Clinical Nurse Specialist - CYP Eating Disorders inBarking inBarking PUBLISHED MON 27 JAN 2025

Band 7: £46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum pro rata plus HCAS FIXEDTERM GOOD SALARY

EATING DISORDER FAMILY HIV INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust rJmM7XIn

Opportunity to work within a well-established, innovative, and dedicated Nurse-led team focused on supporting children and young people (CYP) with eating disorders.

The HIVE model of care provides intensive community treatment, allowing for personalized support within family homes rather than hospital settings.

Engagement in a variety of therapeutic interventions including supported meals, family-based therapy, and close physical health monitoring for young people.

Participation in a multidisciplinary team (MDT) that promotes continuity of care and collaboration with local hospitals and healthcare providers.

Involvement in the comprehensive management of complex cases, contributing to the establishment of care pathways and support for hospital admissions and discharges.

Flexibility in service delivery with a blended model of face-to-face and virtual appointments, catering to the individual needs of young people and their families.

Professional growth and development within a specialist field, contributing to the well-being and recovery of young people facing significant challenges.

The North East London Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist for their Children and Young People (CYP) Eating Disorder service, known as HIVE, based in Barking. This role involves joining a dedicated team that provides intensive community treatment for young patients with eating disorders, aimed at preventing hospital admissions and ensuring safe, early discharges when necessary. The HIVE service adopts a blended model of face-to-face and virtual appointments, offering personalized support tailored to the needs of young people and their families.

As part of an interdisciplinary team, the Clinical Nurse Specialist will facilitate continuity of care by coordinating with local inpatient teams, supporting the transition between community and hospital settings, and implementing specific care plans for complex cases. Responsibilities also include providing comprehensive patient handovers, participating in ward discussions, and attending relevant meetings to ensure integrated care for young patients undergoing treatment for eating disorders.

Band 7- Clinical Nurse Specialist in Eating Disorder (CYP)

We are looking for a Specialist Nurse to join our well-established, innovative Nurse-led CYP ED Intensive community treatment service. This is a great opportunity to join our highly skilled, dedicated, and friendly team.

NELFT CYP Intensive community treatment service (referred to as HIVE)

The HIVE treatment model provides intensive community treatment including therapeutic and physical health support to CYP and families within the family home as an alternative to hospital admission. The HIVE team also support admissions and facilitate safe and early discharges from inpatient/hospital care when admission is clinically indicated.

The HIVE service is an 8-week programme for young people open to the Eating Disorder Service who have struggled to progress with routine treatment and require more intensive intervention to prevent further deterioration, a protracted illness, and/or hospital admission. Young People and their care givers are offered needs led, intensive community support using a blended model of F2F and virtual appointments in a variety of non-hospital settings including our clinic and family homes. Programmes are individualised and include a variety of supported meals, individual work with the YP, ongoing FBT, parent work and close physical health monitoring.

As an integral part of the HIVE team, you will be part of an MDT providing:

1) In-reach to the local GAU, supporting the YPs journey from community to inpatient, maintaining clinical contact with care continuity being a key principle of the service.2) Support established pathways with paediatric inpatient teams for referring patients ensuring appropriate care is provided from acute medical admission to discharge.3) Enable a greater physical presence on the paediatric wards by HIVE staff. 4) Support hospital colleagues to implement ED specific care plan, especially in complex cases with co-morbid presentations.5)Provide comprehensive handovers to ward staff, sharing of risk assessments/reports and formulation, meal support on the ward including discussion at the weekly liaison meetings for the duration of the YP stay. 6)Join ward round/weekly MDT discussions to support continuity of care for SEDU's & GAU as required.7) Attend weekly bed management meeting as required.