Job summary
- Main area
- Adult Eating Disorder
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 294-CAMHS-6515867-PB
- Employer
- South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Springfield University Hospital
- Town
- Tooting
- Salary
- £30,279 - £33,116 per annum inclusive of Inner London HCAs
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Outreach Worker (Adult Eating Disorders)
NHS AfC: Band 4
South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services, including specialised services such as national deaf adults and CAMHS inpatients and OCD.
We are committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ however we aim to be ‘outstanding’.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values; being consistent, compassionate, collaborative, respectful and open is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is "making life better together".
When you join us, you’ll be part of something special – an innovative and rapidly growing organisation that is helping to redefine the Mental Health, education and social care landscape in the UK.
As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.
Job overview
South West London and St Georges / South London and Maudsley’ Adult Eating Disorders Community service, is one of two specialist eating disorders community services within the South London Partnerships’ (SLP) Adult Eating Disorder Provider Collaborative , providing specialist eating disorders care. The SLP is a collaboration between South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust. The Partnership brings together clinical and service user expertise, working to improve quality, use resources most effectively, and deliver best practice consistently to the service users and families across South London.
Both community services within the SLP are recruiting a number of multidisciplinary roles for an innovative new Enhanced Treatment Team for south London . This Enhanced Treatment Team will work closely with the SLP Single Point of Referral to provide an alternative to inpatient care and will provide support to service users and their families in their own home. The teams will be working across the whole of south London to deliver this innovative approach which enables people to access serives swiftly , potentially avoid admission and to receive care near to home for time limited periods where required.
Main duties of the job
The Eating Disorders Service offers a specialist mental health service to people aged 18 years and older with a range of eating disorders. The service comprises of a Specialist Inpatient Ward which is a National Service, a Day Unit and Out-Patient Service that both offer a service to the population of Merton, Sutton, Wandsworth, Kingston and Richmond. You would be working as part of the Adult Multi-disciplinary Out-patient Team comprising of Nurse practitioners, Doctors, Dietician, Clinical Psychologists, Psychotherapist, Occupational Therapist and Out-Reach Workers.
The ETT will sit within the community eating disorders service to provide a local alternative to inpatient treatment (reducing admissions) and by nature be less restrictive. The ETT will support discharges from wards and work to reduce length of stay (LoS). Reduction of inpatient bed use by south London patients will enable an increase in inflow income opportunities from non-south London geographies. It is possible that the ETT will have wider system benefits in terms of reducing the number of individuals who require an acute hospital admission. Patient accessibility will be improved as treatment and support will be provided in patients’ homes. The ETT build on learning from the pandemic and addresses a gap in provision. Patient experience and outcomes – including physical health monitoring and a reduction in deterioration – will be improved.
Working for our organisation
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
About our locations:
Springfield University Hospital, Tooting
Our largest, 19-ward site is in Springfield Village, created following our £150m investment into two new world class mental health facilities. A 32-acre public park, shops and cafes are coming soon. Close to shops, cafes and Tooting Bec on the Northern Line plus Earlsfield and Tooting rail stations and bus routes.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To hold a valid Driving License and have access to a vehicle to enable travel between the Team Base and client hom
- To assist qualified staff in the delivery of care to the clientele
- To hold a caseload and assist in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care, under the supervision
- To assist staff in developing new ideas for the improvement of patient care
- To enter data onto the Clinical Information System and to report and record any changes in the patient’s mental/physical/emotional/ and behavioral state
- To assist patients with activities of daily living; including eating meals and snacks therapeutically in a variety of different settings with patients, helping individuals to maintain independence from others by assisting the development of daily living, domestic, communication and social skills
- To assist qualified staff in the physical monitoring of a patient’s health, including monitoring of blood pressure, pulse, temperature, respiration, weight (after appropriate training) and escalate any concerns to the MDT
- To contribute to maintaining the team’s agreed philosophy, aims and objectives
- To provide support for patients as required
- To undertake whatever duties are necessary to maintain a safe environment free from unnecessary hazards
- To report to qualified staff any abnormalities, accidents, untoward incidents, or observations relating to a patient or patient’s care
- To adhere to Trust policies and procedures
- To maintain confidentiality of information according to Trust policy and ensure that the patient’s dignity and privacy is maintained
- To ensure effective communication with patients, carer’s, visitors, and staff
- To observe the requirements of the Mental Health Act 1983, Vulnerable Adult procedures and any other procedures which are appropriate to the client group.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of mental health services (as a worker or service
- Demonstrable ability of supervising other staff
- Experience of training staff
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a health or social care setting
- Experience of working with people with mental health problems
- Experience of working in the community of a crisis service
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good standard of education
- Good communication skills both verbal and written
- Achieved NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care or equivalent
- A commitment to undertake continuing personal and professional development
Desirable criteria
- Psychology graduate
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Abby Jelley
- Job title
- Advanced Nurse Practitioner
- Email address
- [email protected]
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