Registered Nurse - Eating Disorder Experience

NHS; North Shields; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in North Shields is hiring a Registered Nurse with experience in eating disorders. The role involves providing complex care in the community, conducting mental health assessments, and ensuring patient data confidentiality. The ideal candidate will have a nursing degree, relevant experience, and strong communication skills. This part-time position requires a flexible approach to care, with opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience as a Nurse.
• Experience of working with individuals with Eating Disorders.
• Demonstrate understanding of Clinical Governance.

Responsibilities

• Provide complex care to clients in the community.
• Undertake mental health assessments and formulating care plans.
• Ensure confidentiality and security of patient data.

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Education

Degree in professional nursing

Job description

Registered Nurse - Eating Disorder Experience

Are you ready for a new and unique challenge where you are empowered to give your aspired level of person-centred care from beginning to end of the patient journey?

Claimont Health is recruiting a fantastic part time role as a Registered Mental Health Nurse / Registered General Nurse based in the community to support our clients who have complex health needs and require a high level of care and support at home. You will be supporting our Client with NG Tube feeds twice a day (In the Morning from 9am to 10:30am and in the afternoon from 4pm to 5:30pm)

As a specialist in your field, you will undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner working within your professional scope of practice.

Claimont mission is to ne the leading independent sector provider of flexible, responsive and dynamic mental health services in the UK. The values we live by are:

• Commitment
• Care
• Compassion
• Leadership

We are looking for passionate individuals that thrive on delivering outstanding care for their clients. If you think that this role is for you, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Your duties will include but is not limited to:

• Providing complex care to clients with needs of varying complexity in the community under the guidance of the Registered Manager
• Supporting our Client with NG Tube feeds
• Devising treatment programmesto address the recovery needs and physical wellbeing of individuals withvarying mental health needs.
• Undertaking mental health assessments and formulating careplans in conjunction with the MDT, patient, and their family/carers.
• Carrying out thorough risk assessments and creating risk management plans .
• Identifying any specific precautions or contraindications to the proposedinterventions/treatments and taking the appropriate action.
• undertaking and recording interventions/treatments correctly,and in line with legislation, policies, and procedures and/or establishedprotocols.
• Ensuring that written records of all aspects of service user treatment andprogress are maintained throughout the treatment process.
• Working with families/carers to assist them in understanding mental healthand coping effectively with issues arising from their role as carers.
• Reporting assessment findings in the appropriate format to the peoplewho need them.
• Ensuring confidentiality and security of patient data is alwaysmaintained in compliance with the Data Protection Act.
• Making clinical decisions based on specialist knowledge of the clients individual needs and care plan protocols and responding to any change with the clients condition.

About us

Claimont Health is a CQC registered unique mental health service provider in the private sector, predominantly providing person centred, holistic services to clients who prefer to be treated in the comfort of their own home. We offer a tailored service, providing highly skilled mental health professionals to complement clients needs.

Job responsibilities

Claimont Health is recruiting a fantastic Part Time role as a Registered Mental Health Nurse / Registered General Nurse based in the community to support clients who have complex clinical needs and require a high level of care and support at home. The post holder will benefit from the support and motivation of both the clinical and operations teams and will provide support to long terms conditions and frailty clients in the comforts of their own homes.

The Post holder will undertake all aspects of clinical duties and will work within their professional scope of practice to deliver individualised care that supports patients to achieve a desired outcome. They will be responsible for the co-ordination and the delivery of a high-quality mental health care using evidence-based practice through the provision of clinical advice and support, acting as a role model, and providing education and training where appropriate. They will liaise closely with external professionals, family and carers, local services, and anyone else involved in the patients care package.

The job requires a car driver and travel, as and when required across England.

Your experience will include but is not be limited to:

• At least 3 years of experience as a Nurse .
• Experience of working as a clinical educator or mentor.
• Demonstrate understanding of Clinical Governance, experience of RADAR or a similar risk management system will be beneficial.
• Experience of maintaining effective clinical risk register and developing plans to mitigate against identified risks,
• Experience and knowledge of quality issues and outcome measures and how to implement them effectively.
• Good understanding of multidisciplinary working and interprofessional relationships.
• Understanding of relevant legislations and research awareness.
• Have knowledge of up-to-date clinical practice and current issues relating to the profession.

You will be able to:

• Plan, prioritise and manage own caseloads.
• Have problem-solving approach including data interpretation and scheduling.
• Demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills, with a solution driven, dynamic approach to prioritising your workload
• High level of attention to detail, accuracy and pride in your work presentation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to multi-task.
• Be able to work on your own initiative and/or as part of a team across multiple areas.
• Willingness to undertake additional responsibilities to support the organisation as and when required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree in professional nursing. Professional Registration. Evidence of continued professional development appropriate for the role. Evidence of post graduate education in specialist clinical area.

Experience

• Experience working with people with Eating Disorder
• Experience of working in a community setting.
• Experience of working withing a Nursing team.
• Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients.
• Experience of managing a team.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.