Mental Health Nurse/Adult Nurse/OT/Social Worker for Adult Eating Disorder Services
Do you want to be a part of an award-winning team? Then the Suffolk Adult Eating Disorder Team could be the team for you. Having just won the 2024 'Clinical Team of the Year Award' and been finalists at the National GP Awards for 'Community Mental Health Improvement', the team is excited to offer you the opportunity to join them.
We are looking for a motivated, empathetic, resilient individual with excellent communication skills who has a passion for working with individuals with eating disorders to join our team covering Suffolk and will be based in Bury St Edmunds. This opportunity comes at a time of excitement as we are involved in the evolution of a pilot scheme involving the Virtually Intensive Treatment team and Intensive Community Support.
The post holder will assess, clinically manage, co-ordinate care, and treat adults with eating disorders. Working alongside other healthcare professionals including RMN's, RGN's, GP's, Dieticians, and Consultant Psychiatrists, you will support service users within their recovery. You will be required to provide planned nursing care and risk assessment/screening for patients within their care plan.
Provide ongoing evaluation of patients' needs and identify suitability for potential discharge in conjunction with caseload management and supervision. The successful candidate will have to initiate and attend patient-centred reviews, case conferences, and other meetings as required, and be able to work within the multi-disciplinary team to form working partnerships. You will have ongoing responsibility for the review of a patient's care within the team setting and to prioritise and disseminate such information within the team.
We will need you to understand and work within the requirements of the Mental Health Act (1983) and to effectively organise your working day, making the best use of time, geographical distances, and resources. Ensuring the best clinical practice, promoting the direct involvement of patients and carers in the development of their care plan is essential, and you will actively participate in training and education. We also need the successful candidate to comply with all Trust policies, guidelines, and protocols, with particular regard to community services.
If you would like to be part of our journey to provide excellent care, then please do not hesitate to apply for this exciting chance to join us. Benefits included with this role are:
* NHS pension
* A comprehensive in-house & external training programme
* Career progression
* Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
* Staff physio service
* NHS discounts and many more
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