Vivid Healthcare are looking for an experienced Band 6 Later Life Nurse to join a busy unit in Tewkesbury.
Pay: Up to £40 per hour***
Position Details: Must have at least 6 months UK experience and ideally hold and up to date mandatory training certificate also the following;
To assess, clinically manage, care co-ordinate and treat children, adolescents and adults with an eating disorder and their families.
*To work with the supervision of the Lead Clinician and Band 7 Clinicians with patients with clinically significant eating disorders
*To assess patient and family needs and devise an appropriate care plan, communicating the plan in writing to the patient with copies to their GP, referrer and other involved parties
*To participate in the measurement of outcome, timely recording of clinical notes and communication of any significant clinical changes including ending of treatment in writing to the patient and their GP
*To provide evidence based treatments for children, adolescents and adults and their families as appropriate (currently Family Based Treatment [FBT], Cognitive Behaviour Therapy-Enhanced [CBT-E] and Interpersonal Psychotherapy [IPT])
*To participate in the facilitation of therapeutic groups when appropriate
*To clinically manage patients post assessment who are not ready to engage in treatment, but are at significant physical and/or psychiatric risk
*To provide any other necessary support to encourage the process of recovery, working in conjunction with other members of the team and the wider care network
*To assess ongoing physical and psychiatric risk, ensuring appropriate written risk assessments are completed and communicated as necessary
*To report back on serious risk factors and therapeutic progress to the Lead Clinician on a frequent basis (daily if necessary)
*To organise daily workload, self-managing the need for clinical work, administration and supervision
*To attend and contribute to team group supervision meetings (weekly therapeutic supervision, monthly family therapy supervision and monthly team dynamic supervision)
*To attend regular supervision with the Team Manager/Lead Clinician
*To assist with placements for students from relevant disciplines
*To ensure ongoing professional competence by undertaking relevant team, Trust and external training and reading
*If appropriate, to work under the supervision of the team Consultant Psychiatrists to prescribe and review psychotropic medication treatment for adults and young people
*To participate and lead in the urgent assessment rota in collaboration with senior clinicians and provide guidance and support for the band 5 clinicians involved in this responsibility when required.
Start Date: ASAP
Location: Cheltenham
Duration: Ongoing
Registering with Vivid Healthcare comes with extensive benefits:
Full online and Practical Trainings
First refusals on all locum positions prior to being advertised.
CPD re-reimbursements (Terms and Conditions Apply)
Experienced Consultant (one point of contact)
Online timesheets where you can log in at any time and print your weekly income.
Contactable at any time/nights/weekends
To be successful for this role, you must be a fully qualified nurse with a minimum of 6 months recent experience within a UK based hospital.
We offer a £250 referral bonus on successful placement (terms and qualifying period apply). Should this position not be of interest we have a number of roles around the UK offering great packages, please call the Nursing team if you would like to know more information.