Clinical Nurse Specialist- Adult Eating Disorder

Job overview

The Adult Eating Disorder team are looking for a CNS to join them on a 18 month fixed term contract.

We are looking for professionals who are caring, supportive, proactive and reflective in their practice. If this sounds like you – we’d love to hear from you!

We are looking for a Band 7 Senior Nurse to provide clinical leadership, treatment and therapy with a clear focus on clinical risk and its management. The successful candidate will need to influence, lead and motivate staff at all levels within the clinical environment to deliver high quality care according to Trust values, to provide expertise, support and advice regarding all aspects of clinical care including implementing evidence based best practice.

Working with people with an eating disorder can be both challenging and rewarding and we are looking for a Senior Nurse who will support the Clinical Team Manager and staff to deliver safe and high-quality care for this complex patient group.

We are seeking a qualified Nurse who has experience in leadership. We would however consider individuals who  have extensive experience of working with individuals with eating disorders who want to get experience in a leadership role.

We will provide regular clinical supervision, and relevant specialist training and opportunities for professional development.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will:

• Provide advice and leadership to clinical staff in areas related to clinical care including, treatment, therapy and clinical risk assessment and management
• Oversight of physical Health Monitoring Clinics
• Facilitate and consult in relation to acute hospital admissions within MEED Guidelines
• Provide consultation support and supervision to teams on issues relating to nursing practice.
• Be a role model in initiating, facilitating and promoting excellence in Evidence Based Nursing Practice
• Work alongside both the clinical care team and relevant teams including governance and research department to utilise information and data to support the implementation and embedding of best practice.
• Develop process and systems to share learning from local and national research and National guidance
• Ensure any learning is embedded and sustained in clinical services
• Provide caseload management supervision to junior staff and assist with the supervision of peers if requested.

Please don’t hesitate to call us to discuss anything about the team or the role:

James Moss - [email protected]

You must be able to be able to travel to various locations across West Suffolk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

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