Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 363-SSLB6682504-A
- Employer
- East London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- North Beds CAMHS
- Town
- Bedford
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 Per year
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
CAMHS Mental Health Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 5
ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job overview
We are looking for a creative, forward thinking and motivatedÌýCAMHS Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our friendly and professional multi-disciplinary Emotional & Behavioural Community CAMHS Team based in Bedford, within the North Bedfordshire Specialist CAMHS Service.Ìý Our team is inclusive and we consciously think about varying contexts we work within (i.e. racial, cultural and socio-economic factors). Our work is underpinned by strong values to treat each other, service users and agency partners with respect and care. We would be happy to consider requests for flexible working, for example taking into account any caring responsibilities.
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The post-holder will be a UK registered Mental Health Nurse with community CAMHS experience (Must have valid UK NMC pin at point of application, without this you will not be short listed for interview). The post holder will be offering assessments, supporting group offers, and treatments to young people with moderate to severe mental health difficulties, involving parent/carers, schools and other agencies as appropriate. You will require a high degree of professional autonomy, organization, and self-management, and the ability to work well in a team. You will be supported by regular clinical and management supervision sessions, access to a variety of internal CPD sessions, and annual performance appraisals. Ìý
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be offering assessments, supporting group offers, and treatments to young people with moderate to severe mental health difficulties, involving parent/carers, schools and other agencies as appropriate. You will require a high degree of professional autonomy, organization, and self-management, and the ability to work well in a team. You will be supported by regular clinical and management supervision sessions, access to a variety of internal CPD sessions, and annual performance appraisals.Ìý You will also participate in weekly clinical discussions with the teams, monthly complex case discussions and a monthly reflective space.Ìý
Working for our organisation
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached JD and PS for detailed description of role and responsibilitiesÌý
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The successful candidate will be part of the discipline they have trained in or intend to develop in, and will receive specialist clinical supervision. There are opportunities to take part in discipline-specific meetings within Bedfordshire CAMHS and ELFT.
Person specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential criteria
- Registered Mental Health Nurse (Part 3/8/13 of the UKCC Register)
Desirable criteria
- Mentorship or equivalent teaching qualification/experience
- CBT or DBT training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience working in a mental health setting working with adolescents or young people, families/ carers.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary setting
- Experience risk assessing and safety planning with young people, families, and supporting network.
- Experience of working in or liaising closely with multi agency teams working with adolescents or young adults e.g. Youth Services, YOT etc.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a culturally diverse area.
- Experience of supporting service development
- Experience of using CBT or other evidence based therapeutic interventions
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of potential barriers and resources within a multi-agency setting that affect mental health and are relevant to children, young people and their families
- Knowledge of systems and the environment can impact on child/adolescent mental health
- Knowledge of evidence based mental health interventions
- Knowledge and application of outcome measures.
- Awareness of current national legislation, guidelines, and polices in the field of CAMHS (Children Act, Mental Health Act and associated legislation including Child Protection Procedures)
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability and motivation to further develop by meeting developmental objectives by their deadline and a high degree of self-awareness and an ability to reflect on personal and professional attitudes and accept feedback.
- Ability to communicate effectively and clearly (written and oral), including an ability to communicate and work in highly emotive circumstances.
- Ability to work independently and manage a caseload while meeting deadlines and keeping patient information up to date.
- Ability to assess mental health needs, develop care plans, implement and review care.
- Interest and motivation to continue professional development, including training in evidence based therapies.
- Ability to risk assess, safety plan, and safeguard young people and their families. Including supportive network as appropriate.
- Motivation to work towards to co-facilitate therapeutic groups
- Ability to work sensitively and compassionately with patients and their families, especially when they are distressed, and when delivering sensitive information.
- Ability to liaise with multi-agency professionals in the young person's life, provide consultation, and deliver sensitive information in professional manner.
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to contain and work with organizational stress and identify when additional personal support may be necessary.
- Ability to be reflective and utilize clinical and peer supervision to support patient care.
- Motivation to work towards delivering training and CPD to multi-disciplinary teams and other agencies.
- Competent use of IT packages e.g. Word, excel, etc.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to provide psychosocial/ cognitive therapeutic intervention to people with mental health difficulties and adjust the care/resources based on their individual needs. (E.g. CBT, DBT, Solution focused therapy, Motivational interviewing, etc.)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen Anderson
- Job title
- Lead Clinician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01234 893300
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