Band 7 Community Psychiatric Nurse - Youth Justice

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust; Leicester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A community health provider in Leicester is seeking a Youth Justice Mental Illness Senior Nurse to work with young people facing mental health challenges. This role requires expertise in youth justice, the ability to lead assessments, and provide training. Applicants should have relevant nursing experience and good communication skills. The position is part-time (18.75 hours per week) and will involve working across Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with experience in mental health and youth justice.
• Excellent record keeping and risk management capabilities.
• Ability to work flexibly across multiple locations.

Responsibilities

• Lead on mental health assessments for youth justice referrals.
• Deliver training to youth justice partners.
• Maintain comprehensive care plans for young people.

Skills

Expert knowledge around youth justice and mental health

Excellent communication skills

Ability to provide training and consultation

Education

Nursing degree with specialization in mental health

Job description

Overview

The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Young People’s Team (YPT) is a specialist mental health team working with young people who present with a moderate to severe mental illness.

• To be the central point for moderate to severe presentations of mental illness within young people known to youth justice.
• To work closely with the local authority.
• To provide consultation and training.
• To provide comprehensive risk assessment and care planning with excellent record keeping skills.
• To hold a clinical caseload and act as Lead Professional.
• To be confident in leading multi-disciplinary meetings.
• To be a strong presence in team meetings and leading on youth justice feedback and training within the team.
• To offer supervision to junior colleagues.
• To be flexible and able to provide care across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland; a driving license and access to a car with relevant insurance is required for this post.

We are looking to recruit a Youth Justice Mental Illness Senior Nurse - Community Psychiatric Nurse Band 7 to join our team. This post is 0.5 WTE (18.75 hours per week).

Responsibilities and role expectations

• You will have expert knowledge around youth justice and mental health.
• Deliver consultation and formulation at monthly clinics with youth justice partners and local authority professionals.
• Act as a central point for all complex mental health referrals who have a youth justice referral/open case.
• Be trauma informed in your practice.
• Present training packages to large groups and ensure training materials are up to date and in line with current research.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills and work closely with mental health professionals, parents and the local authority/youth justice services.
• Maintain excellent record keeping and demonstrate competency to work with high levels of risk and develop comprehensive care planning.
• Demonstrate alignment with Trust values and have good knowledge of the Trust strategy.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Services are delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to community settings, with our 6,500 staff serving over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community and actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We actively encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Information for applicants

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants and supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied patterns.

We may close the advert early if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.