Job summary
The Senior Specialist Physical Health Nurse will supervise monitoring of physical health consequences of eating disorders within the Adult Eating Disorders Service and work in collaboration with AEDS doctors and General Practice.
This role involves coordinating physical monitoring clinics in S3 outpatients, home visits by support staff and interpreting and filtering blood results for the doctor's attention.
The post holder will work closely with the speciality doctor for medical monitoring and the team's GP.
Main duties of the job
The specialist nurse will inform patients and carers of abnormal blood results and follows the medical monitoring protocol to guide appropriate action on these results. The post holder will alert the medical team about results that need immediate medical intervention.
The post holder will lead and supervise the support staff delivering the physical observations and phlebotomy clinics. Ideally, the candidate will have clinical skills including phlebotomy, interpreting blood results and experience interpreting DEXA scans and other relevant investigations.
Excellent organisational and communication skills are required to work in this field with patients who may be reluctant or nervous to attend clinics.
This job will involve considerable amounts of multiagency working with the wider professional network around the patient but limited to their physical health needs. It is expected that the post holder can complete reports to a high standard as well as good quality referrals to external agencies.
About us
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share out vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our BAME & LGBTQ+ communities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
To provide leadership and support to the medical monitoring clinics and screen blood results and other investigations for the supervising doctor.
Liaise and work with consultant psychiatrist, GP, specialty doctor and other secondary and primary care teams with regards to physical health needs of AEDS patients.
Screen and record physical observations and blood results for the high risk register and for appropriate action.
Recommend appropriate actions within the post holder's competence.
Make referrals for further tests.
Advise the wider team on physical health aspects of referrals and ongoing care.
Provide advice with regards to supplements which benefit patients with eating disorders.
To work in partnership with primary care, patients and carers to address physical health needs as related to eating disorders.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
To provide leadership and support to the medical monitoring clinics and screen blood results and other investigations for the supervising doctor.
Liaise and work with consultant psychiatrist, GP, specialty doctor and other secondary and primary care teams with regards to physical health needs of AEDS patients.
Screen and record physical observations and blood results for the high risk register and for appropriate action.
Recommend appropriate actions within the post holder's competence.
Make referrals for further tests.
Advise the wider team on physical health aspects of referrals and ongoing care.
Provide advice with regards to supplements which benefit patients with eating disorders.
To work in partnership with primary care, patients and carers to address physical health needs as related to eating disorders.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General
- Current NMC registration
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Advanced clinical skills such as venepuncture and interpretation of blood results
Desirable
- Facilitation or leadership qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with patients with chronic physical health conditions
- Significant experience working at band 6 level or equivalent in a physical health nursing setting and or liaising and working with other professionals.
- Experience of working with adults who are frail
- Experience of team working
- Experience of consulting and liaising with other healthcare professionals
Desirable
- Previous experience of working with physical health problems found in eating disorders such as oesteoporosis
- Teaching, training and/or supervision of clinical staff
- Experience of interpreting DEXA scans
- Working knowledge of essential vitamins and bone health
- Significant clinical leadership experience
- Ability to work with high risk populations
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Receptive to and able to use clinical supervision appropriately
- Interpreting bloods results and carrying out appropriate actions in response to abnormal results
- Communicating (oral and written) complex/highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers, and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Ensure adherence to local protocols
- The ability to demonstrate excellent clinical skills relevant to the clinical area.
- A positive approach and energy to working with patients with eating disorders and their carers to promote recovery and resilience.
- Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision. IT skills.
- An understanding of the principles of working with adults and carers
- Knowledge of current research and evidence-based practice in clinical work relevant to the job role/service
- Relevant specialist clinical courses/training. Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the Attachment Regulation Competencies Model/Trauma Informed Practice.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Motivated, reliable, and committed to team working.
- Diligence and action in a timely fashion
- Recognising limits of own knowledge or competence and seeking help and supervision appropriately
- Embrace opportunity to work with community resources, 3rd sector and other partners.
- Values opinions of others.
- Innovative and pioneering approach to new ways of working
- Able to integrate and work within a team.
- Resilient when working in high stress environments.
- Ability and confidence to build and maintain relationships and credibility with a wide variety of professionals and other stakeholders.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General
- Current NMC registration
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Advanced clinical skills such as venepuncture and interpretation of blood results
Desirable
- Facilitation or leadership qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with patients with chronic physical health conditions
- Significant experience working at band 6 level or equivalent in a physical health nursing setting and or liaising and working with other professionals.
- Experience of working with adults who are frail
- Experience of team working
- Experience of consulting and liaising with other healthcare professionals
Desirable
- Previous experience of working with physical health problems found in eating disorders such as oesteoporosis
- Teaching, training and/or supervision of clinical staff
- Experience of interpreting DEXA scans
- Working knowledge of essential vitamins and bone health
- Significant clinical leadership experience
- Ability to work with high risk populations
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Receptive to and able to use clinical supervision appropriately
- Interpreting bloods results and carrying out appropriate actions in response to abnormal results
- Communicating (oral and written) complex/highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers, and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Ensure adherence to local protocols
- The ability to demonstrate excellent clinical skills relevant to the clinical area.
- A positive approach and energy to working with patients with eating disorders and their carers to promote recovery and resilience.
- Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision. IT skills.
- An understanding of the principles of working with adults and carers
- Knowledge of current research and evidence-based practice in clinical work relevant to the job role/service
- Relevant specialist clinical courses/training. Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the Attachment Regulation Competencies Model/Trauma Informed Practice.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Motivated, reliable, and committed to team working.
- Diligence and action in a timely fashion
- Recognising limits of own knowledge or competence and seeking help and supervision appropriately
- Embrace opportunity to work with community resources, 3rd sector and other partners.
- Values opinions of others.
- Innovative and pioneering approach to new ways of working
- Able to integrate and work within a team.
- Resilient when working in high stress environments.
- Ability and confidence to build and maintain relationships and credibility with a wide variety of professionals and other stakeholders.
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).
