Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video
Job overview
Band 6 RMN- Eating Disorder (CYP)
We are looking for a Specialist Nurse to join an exciting branch of the well established and innovative Lifespan Eating Disorder Service in North East London NHS Foundation Trust. This post will be part of the HIVE team, an Intensive Community Treatment (ICT) pathway working with children and young people and their family and carers. There will be strong links and close working with the existing Eating Disorder team, with management and the clinical lead coming from the existing service. This is a great opportunity to join our highly skilled, dedicated and friendly team.
If you are an overseas qualified nurse and wanting to start your journey to becoming a UK based registered nurse with the NMC, you can check whether you are eligible to be supported through our Capital Nurse consortium. Please visit;. Whilst NELFT is happy to welcome overseas nurses we are unable to consider your application directly. You should submit your interest and apply through the Capital Nurse London group.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Skills
Perform and interpret specific investigations, such as blood pressure and ECGs, in order to manage the patient’s clinical risk effectively.
Ensure all patients have individualised care plans and that these are reviewed at appropriate intervals.
Develop clinical practice and procedures that best support the well being of adult service users with eating disorders in the community
Work with colleagues to ensure that specialist, professional, skilled clinical care is provided for patients and that this is adapted to meet their individual needs.
Working for our organisation
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High Cost Area Supplement – London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,714 and a maximum payment of £5,941 per annum pro rata).
Certificates of Sponsorship
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details on this vacancy.
Use of AI
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy
2. RMN, RGN, RNLD, OT or Social Work. Registration with relevant professional body
3. Teaching qualification or other specific job related post-registration qualification (eg Mentoring and Enabling Learning in Practice, ENB-998 or equivalent)
4. Evidence of CPD
Experience
Essential criteria
5. Working with adults who have complex mental health needs
6. Working with adults dual diagnosis
7. Working in an acute environment
8. To have experience in working/liaising with multi-disciplinary teams, internal and external agencies in the provision of care
9. To have experience of assessing, planning and initiate care
10. Ability to work under pressure, quickly and effectively, making timely clinical decisions in conjunction with the MDT
11. Anility to work both independently and as part of the team
Knowledge
Essential criteria
12. Understanding the Care Act and its application
13. Understanding of contemporary evidence based ‘best practice
14. Understanding of the mental capacity act
Desirable criteria
15. Understanding of NICE CQC and DoH guidance
16. Awareness of The 1983 Mental Health Act, related legal guidance and ethical practice
Skills
Essential criteria
17. Basic awareness of IT and IT skills
18. Well-developed interpersonal skills, especially the ability to engage with service users and significant others in busy/high pressure environments
19. Robust assessment of mental health presentation and risk profiling
20. Ability to facilitate positive MDT working relationships across all service areas
21. Ability to maintain confidentiality where appropriate
22. Ability to work closely with the families, friends and significant others of service users in assessing need and planning intervention
23. Understanding of and commitment to the principles of equal opportunities in service delivery
24. Ability to formulate clear and concise clinical records and be able to disseminate information appropriately and to relevant agencies
Other
Essential criteria
25. To be aware and demonstrate the Trust Values
26. To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area
27. To be flexible, supportive and if required to take a new role within NELFT appropriate to knowledge, education and skills, as required
Benefits
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:
28. A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
29. A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity.
30. Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
31. Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.