Job summary
Are you an experienced healthcare professional passionate about supporting individuals with eating disorders? North London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dedicated Intensive Outpatient Lead to join our Eating Disorder Outpatients team at St. Ann's Hospital.
In this pivotal role, you will take operational and clinical management responsibility for the Outpatient Intensive Pathway (IOP), a vital 8-week program aimed at providing specialist treatment for high-risk patients and preventing inpatient admissions.
Main duties of the job
Operational Leadership: Manage and coordinate the IOP, ensuring the smooth delivery of services for patients and professionals involved.
Patient Care: Lead close monitoring clinic, manage referrals and discharges, escalate risk, plan admissions and ensure effective treatment and risk management for a high-risk patient group.
Clinical Expertise: Provide a range of nursing skills to develop, co-ordinate assessments, care plans in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.
Multidisciplinary Collaboration: This role involves working closely with members of the multi-disciplinary team at St Ann's alongside other services, offer supervision and overview of professionals working in IOP.
Pathway Development: Contribute to the ongoing development of the intensive outpatient pathway, including recruitment, KPIs, protocols, guidelines. Strong organizational, communication, and multidisciplinary team leadership skills.
Communication & Engagement: Liaise with GPs, CMHTs, hospitals, families, and other agencies to ensure a coordinated approach to care.
About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.Our Five-Year Strategy:
1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification by clicking on the JD / PS attached to this advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification by clicking on the JD / PS attached to this advert.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Degree qualification in nursing
- Professional qualifications and NMC registration in Adult Nursing, Evidence of professional registration
Desirable
- Evidence of study at Masters level in nursing
- Dual qualification (RN/RMN)
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Working experience within community and primary care nursing fields
- Experience of working in a senior nursing role (Minimum of 18 months at Band 6 or higher)
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of implementing change in clinical practice
Desirable
- Working in a mental health setting
- Working experience in an acute setting
- Experience working with external agencies/stakeholders
- Evidence of QI project/methodology training
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Physical Assessment skills
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent interpersonal skills
Desirable
- Ability to negotiate and influence.
- Ability to act as an advocate as and when necessary
Personal Qualities
Essential
- To work as part of a team
- To be highly motivated and able to work independently
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Degree qualification in nursing
- Professional qualifications and NMC registration in Adult Nursing, Evidence of professional registration
Desirable
- Evidence of study at Masters level in nursing
- Dual qualification (RN/RMN)
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Working experience within community and primary care nursing fields
- Experience of working in a senior nursing role (Minimum of 18 months at Band 6 or higher)
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of implementing change in clinical practice
Desirable
- Working in a mental health setting
- Working experience in an acute setting
- Experience working with external agencies/stakeholders
- Evidence of QI project/methodology training
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Physical Assessment skills
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent interpersonal skills
Desirable
- Ability to negotiate and influence.
- Ability to act as an advocate as and when necessary
Personal Qualities
Essential
- To work as part of a team
- To be highly motivated and able to work independently
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
