Eating Disorder Nurse - Incentives Apply

at  Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust

B7 Eating Disorder Nurse with Sussex Family Eating Disorder Service (SFEDS)
We are seeking to recruit a passionate, knowledgeable and dynamic Eating Disorder Liaison Practitioner to join our Specialist Sussex-Wide Family Eating Disorder Service (SFEDS). The post is open to Nurses, Social Workers or Occupational Therapists.
SFEDS works with young people aged 10-18 with Anorexia Nervosa/ Bulimia Nervosa and Atypical Anorexia Nervosa and their families, and supports recovery through Evidence Based Interventions such as Maudsley Family Therapy models, group work, and CBT-E. We pride ourselves on delivering high quality evidenced based treatment in accordance with NICE Guidelines and National Access and Waiting Time Standards.
You will be joining a service of highly skilled and experienced Family and Systemic Psychotherapists, Psychiatry, Paediatrician, Clinical Psychology and Assistant Psychologists, Nurses, Support Workers, Occupational Therapy, Dietitian, and Social Workers with support from an outstanding administration team.
Our team is responsible for covering all of Sussex, we are currently based at Crawley Down. We are however reviewing our service offer and provision to improve the experience for those we work with, so this may change. Applicants need to have the ability to travel.
As an Eating Disorder Liaison Practitioner you will undertake assessments and support young people and families who have been admitted to the paediatric wards. The role is to help facilitate the discharge pathways from the hospital back to the community or towards specialist eating disorder hospitals. You will work autonomously and as part of the MDT in delivering a high quality service in the community whilst supporting the delivery of meeting national standards.
You will provide support for those in a Tier 4 bed to support the Young Person and their family during the admission as well as on discharge.
You will work closely with our multi-disciplinary team and other CAMHS Services as well as voluntary organisations.
See attached generic job description for more details of the post which is open to nurses, social workers or occupational therapists.
This post offers the Trust’s £8,000 Incentive for band 5-7 Nurses & Practitioners as well as a relocation package up to a maximum of £8,000 (subject to terms and conditions).
We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.

REQUIREMENTS

In order to be a successful Eating Disorder Nurse in our team you will be:
A Registered Nurse
Comfortable in providing interventions and treatment for young people with eating disorders
Experienced in working with people presenting with mental health problems
Experience of working with multi professional groups, organising and chairing meetings
Experience of reviewing care and treatment plans, and updating risk assessments and care plans

To be involved in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients with eating disorders in the community, to hold CPA responsibility where the eating disorder is the prime diagnosis and liaise closely with other health care professionals to ensure a consistent approach.
To provide specialist therapeutic interventions as part of individualised treatment plans based on psychotherapeutic principles which are grounded in evidence based theory and practice.
To utilise specialist skills in managing and communicating with patients, their families, carers and other agencies in situations that are sensitive, highly complex and may be emotionally distressing.
To evaluate and monitor client risk, on an on-going basis and to be responsible for appropriate interventions to jointly manage risk and to inform other agencies as appropriate.
To facilitate the discharge pathway from hospital back home or towards specialist hospitals.
To provide specialist advice to health, Social Services, education, voluntary sector and public on eating disorders and their care as appropriate
To generate and participate in research within the specialist tea