Clinical Nurse Specialist - CAMHS East

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Liskeard; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking an experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist to join their expanding children's mental health team. The role involves conducting assessments and delivering evidence-based interventions while supporting young people and their families. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in mental health nursing and leadership skills. This position offers opportunities for career development in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Supportive team environment

Opportunities for career development

Healthcare benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in children's mental health services.
• Ability to manage a caseload from referral to discharge.
• Knowledge of evidence-based interventions.

Responsibilities

• Support service delivery in the mental health service.
• Facilitate evidence-based practice for kids and families.
• Develop clinical practices with a multi-disciplinary team.
• Lead nursing provision and act as a clinical lead.
• Conduct assessments and interventions autonomously.
• Liaise with colleagues and other agencies.
• Undertake service governance including research.

Skills

Mental health assessment

Leadership skills

Excellent communication

Innovative practice

Team-based working

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Specialist training in children's mental health

Job description

Role Summary

Are you an experienced Mental Health Nurse with specialist experience and knowledge of children's mental health and do you want to be a part of something special whilst developing your skills at the same time?

As a Specialist Nurse in the community you will be responsible for providing full assessments, formulation and evidence based interventions to children, young people and their families, who are experiencing mental health difficulties. In order to achieve such ambitious goals we recognise the importance of supporting all our staff in building and feeling a part of a healthy, well-functioning team and service. We appreciate we are striving for cutting edge assessment and treatment within a highly emotive and distressing environment. We are looking for individuals that are good under pressure; place high worth in team based working and with an unrelenting passion and dedication for working with young people and their families.

If you are looking to work somewhere that is unconditionally respectful to young people and their families, that value their staff as individuals and continuously strives to be the best unit it can be then we could be the team for you., We are excited to advertise a full time permanent opportunity to the role of Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our expanding CAMHS community team. This role has been introduced to allow for nursing career development and enhanced nursing practice within the core CAMHS service.

We value ourselves in being a close, supportive, and containing team that is passionate about providing high quality care and look forward to welcoming you to be part of it.

Responsibilities

• You will be a key core practitioner within the Children and Young Peoples mental health service using leadership skills to support and develop service delivery.
• You will be innovative and facilitate evidence-based practice delivery for children, young people and their families across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
• To develop clinical practice by leading and developing multi-disciplinary team working across the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Health and Social Care Community.
• You will be responsible for leading the nursing provision in the ICA, acting as a clinical lead alongside the Lead Psychologist covering the East CAMHS area.
• You will maintain an individual caseload, using your specialist skills, from referral to discharge, conducting routine and high priority assessments and interventions as appropriate and exercising autonomy.
• You will liaise and provide advice, information and consultation to colleagues and other agencies.
• You will undertake service governance activity, including research and audit.

About the Team

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Just over 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.