Senior Clinical Nurse - Adult Day Service

We are looking to recruit kind, caring and compassionate Senior Clinical Nurse - Adult Day Servicewho is interested in being part of the Dorset All Age Eating Disorders Service (DAEDS) team offering treatment and care to adults with an eating disorder who are attending the Adult Day Service.

Experience of caring for people with an eating disorder in a mental health setting is essential, empathy towards those who have an eating disorder imperative. The ability to work effectively and dynamically in a busy and demanding setting with strong leadership skills vital.

We promote learning and development, and all staff are encouraged and supported throughout their career to grow and develop. We provide an initial induction, in-house and other training opportunities, plus clinical and management supervision. Your continuous professional development will be planned and tailored to your needs together with support to achieve your personal objectives set via annual appraisal.

The Adult Day Service is open 10am to 8pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

This vacancy is for 37.5 worked across the hours of 9.30am to 8pm.

A review of the service has recently been undertaken, and the Adult Day Service may increase its opening days in the future., To assist the Clinical Manager - Adult Day Service in providing the highest quality treatment and care to people with an eating disorder, their family/carers.

To carry out day to day leadership responsibilities, in conjunction with the Clinical Manager - Adult Day Service.

As a senior clinician within an MDT, actively lead and contribute to the delivery of the highest quality eating disorders treatment and care.

To support the Clinical Manager by demonstrating strong clinical leadership of nurses, mental health support workers and other colleagues working across the Day Service

To support the Clinical Manager by demonstrating strong risk management knowledge and skill, leading by example and promoting risk management policy and procedures to the team/Kimmeridge Court.

Deliver evidence-based treatment interventions, on a one-to-one and group basis to promote recovery from eating disorders.

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to create healthier lives, empowered citizens and thriving communities.