Job overview

Band 7- Clinical Nurse Specialist in Eating Disorder (CYP) 

We are looking for a Specialist Nurse to join our well-established, innovative Nurse-led CYP ED Intensive community treatment service.  This is a great opportunity to join our highly skilled, dedicated, and friendly team.

NELFT CYP Intensive community treatment service (referred to as HIVE) 

The HIVE treatment model provides intensive community treatment including therapeutic and physical health support to CYP and families within the family home as an alternative to hospital admission. The HIVE team also support admissions and facilitate safe and early discharges from inpatient/hospital care when admission is clinically indicated. 

The HIVE service is an 8-week programme for young people open to the Eating Disorder Service who have struggled to progress with routine treatment and require more intensive intervention to prevent further deterioration, a protracted illness, and/or hospital admission. Young People and their care givers are offered needs led, intensive community support using a blended model of F2F and virtual appointments in a variety of non-hospital settings including our clinic and family homes. Programmes are individualised and include a variety of supported meals, individual work with the YP, ongoing FBT, parent work and close physical health monitoring.

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Main duties of the job

As an integral part of the HIVE team, you will be part of an MDT providing:

1) In-reach to the local GAU, supporting the YPs journey from community to inpatient, maintaining clinical contact with care continuity being a key principle of the service.

2) Support established pathways with paediatric inpatient teams for referring patients ensuring appropriate care is provided from acute medical admission to discharge.

3) Enable a greater physical presence on the paediatric wards by HIVE staff.                                                                                                                                                                    4) Support hospital colleagues to implement ED specific care plan, especially in complex cases with co-morbid presentations.

5)Provide comprehensive handovers to ward staff, sharing of risk assessments/reports and formulation, meal support on the ward including discussion at the weekly liaison meetings for the duration of the YP stay.                                                                                                                                                                        6)Join ward round/weekly MDT discussions to support continuity of care for SEDU’s & GAU as required.

7) Attend weekly bed management meeting as required. 

Working for our organisation

COVID-19 Vaccination

We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

High Cost Area Supplement – Outer London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of basic salary, with a minimum of £4,551 and maximum of £5,735, pro rata for part time staff.