RGN - Community Adult Eating Disorder Service

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a 0.6 WTE Registered General/Adult Nurse to join our Adult Community Eating Disorder Service.

You will work as a member of the multidisciplinary team in providing high quality physical health assessment and providing care in line with local medical monitoring procedures and NMC/RCOT professional code of conduct and Trust policies.

You will contact patients following referral, develop and agree collaborative care plans around physical healthcare needs alongside other members of the MDT who will be working with the patient. Assessments and interventions can take place in patient's homes, team bases, hospital and other community settings.

As required by your manager, you will participate in the medical monitoring of patients and liaison with the medical staff within the service. This would be for those patients within the service on the high risk medical monitoring pathway.

Please note the Job Description and Person Specification for this role are pending approval by the Job Evaluation Panel and responsibilities may be subject to change.

Main duties of the job

• Having an awareness of the physical presentation of patients with Eating Disorders and undertaking physical health observations including ECG's and phlebotomy and escalating concerns to the MDT where necessary
• Working within the framework of the MEED guidance
• Being responsible for coordinating appointments and organising clinics
• Participating in MDT discussions and collaborating with the wider team
• Deputising for Band 6 Nurse Practitioner in their absence and providing supervision to Band 4's as necessary

About us

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment

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What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.