An exciting opportunity has arisen within Hampshire Eating Disorder Team CAMHS for a Band 6 Nurse

We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and experienced Nurse to join the Specialist CAMHS Eating Disorder Service in Hampshire.

We are looking for a highly motivated practitioner preferably with experience of working with young people but experience with young adults or adults with eating disorders also relevant.

We welcome applications from practitioners who are highly motivated, enthusiastic, creative, flexible and resourceful.

The successful applicant will be part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team with a base in Winchester working with children, young people and families in Hampshire.

We are looking to recruit someone who is highly motivated and with a passion for working creatively and collaboratively with children and young people with eating disorders and their families.

This is a permanent post and is part of a wider, well established nursing discipline within the county where professional development and innovative work is actively encouraged.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will participate in the assessment, planning, implementation of care and hold a caseload as lead practitioner. The role will identify and deliver evidence based relevant treatments and interventions liaising where appropriate with families, carers and the professional network.

You will be supported within the team by senior clinicians and will work closely with other specialists within the service. Clinical supervision and professional leadership will be provided.

Excellent team working will be an essential component to the post. Candidates should be able to demonstrate a good level of initiative.

The post holder will be required to take on other identified responsibilities suitable for the banding. Experience in systemic working and physical assessment will be an advantage.

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 mental health, LD or Adult appropriate to the job role
• Completion of Mentorship Course equivalent
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Experience

Essential

• Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group
• Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group
• Experience of supervising staff
• Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems
• Experience of working consultatively with professionals
• Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
• Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies
• Experience of working within the CPA process
• Understanding of clinical governance

Desirable

• Previous experience of working in the community
• Contribute to the implementation of services.

Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Avalon House

Chesil Street

Winchester

Hampshire

SO23 0HU

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