Job summary
Do you have good interpersonal and communication skills and a keenness to make a positive contribution to improving the quality of life for people with eating disorders? Would you like to expand your skills and knowledge in working in our service?
We are looking for someone to assist the Eating Disorder Outpatient team in providing a service for individuals who have a diagnosed eating disorder. And assist in clinically related administration, team support, and supporting patients and carers in their recovery.
Main duties of the job
To assist the Eating Disorder Outpatient team in providing a service for individuals who have a diagnosed eating disorder.
To assist in clinically related administration, team support, and supporting patients and carers in their recovery.
To research what support is available in local areas and to build relationships within organisations outside of the Trust .
To work following clinical guidelines and the policies and procedures of the service, while closely supervised and regularly seeking help from clinical/professional supervisor or manager.
About us
Our Trust headquarters is located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2). We also provide services and operate across other locations, such as London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; and substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Lambeth, Greenwich and Wandsworth.
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It's important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Build great relationships with the people we support and the people important in their lives (families, other staff, and external professionals). Know their skills, interests, qualities, strengths, challenges, ways of communicating and aspirations and ensure the individualised service they receive plays to their strengths; helps them tackle their challenges and achieve their goals.
Ensure people are supported in everyday tasks in a respectful way that meets their individualneeds and preferences and enables them to do as much as possible themselves and gives them asmuchchoice,controlandinvolvementaspossible
EstablishandbuildingrelationshipsexistinglocalresourcesandcommunitieswithintheBorough andtoconnect individuals,organisationsandbusinesses.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Build great relationships with the people we support and the people important in their lives (families, other staff, and external professionals). Know their skills, interests, qualities, strengths, challenges, ways of communicating and aspirations and ensure the individualised service they receive plays to their strengths; helps them tackle their challenges and achieve their goals.
Ensure people are supported in everyday tasks in a respectful way that meets their individualneeds and preferences and enables them to do as much as possible themselves and gives them asmuchchoice,controlandinvolvementaspossible
EstablishandbuildingrelationshipsexistinglocalresourcesandcommunitieswithintheBorough andtoconnect individuals,organisationsandbusinesses.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of education, and able to evidence an interest in pursuing a future career as an allied health professional or nurse practitioner. (A/I).
- Able to follow directions for dealing with outside agencies and feedback any issues in a timely manner
Desirable
- Experience of working in a mental health or Eating Disorder setting
Experience
Essential
- To demonstrate a caring, compassionate & empathic AND professional attitude
- Excellent communication skills, including a good/high standard of written documentation
Desirable
- Experience working in an outpatient setting
- Experience working within a multi-disciplinary team
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to work within own competence level
- An ability to follow a detailed treatment plan accurately
- An ability to problem solve and work under own initiative under distant supervision of medic/therapist/nurse
Skills
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate a non-judgemental attitude
- Excellent communication skills, including a good/high standard of written documentation
- Able to follow directions for dealing with outside agencies and feedback any issues in a timely manner
Desirable
- To demonstrate an ability to work flexibly between disciplines
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of education, and able to evidence an interest in pursuing a future career as an allied health professional or nurse practitioner. (A/I).
- Able to follow directions for dealing with outside agencies and feedback any issues in a timely manner
Desirable
- Experience of working in a mental health or Eating Disorder setting
Experience
Essential
- To demonstrate a caring, compassionate & empathic AND professional attitude
- Excellent communication skills, including a good/high standard of written documentation
Desirable
- Experience working in an outpatient setting
- Experience working within a multi-disciplinary team
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to work within own competence level
- An ability to follow a detailed treatment plan accurately
- An ability to problem solve and work under own initiative under distant supervision of medic/therapist/nurse
Skills
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate a non-judgemental attitude
- Excellent communication skills, including a good/high standard of written documentation
- Able to follow directions for dealing with outside agencies and feedback any issues in a timely manner
Desirable
- To demonstrate an ability to work flexibly between disciplines
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).
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).
Employer details
Employer name
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Eating Disorders Outpatient, Maudsley Hospital
Level 2, Middle House
Denmark Hill
SE5 8AZ
Employer's website
https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
