Job summary Are you interested in being part of an innovative service designed to help people with eating disorders recover in the community? Do you have a passion for supporting recovery and contributing to service development? If so we want to hear from you We are looking for an outstanding Nurse to work within the Acorn Day Unit Team with adults with moderate to severe eating disorders. The post holder must have a qualification in nursing, be registered with NMC, and ideally with significant mental health experience. The Acorn Day Unit provides an intensive day therapy programmeto those under the care of the Community Eating Disorder Service (CEDS) to give them opportunity to recover without the need for admission to an eating disorder unit. You will also be working closely with the wider CEDS to provide additional support to people with eating disorders. Experience of working with people with eating disorders is desirable but your personality and ability to use your clinical skills proactively is also important. We strongly uphold Trust values and have an ethos of demonstrating these values to people using our service and each other. We are looking for someone who also shares this value base. Main duties of the job You will be part of the Acorn Day Unit Team working collaboratively with the Consultant Psychiatrist, Team Leader, Lead Occupational Therapist, Specialist Dietician and two Senior Health-care assistants taking a whole team approach to support adults with an eating disorder on their recovery journey. You will be taking the lead in regards to medical monitoring of individuals under the team which will involve liaison with the Community Eating Disorder Service professionals, GP's and any other professionals involved. You will provide guidance to non-medically trained colleagues on symptoms/signs of physical risk under guidance of the Clinical Nurse Specialist. You will be contributing to care planning formulation, interventions, reviews and discharge meetings. You may be required to guide the Senior Health-care assistants and support day to day running of the team in absence of the teams leads. You will have the opportunity to contribute to the evaluation and development of the service. About us Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission. Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex 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. Date posted 03 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £37,338 to £44,962 a year Pro rata (5% HCAS included) Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 367-SS-9142 Job locations Acorn Day Unit, Rosanne House, Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HG Parkway Welwyn Garden City AL8 6HG Job description Job responsibilities Work with people with moderate to severe eating disorders in order to prevent hospital admission or facilitate early discharge in collaboration with all members of the Acorn Day Unit team including assessment of those referred to the service, care planning formulation, attendance at professional meetings, identifying and delivering interventions, reviewing support and participating is discharge planning meetings. Provide nursing care in a person-centred way that promotes and facilitates the positive health and well-being of people with eating disorders Be responsible for providing specialist nursing care for people with moderate to severe eating disorders under the care of the team. Ensuring that interventions following NICE guidelines for eating disorders, meet Medical Emergency in Eating Disorders (MEED) guidance. For more information, please read the attached job description and person specification. Job description Job responsibilities Work with people with moderate to severe eating disorders in order to prevent hospital admission or facilitate early discharge in collaboration with all members of the Acorn Day Unit team including assessment of those referred to the service, care planning formulation, attendance at professional meetings, identifying and delivering interventions, reviewing support and participating is discharge planning meetings. Provide nursing care in a person-centred way that promotes and facilitates the positive health and well-being of people with eating disorders Be responsible for providing specialist nursing care for people with moderate to severe eating disorders under the care of the team. Ensuring that interventions following NICE guidelines for eating disorders, meet Medical Emergency in Eating Disorders (MEED) guidance. For more information, please read the attached job description and person specification. Person Specification KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE Essential RMN or DipHE in Mental Health OR RGN/RNLD/RM/RSCN or DipHE in nursing with experience or training in mental health interventions that can be transferable to the eating disorders service work Current registration with NMC Mentorship experience Post registration experience at Band 5 Evidence of continuing professional development. Desirable Experience of working with people with eating disorders Experience of working in other clinical settings. Mentorship training Community nursing experience. APTITUDE & SKILLS Essential Ability to communicate effectively within a multiprofessional team. Confidence to work autonomously, use own initiative, and make decisions in complex situations. Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information, where persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathic or reassuring skills are required. Ability to deal with distressing circumstances and challenging behaviour. Experience of risk assessment and management. Ability to cope with an unpredictable work pattern and frequent interruptions Understanding of legal framework MHA, MCA, DoLS, safeguarding and social factors involved in care. Supervision skills Desirable Specific clinical skills applicable e.g. management of low weight anorexics, phlebotomy, CBTE ECG' Implementing quality improvement initiatives. Person Specification KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE Essential RMN or DipHE in Mental Health OR RGN/RNLD/RM/RSCN or DipHE in nursing with experience or training in mental health interventions that can be transferable to the eating disorders service work Current registration with NMC Mentorship experience Post registration experience at Band 5 Evidence of continuing professional development. Desirable Experience of working with people with eating disorders Experience of working in other clinical settings. Mentorship training Community nursing experience. APTITUDE & SKILLS Essential Ability to communicate effectively within a multiprofessional team. Confidence to work autonomously, use own initiative, and make decisions in complex situations. Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information, where persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathic or reassuring skills are required. Ability to deal with distressing circumstances and challenging behaviour. Experience of risk assessment and management. Ability to cope with an unpredictable work pattern and frequent interruptions Understanding of legal framework MHA, MCA, DoLS, safeguarding and social factors involved in care. Supervision skills Desirable Specific clinical skills applicable e.g. management of low weight anorexics, phlebotomy, CBTE ECG' Implementing quality improvement initiatives. 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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). Employer details Employer name Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Address Acorn Day Unit, Rosanne House, Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HG Parkway Welwyn Garden City AL8 6HG Employer's website https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)