Clinical Nurse Specialist

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and innovative team dedicated to redefining mental health care for children with learning disabilities. This role offers a unique opportunity to work directly with children and families, providing essential support and therapeutic interventions. You'll be part of a well-respected organization that values compassion, collaboration, and respect, striving to deliver outstanding services across South West London. Your expertise in behavioural assessment and your passion for making a difference will contribute to creating a first-class service for learning disabled and autistic children. If you're looking for a fulfilling role in a supportive environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Current registration with relevant professional body required.
• Extensive experience with individuals with learning disabilities is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultation, support, and therapeutic interventions for children with learning disabilities.
• Assess complex behaviour and implement positive behavioural strategies.

Skills

Behavioural Assessment

Therapeutic Interventions

Multi-agency Liaison

Consultation Skills

Understanding Complex Behaviour

Education

RN (Learning Disability) or RN (Mental Health)

PG Diploma/PG Certificate in Applied Behaviour Analysis

Job description

Site Cricket Green School Town Mitcham Salary £41,506 - £46,835 per annum inclusive of Outer London HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 17/02/2025 23:59

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services, including specialised services such as national deaf adults and CAMHS inpatients and OCD.

We are committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ however we aim to be ‘outstanding’.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values; being consistent, compassionate, collaborative, respectful and open is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is "making life better together".

When you join us, you’ll be part of something special – an innovative and rapidly growing organisation that is helping to redefine the Mental Health, education and social care landscape in the UK.

As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.

Job overview

We are excited to announce this new clinical nurse specialist post working within the CAMHs learning disability services. The role is based within one of London borough of Merton’s most established schools for children with diverse and wide-ranging needs with learning disabilities and mental illness/challenging behavior, ages 5-19.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work within a specific timetable involving consultation, parenting support, multi-agency liaison and individual therapeutic interventions. The work will include assessing and understanding complex and challenging behaviour/mental health, understanding and implementing positive behavioural approaches and therapeutic strategies, providing recommendations and reviewing these with the child/young person, family and network.

This post sits within the CAMHS LD team ensuring clinical supervision and management from an experienced team. Children and young people referred to the Learning Disability service have moderate to profound learning disabilities compounded by trauma, mental health difficulties and/or complex and challenging behaviour.

We are looking for people who share our passion to develop a first-class service for learning disabled and autistic children in South West London.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post combines direct clinical work with children and families with consultation to CAMHS, teaching staff, social workers and others. The work will include assessing and understanding complex and challenging behavior, mental health, trauma work, developing positive behavioral approaches, direct work with children and young people. There may be opportunities for cognitive and ASD/ADHD assessment and group work.

Qualifications

• Current registration with relevant professional body: Nursing – NMC; Occupational Therapy – HCPC; Clinical Psychology – HCPC; Social Worker – Social Work England
• RN (Learning Disability) or RN (Mental Health) with extensive experience with people with LD.
• Extensive behavioural knowledge and experience
• PG Diploma/PG Certificate in Applied Behaviour Analysis or equivalent.

Experience

• At least two years of qualified experience in working with individuals whose behaviour challenges services
• Experience of a range of specialist behavioural assessment and interventions with clients with learning disabilities whose behaviour challenges services, across the full range of care settings
• Experience of supporting families
• Experience of working with individuals with autistic spectrum disorders
• Experience of working in a learning disability and mental health environment
• Experience of working within an ethnically diverse community
• Experience of working within a school

At South West London St Georges Mental Health Trust we are committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Committed Employer, and welcome applications from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We are Members of Stonewall Diversity Champions and Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion.

We provide reasonable adjustments to the interview process for any candidates with a disability.

Please note:

• That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received
• That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3 rd party e-recruitment system
• That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not been successful
• That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
• That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
• That your employment is offered subject to successful completion of a Probationary Period depending on your Band (except medical roles)
• That we are a smoke-free Trust