Job summary
Employer heading
Band 6 Specialist Sister/Charge Nurse, CAMHS Eating Disorders Service
NHS AfC: Band 6
Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
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Job overview
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the job
To effectively co-ordinate clinical activity and safely manage a caseload within the resources available.
To develop clinical expertise and ensure the delivery of high-quality patient care demonstrating clinical leadership.
To be responsible for the supervision and development of junior nursing staff, support workers, and students.
To effectively manage outpatient resources including pay and non-pay budgets, human resources, and the clinical environment.
To contribute to the development of policies and evidence-based practice as appropriate.
To maintain a safe clinical environment conducive to patient care.
To maintain, participate, and develop the Service's adopted therapeutic approaches, which include, in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team, the participation in and upholding of the FT-AN model of care and participation in its peer supervision model.
To work closely with the Lead Nurse Specialist Practice and other nursing and medical leads to ensure the smooth running of the outpatient service, and to take on the role as the outpatient service duty as required, which includes the triaging of referrals.
To work in collaboration with the Lead Nurse Specialist Practice and other senior nurses and the multi-disciplinary team to promote the outpatient family-centred treatment philosophy and the model underpinning the use of its Intensive Service.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6 million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17 million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person specification
Royal Free World Class Care Values & Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate ability to meet the Trust's values and behaviours
Education & Professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RSCN or RMN or RN (Child/Mental Health)
Desirable criteria
- Relevant First Degree
- Relevant post registration qualification
- Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice (ENB 998) or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post registration experience within mental health or acute paediatrics
- To have worked with young people in acute or community mental health services (which if in Adult Mental Heath would include some relevant training or evidence of knowledge in Child & Adolescent Mental Health)
- To have experience of working with young people with eating disorders
- To have the ability to work independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of facilitating teaching sessions
- Experience of managing caseload and providing ongoing support
Skills, Knowledge & Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Excellent documentation skills
- Understanding of interagency work
- Understanding of Safeguarding work
- Excellent communication skills, ability to provide advice on mental health issues and physical needs where required
- Knowledge of CPA approach
- Knowledge of nursing policies, practices and education
- Mental health issues relating to children, young people and families including Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Children Act legislation
- An understanding of equal opportunities
- Proven ability to assess mental health symptoms, including the assessment of risk and the assessment of suicide and self-harm
- Understanding of NMC/PREP requirements
Desirable criteria
- Car driver advantageous
Personal Qualities & Attributes
Essential criteria
- Motivated / enthusiastic / imaginative / flexible
- High level of self-awareness
- Robustness and recognition of own limitations
- Excellent time management skills
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Samantha Swinglehurst
- Job title
- Lead Nurse Specialist Practice
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07538 600 288
- Additional information
Samantha Swinglehurst, Lead Nurse Specialist Practice
Direct Line: 020 7794 0500 Ext: 39930
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
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Recruitment Support
Open Monday to Friday
08:30 am to 17:30pm
- Telephone
- 01629 702338
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