Job Description

Your role will involve working with young people and their families, providing interventions and therapy alongside other professionals involved in their care. You will be given training and support to enable you to deliver Family Based Treatment (FBT) for Eating Disorders in accordance with NICE guidelines. There are also other training and development opportunities for all the nurses within our team, depending on your own skills and passions (such as FT-AN, MFG and ARFID training). As nurses we have an oversight and participate in all areas of the young persons journey from our Enhanced pathway; which endeavours to keep young people out of hospital; our standard therapeutic pathway offering FBT to our physical health pathway.



We would be delighted to look at applications not only from Mental health nurses but also from Learning Disability Nurses, Paediatric nurses and Adult nurses that have a specific interest in mental health for children and young people and/or Eating Disorders.



The service currently operates flexibly between Monday - Friday (8am - 6pm). We are predominantly a face to face service with a small amount of remote working available. We are currently based in Epsom and have a hub service in Aldershot (currently one day a week) to allow us to be more available for the young people and families we support.



You will take an active role in the mental and physical well-being of the young people under our care and will monitor all physical perimeters. You will have the responsibility of managing your own case-load and will be involved in delivering care to our Tier 4 indicated clients, with a goal of preventing admissions where possible and facilitating smooth transitions to and from inpatient care.



To enhance the wellbeing and physical health status of patients on the team caseloads.



To advise and consult with Responsible Clinicians (RCs) and Multi- Disciplinary Team on the management of Physical Health



To complete physical health examinations, report and discuss accordingly with relevant clinicians and GPEDS as when required



To link with Primary Care GPs as when necessary in relation to ED patients in relation to Physical Health and Wellbeing



To link with acute hospitals as and when necessary in relation to ED patients that need admission



This will at times require travelling to and from family homes, inpatient facilities and medical units.



Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.



We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.



Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.



Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.



For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.



Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.



Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.



We look forward to receiving your application!



For full details of responsibilities please read the attached the for the Clinical Nurse Specialist role.