and evidence-based practice.

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Mental Nurse, Occupational Therapist or equivalent.
• Mentorship Training

Desirable criteria

• Relevant Degree or Diploma
• Degree/Masters
• Therapy Skills training / qualification to practitioner level.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Essential criteria

• Extensive post registration experience (substantial experience at Band 6 or above) and experience in a community setting in mental health
• Experience of working with patients suffering from a range of eating disorders
• Experience of supervising or managing other staff
• Wide-ranging experience of the care of patients with a range of mental health problems
• Experience of working within an MDT
• Experience of undertaking assessments and formulation of patients with a range of Eating Disorders

Desirable criteria

• Working within a health care management role
• Working within a CAMHS setting

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. See attached Staff Reward and Wellbeing Handbook detailing our benefits, discounts and wellbeing initiatives for staff.

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.

If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Senior Nurse Specialist JD (PDF, 528.3KB)
• Senior Nurse Specialist PS (PDF, 488.3KB)
• CNWL Staff Networks (PDF, 320.0KB)
• CNWL Values (PDF, 182.9KB)
• CNWL Reward and Wellbeing Handbook 2020 (PDF, 1.1MB)