Mental Health Nurse - Band 6

Derbyshire Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; Ambergate; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Annual leave and bank holidays

Ongoing training

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a registered Mental Health Nurse to join the Eating Disorders Service at Band 6 on a part-time, permanent basis. The role offers a blend of community and in-patient care with flexible hours (Mon-Fri, 9-5) and opportunities for professional development.

You will engage service users, carry caseloads, provide assessments and therapeutic interventions, and work within a multidisciplinary team. Travel to see clients and supervision are expected.

Qualifications

• Current registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council (Mental Health Nurse).
• Demonstrated CPD and commitment to continuing professional development.
• Training in Eating Disorders or equivalent experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Engage service users and assist with assessments and delivery of therapeutic interventions.
• Hold a caseload of service users with primary eating disorders and act as care co-ordinator.
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team and provide travel to see clients as needed; participate in supervision.

Education

NMC registration

CPD

Training in Eating Disorders

Job description

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Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career? Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.

We’ve been rated ‘good’ overall by the CQC, with some outstanding services. The CQC commented at our most recent inspection on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.

We are passionate about making equality, diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We take pride in our “People First Culture” which creates a workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging, difference is celebrated, and people are comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We value the richness that comes from having colleagues that are fully representative of the local community. We welcome people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, protected characteristics, and with all backgrounds and experiences.

Job overview

We are looking for a registered Mental Health Nurse, to join our Eating Disorders Service. We welcome applicants who are already practicing at band 6 or those who are working at Band 5 and are ready to progress to a Band 6 role.

Derbyshire Eating Disorder Service was established in 7, we are a specialist team which provides an evidence based service to people with primary eating disorders. The existing team covers the City of Derby and the County of Derbyshire providing a high quality therapeutic service, delivering clinical interventions to clients with eating disorders and their families or carers.

The service also provides consultation and advice to a wide range of professionals. In addition the service has close working relationships with other eating disorders services in the East Midlands region.

Work will be across the Eating Disorders Team with part of the role in the FREED team, which is an early intervention service for -year olds with an untreated eating disorder of three years or less.

Internal and external training opportunities will be available to help you develop your skills.

If you have an interest in this complex and rewarding work and would like to be part of a progressive innovative and very supportive team then we would like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting position within our team.

The post involves you taking a significant role in trying to engage service users, helping with assessments and the delivery of therapeutic interventions. In addition you will be expected to hold a caseload of service users with primary eating disorders, acting as care co-ordinator.

You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team and will be expected to be a good communicator and team player, maintaining good working relationships both inside and outside the trust. The current multi professional team comprises a Service Manager, Psychiatrists, Clinical Psychologists, Nurse Therapists, CBT therapists, Dieticians, Occupational Therapists, Support Workers and Administrators.

We have a blended approach to working with our service users with both online and face to face appointments provided. You will need to be prepared to travel to see clients and be flexible to meet the demands of the job.

There is the expectation that you will take part in all relevant training for the post and take part in managerial and clinical supervision.

Working for our organisation

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD’ overall, commenting on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.”

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to days after 5 years & days after years’ service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme /7
• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications

• Current registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council under RN Part 3/ (Mental Health Nurse)
• Evidence of CPD
• Training in Eating Disorders

Experience and Knowledge

• Knowledge of the principles of safety planning and risk assessment.
• Knowledge around interventions relevant to client group
• Knowledge of care planning
• Experience of working in Mental Health using therapeutic models
• Experience of Working with Eating Disorders

Informal visits and meetings welcomed.