CAMHS Day Service Registered Nurse/Practitioner

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the East Midlands region is seeking a CAMHS Day Service Registered Nurse/Practitioner to provide exceptional support and intervention to children and young people facing mental health challenges. The role involves working with multidisciplinary teams to deliver evidence-based interventions and facilitating recovery processes. Strong communication and risk management skills are essential. The Trust offers a robust development framework, flexible working conditions, and a benefits package that supports employee wellbeing.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Yearly appraisal and ongoing training

Health service discounts

Access to employee assistance program

Incremental pay progression

Responsibilities

• Provide support services to children, adolescents, and their families with complex needs.
• Carry out mental health assessments and community-based interventions in various settings.
• Conduct ongoing risk assessments and monitor prescribed medications.

Skills

Knowledge and understanding of mental health disorders within children

Ability to assess, plan and deliver treatment

Effective communication skills, verbal and written

Skills in risk assessment and management of self-harm

Education

Current Professional Registration

Qualification in therapeutic modality

Job description

CAMHS Day Service Registered Nurse/Practitioner

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Registered Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist to join the CAMHS Day Service.

The specialist day provision is a relatively new part of the CAMHS service, opening its doors in October 2022, and provides intensive packages of person centred interventions to young people who may be at risk of admission to a Tier 4 inpatient unit without increased support. The successful applicant will work as part of a team to help manage complex mental health needs. You will be involved in the assessment, formulation and interventions offered as well as liaison with other agencies.

You will be part of the regular team clinical supervision processes as well as being able to access regular and frequent individual supervision.

There is a lot of scope for personal and professional development within the service.

The Trust offers a robust preceptorship package for newly qualified staff.

"It is Trust policy that for posts that are for a time limited period, applicants who are currently employed by an NHS organisation will only be appointed on a secondment basis and should have approval from their line manager this is possible before applying. Applicants who are not employed by an NHS organisation, will receive a fixed term contract. "

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a Registered Professional who will improve children and young people's mental health, providing support and intervention to young people and families as part of their care plan.

This will involve working with children and young people who are experiencing high levels of distress and during periods of crisis.

The role will also involve interventions to support recovery and relapse prevention. In accordance with national and local priorities, clinical guidelines, the post holder will be responsive to the needs and views of local children, to ensure the highest level of clinical evidence based practice within the resources available

The post holder will be supported to develop knowledge and skills in working systemically with children and families within our experienced multi-disciplinary teams.

The post will involve working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in the delivery of evidence-based interventions to children and their families.

CAMHS is part of the CYP-IAPT initiative and the post holder will use Routine Outcome Measures to influence and evaluate all interventions offered.

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities

Job responsibilities

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To work within a multi-disciplinary CAMHS team, providing support services to children, adolescent and their families/carers with complex needs.

To organise own workload for a range of complex cases.

Seeing young people and families in order to carry out mental health assessments, plan and provide community based interventions in a variety of settings, eg, the specialist day service, home, education, GP surgery and other primary care settings.

To take an assertive outreach approach in order to help young people maintain a level of mental health support that can benefit their emotional wellbeing/mental health.

To undertake ongoing risk assessment of harm to self or others, risk of vulnerability, and complex health and social care assessment.

To monitor the effects of prescribed medication and to report any side effects to the responsible medical officer in accordance with local Trust policy and the NMC administration of medications policy.

To feedback outcomes of assessment and intervention to relevant CAMHS colleagues in regular clinical discussion, and directly to the nominated senior clinician in managerial supervision.

To promote a wider understanding of mental health issues relating to children and adolescents amongst families, referrers and other professionals.

To facilitate group work with service users.

To develop and maintain good relationships and clear lines of communication with other professional agencies and departments. The provide advice, training and support to services in key partner agencies where appropriate and act as a key liaison person.

To contribute towards the development of specialist team protocols and propose changes to the working practice of the team. Participate in organised service activities, ie allocation, team meetings, case discussions in order to contribute towards service development.

To participate in meetings and reviews to support children, young people and their families in planning to meet the needs of the service user.

Person Specification

Qualification

• Current Professional Registration
• Qualification in therapeutic modality

Skills

• Knowledge and understanding of mental health disorders within children
• Ability to assess, plan and deliver treatment and evaluate care packages
• Effective communication skills, verbal and written
• Skills in risk assessment and management of self harm

Transport

• Must be able to meet the travel requirements of the post

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.

£29,970 to £36,483 a yearper annum, pro rata