Community Mental Health Nurse - Eating Disorders

Job overview

Band 6 RMN- Eating Disorder (Adults)

We are looking for a Specialist Nurse to join an established and innovative Lifespan Eating Disorder Service in North East London NHS Foundation Trust. This post will be part of the Adult team, providing assessment and treatment for people 18+ with eating disorders and supporting their carers and families. There will be strong links and close working with the wider life span Eating Disorder team. This is a great opportunity to join our highly skilled, dedicated and friendly team.

If you are an overseas qualified nurse and wanting to start your journey to becoming a UK based registered nurse with the NMC, you can check whether you are eligible to be supported through our Capital Nurse consortium.  Please visit; https://www.capitalnurselondon.co.uk/how-to-apply/. Whilst NELFT is happy to welcome overseas nurses we are unable to consider your application directly.  You should submit your interest and apply through the Capital Nurse London group.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Skills

Perform and interpret specific investigations, such as blood pressure and ECGs, in order to manage the patient’s clinical risk effectively.

Ensure all patients have individualised care plans and that these are reviewed at appropriate intervals.

Develop clinical practice and procedures that best support the well being of adult service users with eating disorders in the community

Work with colleagues to ensure that specialist, professional, skilled clinical care is provided for patients and that this is adapted to meet their individual needs.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details on this vacancy.

Use of AI

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.