Clinical Nurse Specialist - CYP Eating Disorders Day Programme

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the Eating Disorders Day Programme Service for children and young people in Kensington & Chelsea. The role involves delivering high-quality nursing care, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, and supporting families. Ideal candidates will have experience in mental health and a passion for improving the lives of young individuals with eating disorders.

Qualifications

• Significant post registration experience required.
• Experience in mental health and eating disorders preferred.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with the Multidisciplinary Team for patient transitions.
• Lead nursing assessments and provide keywork to young patients.
• Ensure nursing care plans are regularly reviewed.

Skills

Mental Health Assessment

Nursing Assessment

Risk Assessment

Therapeutic Relationships

Family-Based Treatment

Education

RMN

Current NMC registration

Mentorship Training

Job description

Clinical Nurse Specialist - CYP Eating Disorders Day Programme

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Job Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Nurse to join our Eating Disorders Day Programme Service for children and young people based in Kensington & Chelsea.

Job Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Nurse to join our Eating Disorders Day Programme Service for children and young people based in Kensington & Chelsea.

The Day Programme is a Tier 4 service open Monday – Friday that provides an enhanced level of care following specialist inpatient treatment and step-up care from the community for young people with eating disorders and complex physical and psychiatric co-morbidity.

The post holder will be part of a wider multidisciplinary team to establish this exciting new service. Holding responsibility for the day-to-day delivery of nursing input to children and young people, support to their families/cares and advice and consultation on their care to colleagues and the professional network.

You will deliver outstanding care and help to promote independence and dignity and positively enhance the lives of individuals in our care. You will provide mental health and basic physical health nursing interventions and support group therapy sessions. You will learn how to help practically, supervising mealtimes with families, offering psychoeducation around food, eating disorders and managing emotions.

We are looking for a RMN who is either interested in or has experience of working with eating disorders and who is motivated and has the right attitude to help nurture this new team to deliver the best quality care experience for children and their families.

Main duties of the job

• To liaise with the Multidisciplinary Team to facilitate the smooth transition for patients to the service
• To take a lead role in the nursing assessment of all referrals
• To collaborate closely on clinical and managerial matters with service leads for the day Programme
• To provide keywork to the young person and family using the approach of Family Based Treatment.
• To act as care co-ordinator for day patients
• To ensure that all day patients have a nursing care plan that is regularly reviewed in collaboration with the patient
• To act as group facilitator/co-facilitator as required, including supervision of meals in dining room, as well as inpatient and day patient groups
• To take a lead nursing role in day patient and team review meetings
• To ensure that planning of care occurs within the framework of CPA, that relevant local and national guidelines are adhered to
• To liaise and work with the families and/or carers of patients. To provide individualised family work in conjunction with the family therapist
• To develop and maintain therapeutic relationships with service users and their families/carers
• To provide supervision, and conduct appraisals
• To undertake risk assessment and risk management of individual patients and their families
• To liaise and work with the families and/or carers of patients. To provide individualised family work in conjunction with the family therapist
  
  

Working for our organisation

The Eating Disorders team is a strong and supportive team and has excellent structures to offer regular supervision. This is a great opportunity to join our team to support in the delivery of high-quality children’s eating disorders services for North West London. We are looking for exceptional individuals with the right attitude, skills and knowledge who share our passion to deliver the best quality care experience for children and their families.

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

Hear from our staff what it’s like working with our CNWL Eating Disorders service, please CLICK HERE to watch the video

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

• To liaise with the Multidisciplinary Team to facilitate the smooth transition for patients to the service
• To take a lead role in the nursing assessment of referrals
• To collaborate closely on clinical and managerial matters with service leads for the Day Programme
• To provide keywork to the young person and family.
• To act as care co-ordinator for day patients
• To ensure that all day patients have a nursing care plan that is regularly reviewed in collaboration with the patient
• To act as group facilitator/co-facilitator as required, including supervision of meals in dining room, as well as patient groups
• To take a lead nursing role in day patient and team review meetings
• To ensure that planning of care occurs within the framework of CPA, that relevant local and national guidelines are adhered to
• To liaise and work with the families and/or carers of patients. To provide individualised family work in conjunction with the family therapist
• To develop and maintain therapeutic relationships with service users and their families/carers
• To provide supervision
• To undertake risk assessment and risk management of individual patients and their families
• To liaise and work with the families and/or carers of patients. To provide individualised family work
  
  

Person specification

Education And Qualifications

Essential criteria

• RMN
• Current NMC registration
• Mentorship Training
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of regular updating in nursing clinical practice since qualification
• Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) Training
• Degree or Post Graduate qualification relevant to the post
  
  

Previous Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant post registration experience
• Evidence of skills & experience transferable to Eating Disorders
• Experience of working in mental health in-patient or community including mental health assessment and risk assessment
• Experience of completing a nursing assessment and formulating a safe care plan
• Experience of managing a case load of patients and care co ordination within a ward or community setting
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of supervising staff or working with student nurses
• Experience of managing incidents and complaints
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in a CAMHS or ED ward or community setting
• Experience of completing a specialist assessment for patients with eating disorders
• Developing a specialist area on behalf of the Service/ or local team
• Experience of working in a day programme
• Use of therapeutic interventions within mental health settings i.e. 1:1, counselling, family therapy and group work
  
  

Other

Essential criteria

• The postholder must have the ability to understand and implement the Equal Opportunities Policy at a level appropriate to the job.
  
  

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Able to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach, which considers the needs of the whole person
• Excellent Risk assessment and general Mental Health Assessments skills
• Experience and skills in Nursing assessment and treatment plan
• Trained or willing to be trained in venepuncture and physical care skills
• To foster good working relationships across a multi-disciplinary team
• Knowledge of boundary issues in mental health
• Ability to work independently and to manage stressful workload and use time effectively
• Ability to utilize reflective practice in supervision
• To liaise effectively with other agencies, both statutory and non-statutory
• Understanding of family/ carer issues
• Excellent record keeping and report writing skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of an MDT
• Positive attitude and act on feedback
• Prioritise workload and good time management
• Must be proficient in computer skills to manage computerized patients records; MS teams; MS Office including email
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge and skills in Eating Disorders Treatment

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care, Non-profit Organizations, and Government Administration

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