Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust's Eating Disorders Service has a Physical Health Team which provides physical health assessment and management of patients who are high risk, as well as advice and support to primary care for others.

The service is supported by the wider multidisciplinary team including psychiatrists, psychologists, RMNs, a dietician, nutritionist, occupational therapist and health care support workers.

We are looking for a part-time Band 6 registered nurse (RGN or dual trained) to be part of the Physical Health Team.

You will be expected to work within professional guidelines and accountability.

This is a fantastic opportunity for continued professional development and further specialist training will be available. Some experience of eating disorders would be a bonus.

We welcome applications from those who feel they have experience and knowledge which can be applied to this specialist area.

We can offer support with learning and development needs in post, and the Trust offers a competitive staff benefits package.

If this sounds interesting to you, please do get in touch!

Please contact Lyn Eze, Physical Health Monitoring Team Lead or Jennifer Wingrove, Team Manager on 023 8231 2000.

Main duties of the job

Working within professional guidelines and accountability, the post holder will have joint responsibility for ensuring that the physical health monitoring of allocated high-risk patients, takes place.

Case manage, alongside Band 7, all high risk patients that are not allocated to a therapist within EDS.

Liaise with the allocated professionals both within and outside of the service as appropriate for all cases open to team (e.g. therapist within EDS or Care Co-ordinator within Community Mental Health Team).

Liaise with other agencies, including accessing specialist inpatient beds and providing eating disorder support, guidance and training to those within primary care, acute care and secondary mental health services to ensure recovery-based and person-centred care.

Undertake assessments and ensure holistic care plans and risk assessments are recorded in line with Trust and professional record keeping standards and clinical care at all times.

The post holder will be required to work with a high degree of autonomy and professional accountability, demonstrating critical thinking as a team and skills in clinical decision making in the management of the patients requiring physical health monitoring

About us

Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.

With a workforce of more than 7000 and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we're committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities, whilst placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.

We are currently working closely with other NHS Trusts to combine all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services, with the plan to create a new larger, more integrated and accessible organisation.

The transformation will happen in stages Hampshire CAMHS, part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust joined Southern Health in February 2024, with Isle of Wight NHS Trust mental health and community services transitioning across in May 2024. The final combination of Southern Health and Solent NHS Trust services is expected in late 2024, when our new organisation, to be known as Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, will be formed.

Our new Trust will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, making healthcare across the county more accessible, as well as offering staff more opportunities for career development, training and partnership working.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse with current Registration (Adult Nurse, RNA)
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

April House

9 Bath Road

Southampton

Hampshire

SO19 5ES

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