An exciting and interesting vacancy has presented within the Rharian Fields Specialist Eating Disorder Unit, which offers a multi-disciplinary and comprehensive service to individuals experiencing complex eating disorders.
We comprise of 8 beds, providing inpatient and day patient services for people aged from 17 years old upwards, catering for both male and female service users. We accept clients detained under the Mental Health Act and those requiring nasogastric feeding.
We are looking for a kind, caring and compassionate individual, who is highly motivated, proactive and dedicated to working with service users with complex eating disorders. Experience is desirable, but not essential as training will be provided.
Main duties of the job
You must be an excellent team player, being able to work both autonomously with our service users under supervision of senior staff members. You must have outstanding verbal and written communication skills that allow you to build and maintain professional working relationships with service users and the wider multi-disciplinary team.
The role will require you to build therapeutic relationships, facilitate therapeutic groups and 1-1 work with appropriate support. You will also be required to develop your clinical skills by supporting qualified nursing staff with nursing observations including taking blood pressures, temperatures, blood glucose levels, ECGs, weight and accurately recording results. You will also be required to provide meal and post meal support for our service users as well as promoting normalised eating in all aspects of their life.
About us
Hello!
We are Navigo. We look after North East Lincolnshire mental health and well-being. We are an award-winning social enterprise that provides mental health services to the NHS and beyond.
The whole basis of our work is to deliver services that we would be happy for our own family to use.
We offer a range of mental health services, including acute and community facilities as well as specialist support such as outstanding older adults inpatient services, rehabilitation and recovery community mental health and an outstanding specialist eating disorder facility.
Ranked as one of the top UK companies to work for, we featured in the Best Companies top 100 large company list and were named sixth best health and social care company 2023.
As a social enterprise, we do things a little bit differently and have also developed income-generating commercially viable businesses that provide training, education and employment opportunities including Grimsby Garden Centre and two cafes.
Working at Navigo is not like working anywhere else. Lots of places say that, but we really mean it.
We like to work with forward-thinking people who want to make a difference.
Working together across Humber, Coast and Vale.
Job responsibilities
To support individuals in their care treatment plans under the supervision of senior staff, using communication and the therapeutic relationship as a means to evoke change.
To take a role of supporting individuals within the inpatient and day-patient services in respect of their nutritional requirements and have a good understanding of balanced diets as well as the enhanced nutrition required for those with an eating disorder.
To have a working understanding of NICE guidelines for Eating Disorders and follow this in your daily work.
To deliver a range of social and recreational interventions with guidance from senior staff, both for inpatients and day patients.
To have a good understanding of the care pathways for those with a diagnosis of eating disorders and associated co-morbidities and develop skills in order to deliver aspects of the care pathways under the supervision of senior staff.
To attend training courses to develop own professional development with particular emphasis on eating disorder specific training as well as completing all mandatory training.
Develop self by reading around the subject, attending supervision and learning from experienced members of the team to gain a better understanding of the illness and its treatments.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* NVQ Level 2 in care or equivalent or willingness to work toward this within 3 years.
* Care certificate, or willingness to work towards this within 2 years.
* Specialist training in eating disorder.
Experience
* Experience working in a health and/or social care setting.
* Experience working with eating disorders.
Knowledge
* Knowledge and awareness of mental health and eating disorder.
* Experience in relevant clinical field.
Additional Criteria
* Knowledge of how eating disorders can affect the person and their family and how services can assist in the recovery of this client group.
* Working knowledge of health legislation and current practice in mental health.
* Ability to make informed decisions and also when to ask for assistance in this.
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.
£23,615 to £25,674 a year Band 2 or Band 3 depending on experience.
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