An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) with Community Mental Health Nursing experience, to join the Adult Community Eating Disorder Service (ACEDS) based in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire.
The post holder will make a significant contribution to the delivery of specialist nursing care within the multidisciplinary team. Key responsibilities include participating fully in the referral and allocation process, undertaking comprehensive assessments, delivering evidence-based treatment, managing clinical risk, safeguarding vulnerable children and adults, and providing care coordination for service users. The successful candidate will also contribute to multidisciplinary case discussions, service development, and other service-related meetings.
In addition, the post holder will provide consultation, supervision, and support to colleagues, students, and other staff within the team, promoting best practice and the delivery of high-quality patient care.
This is an excellent opportunity to work within a specialist service dedicated to supporting individuals with eating disorders, while contributing to the ongoing development and improvement of care pathways and outcomes for service users.
Provide specialist nursing and psychological assessments, including the monitoring and interpretation of physical health parameters, for individuals referred to the Adult Community Eating Disorder Service.
This involves the appropriate integration of complex information from multiple sources, including clinical assessments, psychological and neuropsychological measures, self-report tools, rating scales, structured observations, and interviews with service users, family members, carers, and other professionals involved in care.
Deliver services across community and mental health settings, ensuring that assessments and interventions are responsive to the needs of service users.
Develop and implement highly specialist, evidence-based interventions for individuals with eating disorders, utilising a range of therapeutic approaches and theoretical frameworks tailored to individual needs.
Provide timely and accessible care through both clinic-based appointments and outreach models, promoting engagement and continuity of care.
Offer highly specialist advice, consultation, and guidance to colleagues and external agencies regarding assessment, formulation, risk management, and treatment planning, working autonomously within professional and organisational guidelines.
Act as Care Coordinator for a defined caseload of service users, undertaking highly specialist assessments and coordinating integrated, person-centred care plans to support recovery and positive outcomes.
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission.
Our Family Of Over 4,000 Members Of Staff Provide Health And Social Care For People With Mental Ill Health, Physical Ill Health And Learning Disabilities Across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex And Norfolk, Delivering These Services Within The Community And Several Inpatient Settings. Everything Is Underpinned By Choice, Independence And Equality, With Our Trust Values Embedded Throughout
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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Femi Fisher Job title: Operations Manager Email address: femi.fisher@nhs.net Telephone number: 01707 364006
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