CAMHS Senior Nurse Practitioner

Transformationunitgm; Worthing; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health organization is seeking a Band 7 Senior Clinical Nurse to join the Coastal CAMHS team in Worthing. The role involves working with young people experiencing moderate to severe mental health conditions, providing assessments and treatments, and leading junior staff. Candidates should have a strong commitment to patient care and possess relevant qualifications and experience.

Benefits

Fully funded lifelong learning opportunities

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current registration in mental health/learning disability/adult.
• Evidence of post-registration training in relevant service area.
• Experience working with young people with complex mental health issues.

Responsibilities

• Work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Lead on complex cases and support junior nurses.
• Provide high-quality patient care and conduct assessments.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Risk Assessment

Education

Registered Nurse with current registration

Degree/diploma level with specialist qualification

Completion of Mentorship Course

Job description

We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.

So what can we offer you in return?

We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.

You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.

As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.

If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Senior Clinical nurse to join the Coastal CAMHS team across the Chichester and Worthing area.

The role will entail working with young people who are experiencing moderate to severe mental health conditions, offering assessment and treatment, including 1-1 work and some group interventions. You will lead on complex cases, support and take a leadership role with the junior nurses and mental health practitioners, as well as supporting the wider team with your expertise and clinical knowledge.

Main duties of the job

To work autonomously and as part of a team in an environment that can be changeable, due to service capacity and demand and lead by example.

You will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, offering a high standard of patient care with an ability to demonstrate sound risk assessment skills, excellent communication skills and at times leadership to other team members.

You should be motivated, dynamic and forward thinking with a commitment to maintaining and improving service user-focused services to the highest quality.

We focus on Evidence based practice, robust care-planning and thorough risk assessments and work closely and collaboratively with our acute care colleagues and other key agencies, such as Education and Social Care to ensure young people are supported to the highest standard.

Working for our organisation

We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.

Working in Sussex:

• Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns
• Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London
• With easy access to Gatwick and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure

We’d love you to join our organisation that is rated ‘good’ overall and ‘outstanding’ for caring by the CQC.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Coastal CAMHS are looking to recruit a Band 7 Senior Clinical Nurse, who is highly motivated with a passion for working creatively and collaboratively with children, young people and their families, with moderate to severe complex mental health problems, within the Worthing and Chichester areas in West Sussex.

The post entails working in a lively, busy multidisciplinary CAMHS Team across two sites delivering high quality interventions to children, young people and their families, including assessments, individual and group work. You will get the opportunity to work with colleagues of all disciplines.

This post requires knowledge and experience of working with young people who are experiencing moderate to severe complex mental health difficulties.

You will have good quality line management and nursing supervision and the role will require supervision of junior nurses and supporting student nursing placements. You will work closely with the team leader, service manager and lead nurse for CAMHS.

You can choose either Chichester or Worthing as your base, some travel across sites will be needed.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current registration (mental health / LD/ Adult) appropriate to the job role.
• Degree/diploma level supplemented by specialist qualification, training, experience, courses to masters level equivalent relevant to the care group
• Evidence of post registration training in relevant service area
• Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent

Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.

We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

In the event of an excessive number of applicants the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers. The Trust works with adult and children’s social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff and bank workers with the knowledge and skills to recognize abuse, and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. It is expected that all staff and bank workers familiarise themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the Sussex child protection and safeguarding procedures and the Sussex multi-agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant essential training and further training appropriate to their role.

Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.