Navigo Health and Social Care CIC

Nursing Assistant

The closing date is 14 September 2025

Job summary

Rharian Fields offers multi-disciplinary, comprehensive provision to individuals experiencing complex eating disorders. Specialist treatment plans are designed to meet individual needs based on clinical expertise and good practice determined by NICE and MEED Guidelines. We comprise of 8 beds, providing inpatient and day patient services for people aged from 17 years old upwards. We accept clients detained under the Mental Health Act and those requiring nasogastric feeding. We are looking for a kind, caring and compassionate individual, who motivated, proactive and dedicated to working with service users with complex eating disorders. The successful applicant must be able to work to essential boundaries and adhere to comprehensive care plans.

Please note: The earliest start date for this position is 01st December 2025

Main duties of the job

You must be an excellent team player but also have the ability to work autonomously with our service users under supervision of senior staff members. You must have outstanding verbal and written communication skills that allow you to build and maintain professional working relationships with services users and the wider multi-disciplinary team.

Your role will require you to facilitate therapeutic groups and 1-1 work with guidance and supervision. You will also be required to develop your clinical skills by supporting qualified nursing staff with nursing observations including taking blood pressures, temperatures, blood glucose levels, ECGs, weight and accurately recording results. You will also be required to provide meal and post meal support for our service users as well as promoting normalised eating in all aspects of their life.

Rharian Fields is a therapeutic environment, providing complimentary therapies including Reiki, Indian head massage, reflexology.

About us

Hello!

We are Navigo. We look after North East Lincolnshire's mental health and well-being, an award-winning social enterprise that provides mental health services to the NHS and beyond.

The whole basis of our work is to deliver services that we would be happy for our own family to use.

We offer a range of mental health services, including acute and community facilities as well as specialist support such as outstanding older adults inpatient services, rehabilitation and recovery community mental health and an outstanding specialist eating disorder facility.

Ranked as one of the top UK companies to work for, we feature in the Best Companies top 100 large company list.

As a social enterprise, we do things a little bit differently and have also developed income-generating commercially viable businesses that provide training, education and employment opportunities including Grimsby Garden Centre.

Working at Navigo is not like working anywhere else. Lots of places say that, but we really mean it.

We like to work with forward-thinking people who want to make a difference.

Come and Join us !

Please note: Whilst we value all applications, if we believe an application to be AI generated, we will use a checking tool and may reject any application that has been automatically generated.

Should you require any assistance in completing this application due to a disability or other needs please contact navigo.recruitment@nhs.net

Date posted

20 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B9816-522

Job locations

Stanage Lodge

Milton Road

Grimsby

DN33 1AX

Job description

Job responsibilities

To support individuals in their treatment plans under the supervision of senior staff, using communication and the therapeutic relationship as a means to evoke change.

To take a role of supporting individuals within the inpatient and day-patient services in respect of their nutritional requirements and have a good understanding of balanced diets as well as the enhanced nutrition required for those with an eating disorder

To have a working understanding of NICE guidelines for Eating Disorders and follow this in your daily work.

To deliver of a range of social and recreational interventions with guidance from senior staff, both for inpatients and day patients.

To have a good understanding of the care pathways for those with a diagnosis of eating disorders and associated co morbidities and develop skills in order to deliver aspects of the care pathways under the supervision of senior staff

To attend training courses to develop own professional development with particular emphasis on eating disorder specific training as well as completing all mandatory training.

Develop self by reading around the subject, attending supervision and learning from experienced members of the team to gain a better understanding of the illness and its treatments.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To support individuals in their treatment plans under the supervision of senior staff, using communication and the therapeutic relationship as a means to evoke change.

To have a working understanding of NICE guidelines for Eating Disorders and follow this in your daily work.

To deliver of a range of social and recreational interventions with guidance from senior staff, both for inpatients and day patients.

To attend training courses to develop own professional development with particular emphasis on eating disorder specific training as well as completing all mandatory training.

Develop self by reading around the subject, attending supervision and learning from experienced members of the team to gain a better understanding of the illness and its treatments.

Person Specification

Additional Requirements

Essential

Knowledge of how eating disorders can affect the person and their family and how services can assist in the recovery of this client group.
Group facilitation skills.
Working knowledge of health legislation and current practice in mental health.
Ability to make informed decisions and also when to ask for assistance in this.
IT Skills.

Qualifications

Essential

Care certificate or equivalent or willingness to work toward this.

Desirable

Specialist training in eating disorders.

Experience

Desirable

Experience in relevant clinical field.

Person Specification

Additional Requirements

Essential

Knowledge of how eating disorders can affect the person and their family and how services can assist in the recovery of this client group.
Group facilitation skills.
Working knowledge of health legislation and current practice in mental health.
Ability to make informed decisions and also when to ask for assistance in this.
IT Skills.

Qualifications

Essential

Care certificate or equivalent or willingness to work toward this.

Desirable

Specialist training in eating disorders.

Experience

Desirable

Experience in relevant clinical field.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Navigo Health and Social Care CIC

Address

Stanage Lodge

Milton Road

Grimsby

DN33 1AX

Employer's website

https://navigocare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Navigo Health and Social Care CIC

Address

Stanage Lodge

Milton Road

Grimsby

DN33 1AX

Employer's website

https://navigocare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)