Job summary
Are you interested in working with adults with Eating Disorders?
Would you like to work for an outstanding Trust?
The Hertfordshire Community Eating Disorders Service are excited to recruit to their day unit.
The postholder will support patients with severe eating disorders in our day unit. We provide an intense programme of group therapies, meal support and 1:1 sessions with the aim of helping our patients recover from their eating disorder in the community and avoid an inpatient admission to a specialist eating disorders hospital.
We currently run the programme Monday to Friday, 4 days a week in person and one day a week virtually via MS Teams. Working hours are 8.15am to 4.15pm but there is a plan to offer an evening meal to our patients one day a week which will mean working till 6.30pm.
If you would like a chat or informal visit, please contact Sam Sorene on 07970 989464.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will:
- be an experienced nurse with a strong interest in supporting people with a severe eating disorder to move towards recovery
- have experience of working with people with mental ill-health (having experience of working with people with an eating disorder is desirable but not essential)
- be supported by the existing members of the day unit team and members of the Community Eating Disorders Service which has been established in the county for many years
- provide interventions to support both the mental and physical wellbeing of our service users as they try to recover from their eating disorder
In return, we can offer you:
- leadership and management training
- 5% on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement (max £2,011 per annum)
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
- One of the UK's best pension schemes
- Special leave for family and personal reasons
- NHS Car Lease Scheme (for substantive staff)
- Employee Assistance Programme
About us
We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission
Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work in the Adult Eating Disorders Day Unit. The hours are 8.15-4.15MondaytoFridaywith a possible shift until 6.30 on one day in the week for which other hours will be adjusted.The role of the day unit is to support service users with a severe eating disorder and enable them to recover at home without needing hospital admission.The role will involve coordinating shifts, managing the mental and physical health of the service users (alongside other members of the team), managing risk, supporting service users during meal times, either in person or online, providing psycho-education and other motivational groups.
The nurse will also provide supervision to the support workers in the team and provide teaching sessions to the service users and colleagues.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work in the Adult Eating Disorders Day Unit. The hours are 8.15-4.15MondaytoFridaywith a possible shift until 6.30 on one day in the week for which other hours will be adjusted.The role of the day unit is to support service users with a severe eating disorder and enable them to recover at home without needing hospital admission.The role will involve coordinating shifts, managing the mental and physical health of the service users (alongside other members of the team), managing risk, supporting service users during meal times, either in person or online, providing psycho-education and other motivational groups.
The nurse will also provide supervision to the support workers in the team and provide teaching sessions to the service users and colleagues.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RMN//DipHE in Mental Health
- RGN/RNLD/RSCN with significant experience or training in mental health interventions that can be transferable to the eating disorders service work.
- Live registration with NMC
- Evidence of further professional development
Desirable
- Training in working with people with an eating disorder.
- Evidence of Mentorship and Preceptorship Training
Previous Experience
Essential
- Detailed knowledge of legislation and practice guidelines concerning adult acute mental health.
- Ability to understand professional relationships with staff, service users and all other stake holders.
- Ability to lead and motivate self and others.
- Excellent communication skills - written, verbal and able to complete computer data entry and recording.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Good team worker, able to demonstrate organisational skills.
- Experience of working in mental health Settings.
Desirable
- Experience of working with people with an eating disorder.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RMN//DipHE in Mental Health
- RGN/RNLD/RSCN with significant experience or training in mental health interventions that can be transferable to the eating disorders service work.
- Live registration with NMC
- Evidence of further professional development
Desirable
- Training in working with people with an eating disorder.
- Evidence of Mentorship and Preceptorship Training
Previous Experience
Essential
- Detailed knowledge of legislation and practice guidelines concerning adult acute mental health.
- Ability to understand professional relationships with staff, service users and all other stake holders.
- Ability to lead and motivate self and others.
- Excellent communication skills - written, verbal and able to complete computer data entry and recording.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Good team worker, able to demonstrate organisational skills.
- Experience of working in mental health Settings.
Desirable
- Experience of working with people with an eating disorder.
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).
