Camhs Clinical Charge Nurse

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pay, pensions and leave

Work life balance

Career development

Car lease

Accommodation

NHS discounts

Counselling services

Wellbeing events

Job summary

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust in London is recruiting for a Clinical Charge Nurse within CAMHS inpatient units. You will work with young people to deliver safe, patient-centred care in a challenging but rewarding environment.

The post offers access to learning and development opportunities including the CAMHS Nursing Academy and leadership skills development within an inpatient setting.

Qualifications

• Nursing degree in RMN and/or RNLD or equivalent.
• Current UK professional registration is essential.
• Knowledge of relevant professional and clinical legislation.
• Ability to work with young people in inpatient CAMHS settings.

Responsibilities

• Plan clinical care and work as part of the nursing team to provide a therapeutic and safe environment.
• Develop CAMHS-specific skills and adapt to acute mental health care with a calm, contained demeanour.
• Assess risk formally and informally and balance safety with least restrictive practice.

Skills

Teaching ability

Resilience

Empathy

Advocacy

Education

Nursing degree (RMN or RNLD)

Job description

Job summary

Is working within the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) the next step in your career? Are you looking to work in a team that allows you to feel empowered and proud to be a Nurse? To work in an environment that will allow you to develop and flourish as a practitioner? Then the South London and Maudsley CAMHS Inpatient Units might just be what you're looking for. We're passionate about delivering first–class patient‑centred, safe and effective care, across our Adolescent Inpatient Units, general and PICU. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We're looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients and colleagues. With every new employee we're hoping to find our future leaders and we'll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop – whatever stage of your career you’re at; there’s always a place for you at SLaM.

Main duties of the job

Existing CAMHS experience is not essential as you will have the opportunity to learn new specialist skills through our excellent learning and development opportunities which will include leadership and managerial skills alongside clinical interventions. It is important to show through your application and interview, what transferable skills and experience you have.

In addition to this we welcome skilled practitioners who would like the opportunity to develop their CAMHS specific skills. These clinicians may come from a variety of professional backgrounds including adult mental health, learning disability and paediatric settings.

As well as our inhouse development programme, we also have our CAMHS Nursing Academy which is a training and development program which is based on the four pillars of advanced nursing practice.

We have vacancies across our adolescent units; Tyson East 2, Maudsley Hospital (currently based at Bethlem Royal Hospital) o Bethlem Adolescent Unit, Bethlem Royal Hospital o CAMHS Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Bethlem Royal Hospital

Bethlem Adolescent Unit and CAMHS PICU based at the Bethlem Royal Hospital and Tyson East 2 will be based in the new Pears Maudsley Centre for Children and Young people once opened (TBC), currently the ward is based on the Bethlem Royal site. PICU cares for some of the most unwell and vulnerable young people requiring secure mental health services in a compassionate, safe and timely manner.

About us

We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It’s important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer. Some of our benefits are highlighted here:

• Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
• Work life balance, flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
• Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
• Car lease, our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars
• Accommodation, our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites
• NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.

Other benefits include:

• Counselling services
• Wellbeing events
• Long service awards
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Childcare vouchers
• Staff restaurants

Job responsibilities

Working with young people is both challenging and demanding but also incredibly fun and rewarding. Working in CAMHS is an opportunity to work with young people at the start of their mental health journey to help them build a positive outlook for their future.

As a clinical charge nurse you will take a role in planning clinical care, being part of the nursing team to employ your pre-existing clinical skills to help provide a therapeutic and safe environment. You will be an individual who would like to develop skills in an acute mental health setting and possess a calm and contained demeanour. You will develop confidence in assessing risk on a formal and informal basis and be able to balance this effectively with acting in the least restrictive way, fostering a safe yet therapeutic service. You will have a solid working knowledge of relevant legal frameworks i.e. MHA (1983), Capacity Act (2005) and the Children Act (1989).

You must be a qualified RMN, LD or Children’s Nurse with the desire to work in an in‑patient mental health setting. It is essential to have an understanding of the challenges that face nurses caring for young people with mental health difficulties today and be able to demonstrate resilience and empathy. Most important to us is that you have a commitment and passion to want to listen and support young people in a variety of creative ways.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Nursing Degree in either; Registered Mental Health Nurse and/or Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse or equivalent

Desirable

• Master’s degree
• Certificate in Practice Supervisor Training, Practice Assessor Training, Practice Supervisor or Assessor Training, SSSA-aligned training, or a recognised Mentorship Certificate (or equivalent qualification)

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of relevant Professional and Clinical legislation
• Knowledge of clinical governance and audit
• Experience as a preceptor /mentor

Desirable

• Experience of engaging /supporting clinical research projects
• Experience of delivering training
• Experience of recruitment and selection of staff

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Able to provide quality care that is responsive to service user’s needs, without close supervision
• Teaching ability
• Advocates for all individuals, particularly those with protected characteristics; promotes equality and diversity
• Resilient: able to cope with difficult interpersonal situations

Desirable

• Problem solving, ability to identify problems, review options and take appropriate action without a predetermined framework

Other Requirements

Essential

• Empathy for service users including individuals who have experienced mental health problems
• Able to work a flexible 24hr working pattern inluding night shifts and weekends

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).