Advertised role location: Beechcroft
Official document: Band 6 Nurse (physical monitoring) EDYS (docx)
JOB DESCRIPTION
POST: Eating Disorder Nurse
(Physical Monitoring/Mental Health Acute In reach support) (CAMHS)
LOCATION: Eating Disorder Youth Service,
Beechcroft CAMHS, Belfast
GRADE: Band 6
REPORTS TO: EDYS Team Lead
ACCOUNTABLE TO: Assistant Children’s Services manager
HOURS OF WORK: WTE 1.0 (full time Permanent)
JOB SUMMARY / MAIN PURPOSE:
The post holder will work within the Eating Disorder Youth Service across Belfast and South Eastern Trust areas. He/she will be involved in risk assessment and management planning appropriate to the child/young person’s needs, and mental state assessment within a multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will work collaboratively with Step 3 CAMHS teams/services in providing support to the child/young person within the Belfast and South Eastern Trust areas. The post holder will work as part of the team to re-feed patients in the community and monitor their physical health care. The post holder will support the MARSIPAN/MEED implementation across all acute inpatient wards including Medical Paediatric and Mental Health Wards.
Main Duties / Responsibilities
1. To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and contribute to its overall performance and common aims, recognising and respecting the roles and responsibilities of other team members.
2. To co-ordinate the management of physical monitoring and participate in multi-disciplinary discussion.
3. To manage a defined therapeutic caseload and the associated workload.
4. To maintain effective liaison with all acute inpatient wards including Medical Paediatric and Mental Health Wards and GPs.
5. To maintain effective communication with Service Users, Families/Carers.
6. Participate in identifying and addressing own developmental needs through professional, clinical and managerial supervision.
7. To participate in setting and maintaining high standards of safe and effective care in line with evidence based practice.
8. To act in accordance with and promote practice that reflects the standards set in NMC Code of Professional Conduct
9. To participate in audit and undertake projects outside the normal responsibilities when required.
10. To provide accurate written/electronic records in accordance with the NMC standards for records and record keeping.
11. To adhere to the provisions contained in the Mental Health (NI) Order 1986, Children’s (NI) Order 1995, and to Trust policies and procedures including Adult Safeguarding, Child Safeguarding, Risk Assessment, Complaints, Health and Safety, Disciplinary and Grievance.
12. To maintain effective liaison with other teams and professionals, statutory and voluntary agencies, and community groups and links with universities and approved Education Institutes.
13. To provide supervision and support to staff in lower grades and facilitate their professional development as and when required.
15. To be aware of the Human Rights Legislation in relation to the requirements of this post.
General Responsibilities
Employees of the Trust are required to promote and support the mission and vision of the service for which they are responsible and:
At all times provide a caring service and to treat those with whom they come into contact in a courteous and respectful manner.
Demonstrate their commitment by their regular attendance and the efficient completion of all tasks allocated to them.
Comply with the Trust’s Smoke Free Policy.
Carry out their duties and responsibilities in compliance with the Health and Safety Policies and Statutory Regulations.
Adhere to Equality and Good Relations duties throughout the course of their employment.
Ensure the on-going confidence of the public in-service provision.
Maintain high standards of personal accountability.
Comply with the HPSS Code of Conduct.
Records Management
All employees of Belfast Health & Social Care Trust are legally responsible for all records held, created or used as part of their business within the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, including patient/client, corporate and administrative records whether paper based or electronic and also including e-mails. All such records are public records and are accessible to the general public, with limited exceptions, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the Environment Regulations 2004 and Data Protection Act 1998. Employees are required to be conversant with the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust policy and procedure on records management and to seek advice if in doubt.
Environmental Cleaning Strategy
The Trusts Environmental Cleaning Strategy recognizes the key principle that “Cleanliness matters is everyone’s responsibility, not just the cleaners”. Whilst there are staff employed who are responsible for cleaning services, all Trust staff have a responsibility to ensure a clean, comfortable, safe environment for patients, clients, residents, visitors, staff and members of the general public.
Infection Prevention and Control
The Belfast Trust is committed to reducing Healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) and all staff have a part to play in making this happen. Staff must comply with all policies in relation to Infection Prevention and Control and with ongoing reduction strategies. Standard Infection Prevention and Control Precautions must be used at all times to ensure the safety of patients and staff.
Personal Public Involvement
Staff members are expected to involve patients, clients, carers and the wider community where relevant, in developing, planning and delivering our services in a meaningful and effective way, as part of the Trust’s ongoing commitment to Personal Public Involvement (PPI).
Please use the link below to access the PPI standards leaflet for further information.
http://www.publichealth.hscni.net/sites/default/files/PPI_leaflet.pdf
Clause: This job description is not meant to be definitive and may be amended to meet the changing needs of the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.
PERSONNEL SPECIFICATION
JOB DESCRIPTION
POST: Eating Disorder Nurse
(Physical Monitoring/ Mental Health Acute In reach support) (CAMHS)
LOCATION: Eating Disorder Youth Service,
Beechcroft CAMHS, Belfast
GRADE: Band 6
REPORTS TO: EDYS Team Lead
ACCOUNTABLE TO: Assistant Children’s Services manger
HOURS OF WORK: WTE 1.0 (full time Permanent)
Notes to applicants:
You must clearly demonstrate on your application form under each question, how you meet the required criteria as failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted. You should clearly demonstrate this for both the essential and desirable criteria.
Shortlisting will be carried out on the basis of the essential criteria set out in Section 1 below, using the information provided by you on your application form. Please note the Trust reserves the right to use any desirable criteria outlined in Section 3 at shortlisting. You must clearly demonstrate on your application form how you meet the desirable criteria.
Proof of qualifications and/or professional registration will be required if an offer of employment is made – if you are unable to provide this, the offer may be withdrawn.
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA
The following are ESSENTIAL criteria which will initially be measured at shortlisting stage although may also be further explored during the interview/selection stage.
You should therefore make it clear on your application form whether or not you meet these criteria. Failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted. The stage in the process when the criteria will be measured is stated below.
Factor
Criteria
Ideally no more than 6-8 criteria in this section
Method of Assessment
Experience
Qualifications
Registration
2 years post qualifying experience as a Registered Nurse whose name is entered on part 1 (mental health, children, adult, learning disability) of the register maintained by the NMC
1 year post qualifying experience working with children or adolescents or adults with significant emotional, behavioural and mental health problems.
Ability and skills to work as an autonomous practitioner providing clinical assessments and risk management, and provide a range of interventions to support children and young people.
Shortlisting by Application Form
Shortlisting by Application Form
Shortlisting by Interview
Other (e.g. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Driving etc.)
Full current driving license valid in the UK/Ireland and access to a car on appointment. Where disability prohibits driving, this criterion will be waived if the applicant is able to organise suitable alternative arrangements.
Shortlisting by Application Form
DESIRABLE CRITERIA
Desirable criteria will ONLY be used where it is necessary to introduce additional job related criteria to ensure files are manageable. You should therefore make it clear on your application form how you meet these. Failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted.
Factor
Criteria
Method of Assessment
Experience
Qualifications
Registration
Experience of working in CAMHS
Shortlisting by Application Form
Other
(e.g. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)
Shortlisting by
Interview
This post involves working in regulated activity with vulnerable groups. As such, postholders will be required to register with the Independent Safeguarding Authority.
NOTE:
Where educational/professional qualifications form part of the criteria you will be required, if shortlisted for interview, to produce original certificates, and one photocopy of same, issued by the appropriate authority. Only those certificates relevant to the shortlisting criteria should be produced. If educational certificates are not available an original letter and photocopy of same detailing examination results from your school or college will be accepted as an alternative.
If successful you will be required to produce documentary evidence that you are legally entitled to live and work in the United Kingdom. This documentation can be a P45, Payslip, National Insurance Card or a Birth Certificate confirming birth in the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland. Failure to produce evidence will result in a non-appointment.
HSC Values
Whilst employees will be expected to portray all the values, particular attention is drawn to the following values for this role
