Job summary
Surrey and Border is looking for someone who will be a member of the multi-disciplinary children's eating disorders team, participating in the provision of on-going assessments, care planning and treatment of young people with eating disorders.
Work Location:
Community Eating Disorders Service
Meadows Day Hospital
West Park
Epsom
Surrey
KT198PB
Working Pattern: 6 months, 37.5 hours, from Monday to Friday, from 9AM to 5 PM
Main duties of the job
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Manage an individual caseload and undertake comprehensive assessments of children, adolescents, and families, including risk assessments and mental state examinations.
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Provide urgent assessments in cases involving deliberate self-harm, refusal of food or fluids, or other high-risk presentations requiring immediate intervention.
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Deliver therapeutic interventions to children, adolescents, and families using appropriate evidence-based approaches across clinical, home, school, or community settings.
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Work collaboratively with Social Care, Education, and other relevant professionals and agencies to ensure coordinated and effective care.
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Assess referrals to Tier 3 services, determine appropriateness, redirect where necessary, and communicate assessment outcomes and treatment recommendations to referrers.
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Act as Care Coordinator for allocated cases, ensuring care planning and delivery align with organisational policies.
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Participate in post-assessment meetings, base meetings, and multidisciplinary discussions.
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Work independently and jointly with colleagues on complex cases.
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Maintain accurate, timely clinical records in accordance with legal and organisational standards.
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Provide required statistical and activity data and input clinical information into relevant data systems.
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Liaise effectively with statutory and voluntary agencies involved in supporting young people and mental health needs.
About us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organizations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.
Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.
For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Would you like to work in an organisation that sits in the top 10 best NHS Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services Trusts to work for?This ranking is based on staff feedback in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Ensure high standards of care that promote dignity, individuality, wellbeing, and respect for children, adolescents, and families.
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Monitor and evaluate care provision on an ongoing basis to ensure quality and effectiveness.
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Supervise and support junior staff and lower-grade professionals within the team.
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Provide mentorship and supervision to students on placement.
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Identify personal development needs through appraisal and supervision processes and undertake continuous professional development.
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Contribute to service evaluation and recommend improvements to the Service Manager.
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Identify and promote opportunities for research and audit activities to support service development, escalating proposals to the Sector Manager where appropriate.
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Ensure all practice complies with organizational policies, clinical governance standards, and legal requirements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Ensure high standards of care that promote dignity, individuality, wellbeing, and respect for children, adolescents, and families.
-
Monitor and evaluate care provision on an ongoing basis to ensure quality and effectiveness.
-
Supervise and support junior staff and lower-grade professionals within the team.
-
Provide mentorship and supervision to students on placement.
-
Identify personal development needs through appraisal and supervision processes and undertake continuous professional development.
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Contribute to service evaluation and recommend improvements to the Service Manager.
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Identify and promote opportunities for research and audit activities to support service development, escalating proposals to the Sector Manager where appropriate.
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Ensure all practice complies with organizational policies, clinical governance standards, and legal requirements.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC registration
- Mentor Preparation or Teaching and Assessing in Clinical Practice (or willing to attend training)
Experience
Essential
- 1+ years' experience working with young people and children or Eating Disorders with clear transferable skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC registration
- Mentor Preparation or Teaching and Assessing in Clinical Practice (or willing to attend training)
Experience
Essential
- 1+ years' experience working with young people and children or Eating Disorders with clear transferable skills
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).
