Job responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
Service
1.
To provide individual, group and psychoeducation nutrition services in line
with service specifications.
2.
Provide comprehensive assessment of nutritional needs and management of a case
work of service users by assessing their health, sleep, exercise levels and
relationship with food.
3.
To evaluate and make decisions collaboratively with service users and explain
the effects of nutrients on overall health to help shape the individuals developmental
needs.
4.
Offer counselling and suggest positive alterations in nutrition to address service
users eating disorder behaviours.
5.
Create full and personalised nutrition plans that benefits the individual
taking regard for the socioeconomic and cultural requirements.
6.
Set clear objectives and provide support to clients to help them in their
progress.
7.
To exercise professional responsibility for the treatment and discharge of service
users whose problems are managed by psychologically based care plans, including
communication with the referral agent and others involved in the care team.
8.
To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team with other NHS services to
safeguard and ensure the quality of care of the service user and where
appropriate care givers.
9.
To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual service users
and to work in collaboration with other services to manage risks identified.
10.
To work with the Clinical Programme Manager to manage a case load of service
users.
11.
To coach and mentor a team of Specialist Support Officers, Peer Support
Workers.
12.
To communicate and give feedback in a skilled and sensitive manner, information
concerning the formulation and treatment plans of service users under their
care and to monitor and evaluate progress and reporting requirements.
13.
To provide consult and advise on service user progress through attendance at
team referral and multidisciplinary review meetings.
14.
To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping including
electronic data entry and recording, report writing and the responsible exercise
of professional self-governance in accordance with professional codes of
practice through a recognised governing body, as well as organisation policies
and procedures.
15.
Delivering nutrition education and materials in schools and building relationships
with our support agencies.
16.
To work as a full and active member of the multidisciplinary team.
Training,
and Supervision
1.
To receive regular clinical, professional, and managerial supervision and where
appropriate, other senior professional colleagues and line managers as
appropriate.
2.
To attend post-qualification training (CPD) opportunities and contribute to the
coaching of trainee counselling students attached to the service, as
appropriate and in consultation with the Clinical Programme Manager.
3.To
undertake training and provide training (e.g., CBT, peer support) for other
qualified and unqualified staff, user groups and volunteers as required and
commensurate with experience.
4.
To maintain and develop skills in the area of professional competencies.
Management,
policy and service development
1.
To contribute to the evaluation and monitoring of organisational practices and
policy within the service.
2.
To provide and maintain adequate statistics and records of work as required by
the organisation.
3.
Exercises delegated responsibility for the safe, appropriate use of care plan
material and other equipment deployed in the post holders area of duty. Inform
managers of equipment and resources needed to maintain work undertaken and any
shortcomings with these.
4.
To participate as appropriate in staff recruitment, both in the short-listing
process and as a member of interview panels for assistant, trainee and
qualified counsellors and psychotherapists and nutritionists.
5.
To contribute to the development of Services in discussion with the Clinical Programme
Manager.
6.
To represent your field and attend relevant meetings and professional
activities by agreement with the Clinical Programme Manager.
7.
To inform the Clinical Programme Manager of those aspects of the service where nutrition
and/or organisational matters need addressing.
Research
and service evaluation
1.
To utilise theory, evidence-based literature to support evidence-based practice
in individual work with other team members and colleagues within supervision
groups.
2.
To undertake service evaluation, with colleagues within the service to help
develop service provision.
General
and Professional
1.
To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional
standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external
CPD training and development programmes, in consultation with the post holders
professional and service manager(s).
2.
To contribute to the development and articulation of best practice across the
service, by continuing to develop the skills of a reflexive and reflective
practitioner, taking part in regular professional supervision and appraisal,
and maintaining an active engagement with current developments in the field of eating
disorder psychotherapy and related disciplines.
3.
To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies,
and issues in relation to both the specific service user group and mental
health.
4.
To ensure highest standards of appropriate clinical record keeping are
maintained in accordance with the codes of practise of a recognised governing
body, and NHS commissioned contract, and with organisations policies and
procedures and to be able to do so in electronic format if required.
5.
To supply all clinical information within the required timescales to keep data
on the electronic information system up to date.
6.
To establish and maintain close working relationships with other professional
groups and disciplines and participate in meetings as required.
CODE
OF CONDUCT
All
staff are required to work in accordance with their professional groups code
of conduct.
This
job description is intended as a basic guide to the scope and responsibilities
of the post and is not exhaustive. It will be subject to regular review and
amendment as necessary in consultation with the post holder.
In
addition to undertaking the duties as outlined above, the post-holder will be
expected to fully adhere to the following:
Personal
Development
1.
To
actively participate in an annual performance review (appraisal) and the
development and implementation of a personal development plan.
2.
To take responsibility for their
own professional development ensuring professional standards are maintained and
statutory and mandatory training is in date.
3.
To
attend any training as requested.
4.
To
uphold the principles and values set out in the organisations policies and
Staff Handbook.
5.
To support the organisation in
developing an effective work/life balance for employees that meets the needs of
the organisation.
6.
To
ensure that the health and wellbeing of service users is at the centre of all
activities and that all staff engage and communicate with service users as
appropriate.
7.
To
always promote quality and safety of service users, visitors and staff thus
enabling the organisation to meet its regulation requirements that relate most
directly to service users and strive for continuous quality improvement.
Equal
Opportunities/Diversity
1.
To
observe First Steps ED and all Partner organisations relating to the Services
being delivered under NHS Contracts, Equal Opportunities Policy providing
equality of treatment and opportunity to employees, service users and service
providers irrespective of sex, sexuality, age, marital status, ethnic origin or
disability.
Health and Safety
1. To take
responsibility for the health and safety of themselves and other persons who
may be affected by their omissions or actions at work.
2.
To
promote the organisations Health and Safety Policy and ensure matters are
managed in accordance with it.
3.
To
cooperate with the organisation to ensure that statutory and service
regulations are adhered to.
4.
Report
accidents, incidents and near misses, implementing corrective action where
necessary.
Confidentiality
and Data Security
1.
To
comply fully with the duties and responsibilities outlined in the organisation
Information Governance policy.
2.
To comply with the Data Protection
Act 1998, NHS Confidentiality guidelines (e.g. Caldicott), and any code of practice
on Confidentiality and Data Protection as accepted by the organisation. Codes of practice and
procedures for confidentiality are available from the Chief Executive and full training is
provided to all staff at request.
3.
To ensure that all information
collected, stored, and used is done so in compliance with the above legislations, standards, and
any relevant organisation Policy.
4.
To
preserve the confidentiality of any information regarding service users, staff
records in your area (in connection with their employment) and the organisations
business. This obligation shall continue in perpetuity.
5.
To
raise any matters of concern with the Clinical Supervisor.
Safeguarding
1.
To
recognise that promoting the welfare and safeguarding children, young people
and adults is everyones business and access training and supervision as
appropriate to the role.
2.
To
support the organisation in ensuring service users are protected from abuse or
the risk of abuse and their human rights are respected and upheld.
3.
To
ensure concerns are responded to appropriately in line with the organisations
concerns and safeguarding policy for Adults and Children, in line with relevant
legislation.
4.
To
comply with recruitment and other checks as requested by the organisation
including undertaking an Enhanced Disclosure via the Criminal Records Bureau.
