Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist

at  Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team Milton Keynes Lifespan Eating Disorder Service. This is a specialist team providing evidence-based treatments for patients presenting with eating disorders and medical/ psychiatric co-morbidities, across the lifespan. The core purpose of the role is to provide day to day senior nurse leadership to the team. Responsibilities include: managing referrals to the team, providing specialist assessments and formulating appropriate care plans, providing evidence based therapy to patients.
You will hold substantive nursing experience and qualifications. Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team and ensuring there is good clinical nursing practice within the team. Experience of working with young people(CYP) is Essential, and experience of working with Adults presenting with a range of eating disorders is Desirable.
We require individuals who have experience, knowledge and skills to deliver eating disorder treatments like: Family Based Treatment (FBT), Family Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa (/FT-AN), Maudsley Model of Anorexia Nervosa Treatment for Adults (MANTRA), Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-ED/CBT-E) , Specialist Supportive Clinical Management.
You will also be required to contribute to clinically-relevant audit and research and will carry out relevant administrative duties. We will value and support your continued clinical and professional development.
We are passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patients own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. Were always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee were hoping to find our future leaders and well support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more whatever stage of your career you’re at, there’s always a place for you at CNWL.
Role model nursing excellence as an expert practitioner, providing a high standard of direct care to patients and professional advice and support to the clinical team
Lead on all matters pertaining to safeguarding within the service
Work with pathway managers to ensure that clinical incidents, concerns and patient feedback are reviewed and acted on in a timely manner, taking a lead on key practice improvements as indicated
Act as a resource for expert nursing advice and support across the MDT/partner agencies and take the lead on oversight of complex cases as required.
Lead on patient experience for the pathway, ensuring that patients, carers and families have the opportunity to be involved in shared decision making and service design, as appropriate
Provide clinical advice regarding pathway design/service transformation and work with clinical leads across pathways to ensure streamlined services
Lead on clinical policy/procedure development and implementation for the service
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