Mental Health Nurse - Band 6

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Kilburn CP; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working where possible

27 days annual leave + bank holidays

NHS pension scheme

Training and development opportunities

Employee assistance programme 24/7

Health service discounts

Incremental pay progression

LGBT+ network access

BAME Network access

Christian Network access

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Job summary

Derbyshire Eating Disorder Service is seeking a registered Mental Health Nurse to join the team. You may be at Band 6 or progressing from Band 5; role covers primary eating disorders with cross-cutting responsibilities in FREED, an early intervention service for 18-25s. Travel to see clients is required.

The post offers training, supervision, and a supportive environment, with opportunities to engage in assessments and delivering therapeutic interventions while coordinating care.

Qualifications

• Must be registered as a Mental Health Nurse.

Responsibilities

• Engage service users and assist with assessments and therapeutic interventions.
• Maintain a caseload of service users with primary eating disorders and act as care coordinator.
• Travel to see clients and be flexible to meet service needs.
• Participate in relevant training, managerial and clinical supervision.

Skills

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Job description

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 2007, 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 18-25year 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. Please note, if a high volume of applications is received, this advert may close early so please ensure you submit your application without delay.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 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.
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."

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities