Job summary
Would you like to join a progressive, award winning, and multi-disciplinary team spearheading innovative practices in the treatment of eating disorders?
You will be an Outpatient Nurse responsible for assessing and treating patients with an eating disorder. You will have a caseload of patients and provide physical monitoring.
We are committed to get the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties.
Main duties of the job
You will be part of the daily duty rota for the service, which involves screening and managing new referrals, fielding telephone queries and supporting the team where necessary.
You will work with other colleagues from Day Services and Eating Disorders Outpatients. You will provide training, consultation and liaison service for other healthcare professionals both within and outside the Trust.
About us
As one of the few Trusts in London we are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work Monday to Friday in the time frames from 9am to 5pm, giving you the very best of good work life balance.
Would you like to join a progressive, award winning, multi-disciplinary team spear-heading innovative practices in the treatment of eating disorders?
The Eating Disorder Unit (EDU) is internationally renowned for providing best practice, evidence-based care for adults with the full range of eating disorder difficulties. Outpatient treatments include guided self-help, group and individual interventions. We are the developers of MANTRA, now recommended as part of NICE 2017 guidelines for the treatment of Anorexia Nervosa, and of FREED (First Episode Rapid Early Intervention for Eating Disorders).
We offer opportunities for ongoing training and collaboration with colleagues across the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurosciences at King's College London.
Maudsley Hospital (headquarters)
Our Trust headquarters is located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2) and is within walking distance from the beautiful green spaces of Ruskin park and the vibrant high-street that offers great shopping opportunities and with a wide range restaurants.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be an Outpatient Nurse responsible for assessing and treating patients with an eating disorder. You will have a caseload of patients and provide physical monitoring.
You will be part of the daily duty rota for the service, which involves screening and managing new referrals, fielding telephone queries and supporting the team where necessary.
You will work with other colleagues from Day Services and Eating Disorders Outpatients. You will provide training, consultation and liaison service for other healthcare professionals both within and outside the Trust.
You will be a member of a number of internal and external professional networks to ensure that care plans for patients and services across agencies are co-ordinated efficiently and effectively. You will work as part of the Multidisciplinary team. You will carry a small caseload as well.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be an Outpatient Nurse responsible for assessing and treating patients with an eating disorder. You will have a caseload of patients and provide physical monitoring.
You will be part of the daily duty rota for the service, which involves screening and managing new referrals, fielding telephone queries and supporting the team where necessary.
You will work with other colleagues from Day Services and Eating Disorders Outpatients. You will provide training, consultation and liaison service for other healthcare professionals both within and outside the Trust.
You will be a member of a number of internal and external professional networks to ensure that care plans for patients and services across agencies are co-ordinated efficiently and effectively. You will work as part of the Multidisciplinary team. You will carry a small caseload as well.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level nursing qualification/registration RMN/RGN/RN with current NMC registration
- Evidence of continuing professional development e.g. relevant training
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience of working in an inpatient or community setting
- Experience of working with people with complex needs and mental health problems
- Demonstrable experience of working with people with depression, anxiety, psychosis and personality difficulties using evidence based interventions and NICE guidelines.(
Desirable
- Experience in delivering evidence based psychological interventions
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of how mood, anxiety, psychosis and personality difficulties manifest itself and the impact on mental well-being
- Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner with an appropriate level of clinical and managerial supervision.(
- Demonstrates high standards in written communication skill in clear letter/report writing
Desirable
- Willing to develop therapy skills
- Understanding of group facilitation
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level nursing qualification/registration RMN/RGN/RN with current NMC registration
- Evidence of continuing professional development e.g. relevant training
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience of working in an inpatient or community setting
- Experience of working with people with complex needs and mental health problems
- Demonstrable experience of working with people with depression, anxiety, psychosis and personality difficulties using evidence based interventions and NICE guidelines.(
Desirable
- Experience in delivering evidence based psychological interventions
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of how mood, anxiety, psychosis and personality difficulties manifest itself and the impact on mental well-being
- Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner with an appropriate level of clinical and managerial supervision.(
- Demonstrates high standards in written communication skill in clear letter/report writing
Desirable
- Willing to develop therapy skills
- Understanding of group facilitation
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
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Eating Disorders Outpatients, 2nd Floor, Middle House, Maudsley Hospital
Denmark Hill
London
SE5 8AZ
Employer's website
https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
