CAMHS Nurse

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Horsham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Horsham is seeking a community mental health nurse to provide assessment and treatment to children with mental health difficulties. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in community mental health, strong communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. Opportunities for professional development and supervision are provided to enhance your career in healthcare.

Benefits

Access to lifelong learning and professional development

Flexible working hours

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group.
• Experience of working consultatively with professionals.
• Understanding of clinical governance.

Responsibilities

• Provide initial assessments of mental health conditions for children.
• Participate in collaborative formulation of cases.
• Provide ongoing treatment using evidence based therapeutic interventions.

Skills

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Clinical assessment skills

Supervision experience

Ability to work collaboratively

Communication skills

Education

Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent

Evidence of continuous professional development

Job description

We're looking for people who share our values of compassion, accountability and optimism to help us provide high quality care for the patients, carers, families and communities we serve. We specialise in NHS mental health and learning disability services and we're proud to make a difference every day. At SPFT we put people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. You'll have opportunities to learn, grow and gain new experiences to support your career, with access to lifelong learning and professional development. We actively promote flexible working and understand how important work life balance is, especially in healthcare. Whether it's part time hours, hybrid working or flexible start and finish times, we'll explore what works for you and the role. We recognise that AI is becoming part of daily life and you may choose to use it to help prepare your application. We welcome innovation but ask that anything you submit reflects your own abilities, experience and voice. AI can support how you describe your skills and experience, but it should never replace your own words as we want to get to know you. We're shaping a workplace where ideas are encouraged, technology supports you and everyone has a voice in how we improve. If that sounds like the kind of organisation you want to be part of, we'd love to hear from you. An opportunity has arisen in the North West Sussex CAMHS team based in Horsham for a community mental health nurse. The role will form part of a well established multi-disciplinary team within which is a small team of nurses. The role involves providing assessment and treatment to children experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties working both independently and as part of networks to ensure care plans are responsive to needs and risk and are developed in a truly collaborative way with patients and their families.

The main duties of the role include providing initial assessments of mental health conditions for children and young people and presenting these cases for discussion at the MDT meeting. You will further be involved in the collaborative formulation of cases and identifying the most appropriate care and treatment. The role also involves providing ongoing treatment for children and young people using a range of evidence based therapeutic interventions. A key feature of the post is the lead practitioner role which involves the care coordination for children where there is a high level of risk and complex multiagency networks. The post holder will participate in team and service networks such as reflective practice and diversity dialogue sessions and professional specific forums such as the nurses supervision and CDP groups. You can expect high quality supervision both clinical and management and a yearly appraisal that accurately reflects your professional development needs. Working for our organisation Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust offers its colleagues a sophisticated package of supervision and CPD opportunities. The CHYPS directorate in particular is keen to involve all its members in an evolving and responsive development to their services in response to changes in local needs and there are many opportunities to become involved in particular areas of interest. The team to which this post is attached is known for its big welcomes and commitment to supporting new members and each other to achieve the highest quality of care to our young people and their families. The nursing team within the team are integral to the professional standard of care that our families have a right to expect and we are hoping to welcome you to share your skills and experience to enhance the service offer to local families. The role involves sophisticated skills in the arenas of assessment and treatment to children experiencing mental illness. Accurate risk assessment and safety planning is a key skill of this role and you will be experienced in managing a caseload of individuals for whom there exists significant levels of risk. The post holder will have good communication skills and will be able to represent the service in complex forums and networks. The role involves working both independently and as part of a team to deliver high quality care.

• Registered Mental Health Nurse
• Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
• Evidence of continuous professional development, Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group
• Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group
• Experience of supervising staff
• Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems
• Experience of working consultatively with professionals
• Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
• Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies
• Experience of working within the CPA process
• Understanding of clinical governance
• Previous experience of working in the community, Successful candidates are normally appointed to the bottom of the pay scale unless previous NHS experience in a similar role can be evidenced.
• You must have appropriate UK professional registration.