Registered Nurse

The CYP Eating Disorders Day Hospital Service is currently mobilising. This specialist provision delivers intensive, evidence-based care to children & young people experiencing moderate to severe eating disorders. This innovative service aims to bridge the gap between inpatient and community care, offering a safe and structured alternative to Tier 4 admission & facilitating earlier discharge from hospital settings.

Operating through a MDT working collaboratively to provide holistic, person-centred care, each professional brings their expertise to support physical health monitoring, nutritional rehabilitation, psychosocial interventions & occupational engagement, all tailored to the unique needs of each young person & their family.

• In-reach and Outreach support to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions & reduce relapse.
• Intensive day hospital interventions focused on recovery, risk management, & re-engagement with daily life.
• Meal support and psychoeducation for young people & their families, promoting sustainable recovery at home.
• Multidisciplinary care planning and supervision
  , ensuring continuity & quality of care across settings.
• Training and consultation to professionals and carers, enhancing system-wide understanding and support for eating disorders.

This mobilisation represents a significant step forward in the West Midlands CAMHS Provider Collaborative’s commitment to transforming eating disorder care for children and young people and aligns with nationally driven new care models for children and young people.

• Prevent unnecessary admission to Tier 4 or acute paediatric wards.
• Deliver intensive & evidence-based community interventions to reduce relapse & re-admission.
• Provide advice, meal support & guidance to systems surrounding the patient.
• Provide monitoring of physical health of children & young people including weight/height checks
• Supporting in high intensity work aimed at managing risk and providing an alternative to admission for severely unwell young people.
• Provide meal support to young people & families evaluating the process at each visit.
• Providing psychosocial interventions focused on clinically indicated interventions e.g. distress tolerance, emotion regulation, basic CBT, motivational exercises, psychoeducation, distraction activities, supporting symptom management, problem solving skills.
• Assess, plan & implement & evaluate patient care plans in relation to physical health, as part of wider CEDS care plan for the patient.
• Support discharge planning through supported day leave with meal supervision

Unfortunately, we are currently unable to accept applications from newly qualified Band 5 nurses due to the current unavailability of clinical preceptorship support.

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