Band 5 Nurse - Adult Eating Disorders Inpatient

Band 5 Nurse - Adult Eating Disorders Inpatient

Welford (ED) Ward is a 15 bedded specialist eating disorder unit providing care for people with severe anorexia nervosa from across the East Midlands. We are seeking a motivated, experienced and conscientious Band 5 Nurse to cover maternity leave and become an integral part of our well established, supportive team. You will work closely with Band 5 and 6 Nurses, Health Care Support Workers, the Ward Manager and Team Managers to deliver safe, effective and patient‑led care.

The post is based at Glenfield Hospital within the Bennion Centre. We operate a two shift system across a 24/7 service, and applicants should be able to work a rotating pattern, although some flexibility may be considered depending on service needs.

Please contact Jacy Cottingham or Nicola Brewin to arrange this. A recent patient described the ward as a place of safety where people understood what I was going through and didn't judge me. Staff listened, supported and genuinely cared. They helped me understand myself, believe I deserved happiness, and showed that living beyond my illness was possible and worth fighting for.

They gave me moments of calm from the chaos of my mind and, most importantly, they gave me back my life and hope.

Contact Details:
Nicola Brewin, Family Services Manager
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The successful candidate will demonstrate they possess the same core values as our organisation, Compassion, Respect, Trust and Integrity in all aspects of their work.

Responsibilities include:

• Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of evidence‑based nursing care to a group of clients/service users.
• Assisting and contributing in the management and organisation of a ward/clinical area.
• Actively contributing to setting and maintaining high standards of quality nursing care.
• Actively participating in the education, development and supervision of other staff members.
• Acting as a clinical and professional role model, assessing and supporting students and learners on placement within the clinical area.
• Working collaboratively and co‑operatively with others to meet the needs of clients/service users and their families.

We may close the advert early if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6‑month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual.

This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.