Job summary
Band 6 Eating Disorder Nurse Practitioner - able to offer band 5-6 development posts
All Aged Eating Disorder Service
Band 6
Can offer between 22.5 and 37.5 hours
Permanent
Across the Black Country
Main duties of the job
As we develop our All Age Eating Disorder Service we are keen to welcome dynamic, passionate Mental Health Nurses to our specialty.
Nurse have a wide role in delivering care and treatment in line with the evidence base to people who have an eating disorder. Our team is a great place to feel part of exciting eating disorder developments.
We are able to provide training to the right candidates and support development in nurses who already have eating disorders experience and training.
We are able to offer development posts from a band 5 to band 6 for less experienced nurses who would be interested in developing specialised skills.
About us
The All Age Eating Disorder Service is forward thinking in developing care across the age range using evidence based treatments and providing quality, safe and prompt interventions.
We are in the process of delivering our all age model across the whole of the Black Country and developing our outreach model. We are looking for dynamic nurses to join our team. We have posts with a variety of hours and across the age range as well as bases in all 4 localities. This means we can be flexible in finding the right post for your requirements. The service is part of the FREED network to deliver care for early intervention in the treatment of eating disorders and we are ensuring all of the service will deliver on prompt access and waiting times across the service regardless of age. The service is building its existing pathways around severe enduring eating disorders, ARFID, and physical health care. Our most recent CQC inspection of the service rated us Good in all areas and Outstanding in responsiveness and our vision is to work as a team to continuously improve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Nurses are a valued part of the eating disorder team. We are looking to recruit highly skilled and experienced nurses preferably with demonstrable eating disorder experience perhaps within community or inpatient care who are able to work at Band 6 in supporting patients, the team and other agencies to ensure safe care of our patients. Nurses deliver evidence based interventions such as MANTRA, CBT-E and FT-AN dependent upon patient age and need. They are also an essential part of ensuring the physical and mental health risks are managed through effective risk management and incorporates MARSIPAN guidance. These posts are to work predominantly with adults.
We positively welcome applications from people who represent diverse communities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Nurses are a valued part of the eating disorder team. We are looking to recruit highly skilled and experienced nurses preferably with demonstrable eating disorder experience perhaps within community or inpatient care who are able to work at Band 6 in supporting patients, the team and other agencies to ensure safe care of our patients. Nurses deliver evidence based interventions such as MANTRA, CBT-E and FT-AN dependent upon patient age and need. They are also an essential part of ensuring the physical and mental health risks are managed through effective risk management and incorporates MARSIPAN guidance. These posts are to work predominantly with adults.
We positively welcome applications from people who represent diverse communities.
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- eating disorder experience
- experience in setting where experience is transferable to the speciality
- training and knowledge in eating disorders or ability to undertake this
- qualified nurse
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- eating disorder experience
- experience in setting where experience is transferable to the speciality
- training and knowledge in eating disorders or ability to undertake this
- qualified nurse
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
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).
