About this role
Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Outpatient Staff Nurse (RMN/RGN) within the multidisciplinary outpatient eating disorder (ED) team at St Ann's Hospital. This is a friendly and ever-growing team, responsible for many exciting pathways, including the Intensive Outpatient Pathway and the Close Monitoring Clinic. The post holder will assist with the assessment, monitoring and care of adults with EDs, working under the supervision of senior nurses and other clinicians. Duties will include supporting the delivery of care planning, physical health monitoring and joint assessment.
The role requires collaborative working with families, carers and a range of professionals within and outside the Trust. The post holder will contribute to maintaining high standards of care and participate in clinical discussions, service audits and training.
St Ann's Eating Disorder Service offers multiple opportunities for professional development, should the post-holder wish to progress further in their career in EDs. This includes weekly Continuous Professional Development Sessions; opportunities to be trained in frontline ED therapies, such as MANTRA and Specialist Supportive Clinical Management; phlebotomy training; nasogastric feeding training; and an opportunity to develop as a specialist eating disorder liaison nurse.
This role is a development post with the opportunity to progress to a Band 6 Specialist ED Nurse post within 18 months, subject to meeting development requirements.
Main duties of the job
As a Band 5 Community Mental Health Nurse, you will work as part of a supportive and specialist multidisciplinary team, contributing to the assessment, monitoring and care of adults with eating disorders across our outpatient pathways.
Your day-to-day duties will include carrying out physical health monitoring tasks such as ECGs, vital signs and phlebotomy, participating in the nurse-led Close Monitoring Clinic, and maintaining accurate clinical records on the Trust's electronic patient record system (RiO). You will observe and report changes in patients' mental and physical health, contribute to psychoeducation and support interventions, and liaise with patients, families, carers and professionals to deliver patient-centred care.
You will attend and contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings and case discussions, and work collaboratively with colleagues across the Trust and wider health and social care system.
About us
Working for North London NHS Foundation Trust
Why choose to join the North London NHS Foundation Trust?
We believe that by working together, our Trust can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.
Our Five-Year Strategy:
1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
Why NLFT?
Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors.
We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
NHS Discounts, generous annual leave allowance and NHS pension scheme
We have excellent internal staff network support groups.
Thepost holderwill need to be comfortable working in an environment of complex matrix management arrangements and will at all times behave and align with our Trusts' values and cultural pillars:
Job description Job responsibilities
Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS/ TRAINING Essential
Nursing Degree/Diploma Valid and up to date Nursing registration. Phlebotomy and ECG trained or willingness to undertake training
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Essential
Experience (post-qualification or placement) in mental health or community care Awareness of CPA, safeguarding, and risk assessment Basic understanding of physical health monitoring Understanding of mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety, psychosis Awareness of common mental health conditions, such as generalised anxiety disorder, depression, psychosis.
SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES Essential
Ability to prioritise workload and work flexibly as part of a team Effective verbal and written communication skills Competent with IT systems including electronic patient records Ability to engage patients and support therapeutic interventions under supervision
PERSONAL QUALITIES Essential
Excellent interpersonal skills and written and verbal skills Motivated to provide quality and up to date care, with an enthusiasm, confidence and a keen interest in eating disorders Ability to be receptive to feedback and willingness to learn
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.
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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 North London NHS Foundation Trust
Address St Ann's Hospital
ST ANNS ROAD
London
N15 3TH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)