CFS / ME Nurse / Occupational Therapist
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
The CFS/ME Service is a therapy service dedicated to working with people who have a diagnosis of CFS/ME, or persistent fatigue based at the Newsam Centre, Seacroft Hospital. This role requires the candidate to undertake comprehensive assessments of both physical and mental health issues and offer evidenced based interventions for this client group, including using psychological and activity and fatigue management approaches. This will be on a 1:1 basis in an outpatient clinic therefore the candidate needs to have experience or an interest in providing psychological interventions to an autonomous caseload of patients. The successful candidate will also need to facilitate the service's modular group programme.
The successful candidate will be offered strong support structures including MDT working, professional development, reflective practice, and clinical & management supervision.
This is a clinical area with exciting and emerging research developments, and you will expand your skills and knowledge base working with this client group. If you are interested in new ways of working and want to develop as an autonomous practitioner in this rewarding, specialised area then please apply.
The candidate is strongly encouraged to contact the service prior to applying to discuss the role.
Main duties of the job
To have responsibly for an autonomous caseload providing robust evidence-based interventions for patients with CFS/ME & persistent fatigue on an outpatient basis. To facilitate the services group programme and contribute to the severely affected pathway. To work as part of the wider MDT on service development initiatives and education within the team.
About us
We are a high quality, high performing NHS foundation trust. We are the main provider of specialist mental health and learning disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York as well as some highly specialised services across the country.We employ around 3,000 staff and every year we have contact with over 25,000 service users. Our vision is to provide outstanding mental health and learning disability services as an employer of choice. Our ambition is to support our service users and carers, our staff and the communities we serve to live healthy and fulfilling lives. We need people like you to help us achieve our goals; to live our lives free from stigma and discrimination; and to improve the lives of people with a learning disability and mental ill health. We perform well againstlocal and national targetsand inour most recent CQC inspection, 85% of our services were rated good or outstanding.As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching,research and development.
Date posted
26 July 2022
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£32,306 to £39,027 a year pa pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
6 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
173-60522-LPS
Job locations
Newsam Centre
Leeds
LS14 6UH
Employer details
Employer name
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Newsam Centre
Leeds
LS14 6UH
Employer's website
https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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