Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse - Interest in Eating Disorders + £3,000 welcome bonus

Bristol Hospital is rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) the Grade II listed hospital building is set in extensive grounds in the suburb Stapleton, just off the M32 and less than three miles from the centre of Bristol with free parking onsite.

There are 76 beds spread over seven wards offering a diverse range of services including Psychiatric Intensive Care (PICU), eating disorders, acute and rehab and recovery. This offers opportunities to gain experience of working in a number of different services.

The hospital is overseen by an approachable and dynamic senior management team and has excellent links with local universities, which provides plenty of opportunities to gain experience of dealing with complex cases.

We are recruiting for enthusiastic and highly skilled Registered Nurses for our Eating Disorder Service 

Lotus Ward is a ten bedded, mixed gendered, specialist eating disorder unit that runs a diverse therapy programme. We are dedicated to providing personalized anorexia treatment, support and therapy. Patients admitted to the ward for treatment will primarily have a diagnosis of Anorexia Nervosa but may have co-morbid mental or physical health conditions such as Autism, PTSD or Personality Disorders. The MDT work in collaboration together to create a personalised treatment plan for all patients.

The focus of our unit is to help patients recover from their eating disorders and gradually get them back into healthy eating behaviours and to be able to have a good relationship with food and their weight.

Job Profile

• Deliver high quality, service users focussed care
• Participate in the development of new services and care pathways
• Support the local implementation of the Group Nursing Strategy
• Engage in continuous quality improvement within your service

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Abilities

• Registered nurse with active NMC PIN with 12 months post qualifying experience
• Demonstrates a positive attitude and commitment to change, improvement and quality
• Ability to develop and use flexible and innovative approaches to practise

Previous experience of working in a Eating Disorder setting would be preferred however not necessary. The post will offer successful candidates with a real opportunity for personal and professional development with specialised training in Eating Disorders and enteral feeding including Naso Gastric Tube feeding and venepuncture. 

Priory Healthcare Benefits

• Excellent salary
• Free on-site parking
• Supplemented meals
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• £3,000 welcome bonus
• Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an extra days annual leave
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Contributory pension scheme
• Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and private healthcare
• Access to development opportunities
• Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
• Leadership & management development
• Long service award
• Refer a friend bonuses
• Relocation support (including payment for accommodation or moving costs) up to £3000 (Terms apply)
• Additional benefits for nurses at Bristol:
• Fully funded DBS
• Fully funded NMC registration
• Return to Practice support
• Mentorship experience
• CPD top up

Our shift patterns are:

Day shifts - 7am to 7:30pm

Night shifts - 7pm to 7:30am