Job summary
Welcome to CNWL Community Eating Disorders Service for Children and Young People. Eating Disorders is a specialism within children's mental health, therefore finding candidates with rich experience is really important. It would be fantastic to have staff 'ready-to-go', but we appreciate the need to grow and develop people in this field and improve young people's access to care.
In this role you will provide senior nurse leadership and line management and supervision to allocated members of the CYP ICT team. You will also contribute to the wider nursing initiatives within the All-Age Eating Disorders Service and the wider CAMHS Eating Disorders Service line, as appropriate.
This role requires successful candidates to be able to engage in Therapeutic Management of Violence and Aggression (TMVA) training, including the use of force techniques and the ability to attend resuscitation training and perform CPR. This is because of the high-acuity nature of the ward / community environment and the need to ensure the safety of both patients and staff. The role is conditional upon candidates being able to engage in TMVA training and resus training during the course of their employment whilst undertaking this role.
Main duties of the job
What do we do?
The recommended evidence-based intervention indicated for this patient group is Family-Based Treatment (FBT) for eating disorders which all clinicians in the team are trained to deliver. We offer systemic therapy, for those who an individual therapy approach is more appropriate. In addition, the Intensive team will offer an enhanced package of care to the young person and their families. Increasing, support from once weekly to minimum of three sessions a week. This could include physical health monitoring , individual keywork session, family meal assessment and coaching for the parents, supporting the young person to sustain improvement at school. We also offer a parent group to support those caring for a young person with an eating disorder. We link with CNWL CAMHS for joint work (for co-morbidities) and other agencies as necessary.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
About us
Who are we?
The team consists of nursing, psychology, assistant psychologists, systemic psychotherapists, a dietician, paediatrician and psychiatry. We are expanding into the use of systemic practitioners, Occupational Therapy, and developing nurses to the Advanced Clinical Practitioner level. The leads of the service are a Clinical Team Lead, Consultant Psychiatrist, and is linked to the ED service which is overseen by Head of ED and a Clinical Director for ED. More recent developments are better links with the Adult Service, development of an Intensive Community Team and new projects with our neighbours at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.
Where are we?
Our main base is in Chelsea (next to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital). Thanks to the heavy NHS influence many local cafes, restaurants and bars give discounts ranging from 10-20% to all NHS staff.
Our second site is newly opened and based at Roxborough Road which has the tube station of Harrow-on-the-Hill very close by, and clinicians typically work there once or twice per week with the option for this to be frequent if preferable to the staff member.
We look forward to welcoming you to our team and helping you to grow. If you have any questions about us and the role please get in touch.
Hear from our staff what it's like working with our CNWL Eating Disorders service, pleaseclick on below videos"
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Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB PURPOSE
- The post holder will be responsible for the assessment and treatment of children, young people and their families affected by eating disorders, as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- To be responsible for the continued development of the intensive treatment pathway offer.
- Provide liaison to GPs, Paediatricians, CAMHS Teams and other stakeholders, ensuring ease of access and support for children and young people with an eating disorder.
- To work closely with the Arc CYP Day Programme to enable the intensification for the young people to step up. Or step down from Tier 4 inpatients or Arc Day Programme.
- To work closely with the Adult Eating Disorder Service to ensure a seamless transition into Adult Services from Child and Adolescent Services when required.
- To provide effective nurse leadership, expertise, advice and support to the team and ensure the provision of high-quality care to children and families.
- To act as a role model and highly competent practitioner
- To supervise other nurses within the service and contribute to the wider nursing initiatives within the All Age Service and the wider CAMHS/Eating Disorders Service line, as appropriate.
- To act as a designated resource to children and families, and other professionals caring for them.
- To facilitate the continued development of the Community Eating Disorder Service, as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- To promote an innovative and progressive attitude to the continual improvement of patient care through research and evidence-based practice.
- To provide clinical interventions relevant to the CAMHS patient group such as: FBT, supportive clinical management, DBT skills, CBT-E skills and other evidenced based models of care
- To work with families as appropriate
- To provide consultation and advice to referrers; children & young people and their families.
- To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of systemic practice within the service.
- To take an active role, as and when necessary, in the development of specialist provision of specific projects and services in collaboration with other members of the MDT and in response to service need.
- To take responsibility for contributing to research, audit, policy and service development in line with clinical governance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB PURPOSE
- The post holder will be responsible for the assessment and treatment of children, young people and their families affected by eating disorders, as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- To be responsible for the continued development of the intensive treatment pathway offer.
- Provide liaison to GPs, Paediatricians, CAMHS Teams and other stakeholders, ensuring ease of access and support for children and young people with an eating disorder.
- To work closely with the Arc CYP Day Programme to enable the intensification for the young people to step up. Or step down from Tier 4 inpatients or Arc Day Programme.
- To work closely with the Adult Eating Disorder Service to ensure a seamless transition into Adult Services from Child and Adolescent Services when required.
- To provide effective nurse leadership, expertise, advice and support to the team and ensure the provision of high-quality care to children and families.
- To act as a role model and highly competent practitioner
- To supervise other nurses within the service and contribute to the wider nursing initiatives within the All Age Service and the wider CAMHS/Eating Disorders Service line, as appropriate.
- To act as a designated resource to children and families, and other professionals caring for them.
- To facilitate the continued development of the Community Eating Disorder Service, as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- To promote an innovative and progressive attitude to the continual improvement of patient care through research and evidence-based practice.
- To provide clinical interventions relevant to the CAMHS patient group such as: FBT, supportive clinical management, DBT skills, CBT-E skills and other evidenced based models of care
- To work with families as appropriate
- To provide consultation and advice to referrers; children & young people and their families.
- To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of systemic practice within the service.
- To take an active role, as and when necessary, in the development of specialist provision of specific projects and services in collaboration with other members of the MDT and in response to service need.
- To take responsibility for contributing to research, audit, policy and service development in line with clinical governance.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- A qualification and professional registration in Nursing
- Mental Health Nurse Level 1 (RN3, RNMH in sub part 1 of the NMC Register) ENB 998 or equivalent
- Postgraduate training in specific therapies (e.g. CBT, CBT-E, family based treatment, AFT, DBT, SSCM)
Desirable
- Relevant post-graduate qualification in Child and Adolescent Mental Health (e.g. ENB 603) or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience and a significant experience in a community setting in mental health
- Experience of working with young people with an eating disorder
- Experience of working with and supporting families with a loved one, experiencing an eating disorder
- Experience and understanding of the needs of a multicultural population
- Providing consultation
- Liaison with a range of professionals
- Multidisciplinary working
- Teaching and training of internal and external stakeholders skills
- Experience of audit
- Skilled in using outcome -focused resources such as ROMS and PREMS with Service Users, and making use of such information in the course of therapy
Desirable
- Training in parent management
- Experience of Group Work
- Research in relation to children and adults mental health problems
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of systemic theory and practice
- Evidence base in relation to child mental health
- The impact of abuse, trauma and other adverse experiences on children and families
- Legislation and DOH guidelines relevant to children and mental health
- Child protection policies and procedures and understanding
Specific Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Flexible approach to therapeutic intervention
- Experience of special needs children
- Experience of working independently in the community
- Previous experience of working independently
- Experience of psychiatric illness
Skills
Essential
- Skills in working with children and families with mental health and social problems
- Ability to apply analytical skills to multi - layered complex cases
- Ability to assess, including risk, and to formulate comprehensive assessment and offer a range of effective treatments based on formal psychological and specialist therapies and act in accordance with Child Protection and Risk policies
- Ability to impart conceptual formulations
- Ability to provide ongoing treatment in complex, often unstable and frequently changing circumstances
- Ability to liaise with and manage complex professional networks in relation to individuals and families
- Capacity to work independently, but have the skills to recognise the need to consult to professional colleagues from the multidisciplinary team and/or other departments within CNWL or to external agencies
- Ability to withstand high levels of emotionally charged situations
- Ability to manage the risk of verbal and physical aggression
- Developing of services
- Ability to provide services relevant to diverse social, cultural and religious backgrounds
- Ability to work in multidisciplinary team
- Ability to represent organisation to other agencies and to work with them
- Knowledge of relevant research and practice developments within professional discipline of family therapy
- Ability to communicate complexity verbally and in writing with relevant administrative capacity.
Physical Capacity
Essential
- Ability to sit with clients/patients for extended periods of time, often within pressurised circumstances.
- To have basic information technology skills.
CPD
Essential
- The post holder is expected to have had since qualification ongoing CPD
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- A qualification and professional registration in Nursing
- Mental Health Nurse Level 1 (RN3, RNMH in sub part 1 of the NMC Register) ENB 998 or equivalent
- Postgraduate training in specific therapies (e.g. CBT, CBT-E, family based treatment, AFT, DBT, SSCM)
Desirable
- Relevant post-graduate qualification in Child and Adolescent Mental Health (e.g. ENB 603) or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience and a significant experience in a community setting in mental health
- Experience of working with young people with an eating disorder
- Experience of working with and supporting families with a loved one, experiencing an eating disorder
- Experience and understanding of the needs of a multicultural population
- Providing consultation
- Liaison with a range of professionals
- Multidisciplinary working
- Teaching and training of internal and external stakeholders skills
- Experience of audit
- Skilled in using outcome -focused resources such as ROMS and PREMS with Service Users, and making use of such information in the course of therapy
Desirable
- Training in parent management
- Experience of Group Work
- Research in relation to children and adults mental health problems
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of systemic theory and practice
- Evidence base in relation to child mental health
- The impact of abuse, trauma and other adverse experiences on children and families
- Legislation and DOH guidelines relevant to children and mental health
- Child protection policies and procedures and understanding
Specific Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Flexible approach to therapeutic intervention
- Experience of special needs children
- Experience of working independently in the community
- Previous experience of working independently
- Experience of psychiatric illness
Skills
Essential
- Skills in working with children and families with mental health and social problems
- Ability to apply analytical skills to multi - layered complex cases
- Ability to assess, including risk, and to formulate comprehensive assessment and offer a range of effective treatments based on formal psychological and specialist therapies and act in accordance with Child Protection and Risk policies
- Ability to impart conceptual formulations
- Ability to provide ongoing treatment in complex, often unstable and frequently changing circumstances
- Ability to liaise with and manage complex professional networks in relation to individuals and families
- Capacity to work independently, but have the skills to recognise the need to consult to professional colleagues from the multidisciplinary team and/or other departments within CNWL or to external agencies
- Ability to withstand high levels of emotionally charged situations
- Ability to manage the risk of verbal and physical aggression
- Developing of services
- Ability to provide services relevant to diverse social, cultural and religious backgrounds
- Ability to work in multidisciplinary team
- Ability to represent organisation to other agencies and to work with them
- Knowledge of relevant research and practice developments within professional discipline of family therapy
- Ability to communicate complexity verbally and in writing with relevant administrative capacity.
Physical Capacity
Essential
- Ability to sit with clients/patients for extended periods of time, often within pressurised circumstances.
- To have basic information technology skills.
CPD
Essential
- The post holder is expected to have had since qualification ongoing CPD
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Vincent Square Eating Disorder Service, South Kensington and Chelsea Mental Health Centre
1 Nightingale Place
London
SW10 9NG
Employer's website
https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)
