Community Eating Disorder Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work autonomously, in consultation with the multi-disciplinary team, to provide child and family-centred treatment in the community, ensuring an intensive, safe, and flexible service to children and young people presenting with an eating disorder in a range of settings including clinics,schools and client's homes.

To work with service users to develop individualized goal-oriented care plans, in line with standardized treatment pathways developed by the multi-disciplinary team, from the point of referral through to discharge. This includes liaison with GPs, Paediatricians, schools and CAMHS Specialist Services, ensuring ease of access and support for children and young people with an eating disorder.

To support the provision of care with relevant multi-disciplinary team members and across agencies ensuring that users and carers have sufficient information to make an informed choice regarding treatment and support options.

To regularly review care plans and treatment pathways to ensure we are meeting the needs of the child and family and identify and refer for enhanced input, where deemed appropriate, for instance to family therapy, individual therapy, Specialist CAMHS, PALMS and Childrens Services.

To work closely with the Adult Eating Disorder Service to ensure a seamless transition into Adult Services from the Child and Adolescent Services as appropriate, and liaise with external Tier 2 services to devise step down support plans for children and young people approaching discharge.

To act as a care-coordinator to a caseload of young people and work collaboratively and creatively with them and their families to devise a person-centred, goal orientated, recovery plan and participate in family review meetings as part of the role.

To participate in, and supervise the planning, implementation, and evaluation of treatment plans to ensure a high level of multi-disciplinary care.

To liaise with our dietitian to develop eating plans for service users with eating disorders, provide health and nutrition psychoeducation, and arrange support for mealtimes in the home as and when appropriate.To continuously assess and report responses to treatment and interventions to the multidisciplinary team and other care professionals involved to ensure integrated service provision.

To work alongside intense Home Treatment Team staff as deemed necessary to prevent hospitalization.

To liaise with both acute and specialist inpatient provisions as appropriate to individual cases and develop links to ensure admission and discharge is a seamless process for service users.

To ensure risk assessments regarding the physical and psychological safety are undertaken and are regularly reviewed; if risks increase, to liaise with the multidisciplinary team, the child and family, and external organisations as appropriate to ensure patient safety, containment and to reduce distress.

To attend care planning meetings at relevant community settings such as paediatric or psychiatric wards, and schools.

Person Specification

Communication Skills

Essential

• Clear communication through written, verbal and non-verbal modes including report writing
• Interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of an MDT
• Ability to communicate with young people and their parents
• Show respect and treat people with dignity
• Keeps accurate and complete records and communication consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
• Recognises and reflects on barriers to effective communication, modifying communication in response
• De-escalation in managing verbal aggression of distressed service users
• Car driver (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving)

Desirable

• Demonstrate good verbal presentation skills

Areas Of Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Organisational skills and the ability to work effectively within a management structure
• Communication skills - written, verbal and nonverbal
• IT skills, in particular MS word
• Planning and coordination of treatment packages
• Evidence of CPD and commitment to lifelong learning
• Experience of assessing and managing clinical risk

Desirable

• Leadership and motivational skills
• Provision of effective clinical supervision

Knowledge, Training and Experience

Essential

• Registered Nurse Qualification
• Registered with the NMC

Desirable

• Teaching & Training Experience
• Completion of management training

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HPFT Community Eating Disorder Service, Rosanne House, Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HG

Parkway,

Welwyn Garden City,

AL8 6HG

Employer's website

https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)