Community Nurse Practitioner
| Posting date: | 09 June 2026 |
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| Salary: | £39,959.00 to £48,117.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £39959.00 - £48117.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 June 2026 |
| Location: | Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9310-26-0373 |
Summary
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities. Work with people with moderate to severe eating disorders in order to prevent hospital admission or facilitate early discharge in collaboration with other AEDIT team members including assessment of those referred to the service, care planning formulation, attendance at professional meetings, identifying and delivering interventions, reviewing support and participating is discharge planning meetings. Provide nursing care in a person-centred way that promotes and facilitates the positive health and well-being of people with eating disorders Be responsible for providing specialist nursing care for people with moderate to severe eating disorders under the care of the team. Ensuring that interventions following NICE guidelines for eating disorders, meet Medical Emergency in Eating Disorders (MEED) guidance. If not already trained the postholder will undertake training in phlebotomy to monitor the physical health of people with severe eating disorders under the guidance of the Consultant Psychiatrist. When the service need arises. Physical health needs of the services users will need to be managed jointly between the local CEDs and AEDIT. Be responsible for the assessment of care needs/risk, formulation of care and risk management plans to meet needs of service users presenting with moderate to severe eating disorders. Co-produce care plans with the service user, carers and professionals with the aim of avoiding hospital admission and/or facilitating early discharge as well as supporting progression on the individuals recovery journey. To respond to any crisis that a service user may advise of, with the aim of promoting independent and recovery whilst living in the community but in a way that safely manages that crisis. Contribute to the management of service users in the community who are at a high level of risk in partnership with the consultant psychiatrists and AEDIT MDT to promote service user recovery as well as safety including GP liaison. Have a sound knowledge of medications and their desired and undesired effects if used for our service users. Guide AEDIT A-team members regarding their specialist area to ensure awareness and monitoring of signs of increased physical ill health risk by all team members. Be a role model through their own good practice in demonstrating Trusts values. Be responsible for maintaining clinical standards, and team systems Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria. *DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website