Mental Health Nurse - Eating Disorder Unit

Job summary

As an RMN on Skylark you would be working alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team to provide excellent bespoke care to enable our patients to fulfil their recovery goals and work towards building a bright future after discharge for all within your care.

Main duties of the job

As a registered nurse on the ward you will have a key role in the planning of care and implementation of care for people admitted both formally and informally.

About us

Priory Group is the leading healthcare provider for mental health services in the UK with an established track record of delivering high-quality clinical care. The Priory Hospital Southampton is part of the Priory group offering outpatient, day care and inpatient treatment for a wide range of mental health difficulties. The hospital is located in Marchwood on the outskirts of Southampton and comprises 40 inpatient beds across three wards.

Sandpiper Ward: This is an acute admissions unit comprising 17 beds.

Skylark Ward: 11 bedded specialist eating disorders Unit

Starling Ward: This is acute admissions unit comprising 12 beds

The hospital has well established multidisciplinary teams in all wards including medical, nursing, occupational therapy and psychology input. The non-consultant doctors in the hospital include specialty doctors and resident Medical Officer

Mixed gender Specialist Eating Disorder Units(SEDU) providing treatment for Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa, the service is well established. We work closely with the NHS to provide specialist inpatient eating disorder treatment for patients across the South. We work with local community eating disorder teams to ensure a smooth care pathway offering intensive multidisciplinary assessment and treatment. This includes physical monitoring, management of re-feeding syndrome, weight restoration, symptom interruption, meal plan management, NG feeding, Individual/Group and family Psychological interventions.