Staff Nurse - CAMHS Mildred Creek Unit

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Job summary

A leading children's hospital in London is seeking a Staff Nurse for the CAMHS Mildred Creek Unit. This role involves providing holistic care to young patients facing severe mental health challenges, fostering a supportive and therapeutic environment. Candidates should be NMC Registered Nurses with a passion for family-centered care and a commitment to professional development.

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse (Child) or Mental Health qualification required.
• Experience with acute/chronically sick children preferred.
• Commitment to family-centered care and ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide care to young people aged 7-14 with mental health difficulties.
• Facilitate daily routines and therapeutic activities.
• Administer medication and support physiotherapy programs.

Skills

Communication

Time Management

Teamwork

Compassion

Education

NMC Registered Nurse (Child) or Mental Health

Relevant nursing qualification

Job description

Employer Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Great Ormond Street Hospital Town London Salary £35,964 - £43,780 Per annum inclusive Salary period Yearly Closing 02/06/2025 23:59

Staff Nurse - CAMHS Mildred Creek Unit

Band 5

Job overview

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to work within our dynamic multidisciplinary team, we welcome applications from Registered Mental health Nurses and/or Learning Disability nurse backgrounds. Our model of working is based on the Therapeutic Milieu.

The Mildred Creak Unit is a children’s inpatient mental health unit, the Unit cares for young people aged 7 – 14 years old with a range of severe and complex mental health difficulties..

Supporting a structured routine for the young people offers containment to the family and young person, mirroring this we recognise the benefit a structured timetable offers to staff so in place we offer weekly meetings at 2pm, which include nurse led teaching, group discussion, MDT meetings, monthly team reflective meetings and a weekly facilitated nurse support meeting.

We believe that every interaction with a young person is an opportunity to be therapeutic. Recognising the impact of the work, alongside the weekly reflective group meetings we support monthly individual supervision. Offering greater autonomy to the nurses, provides young people with greater collaboration and empowerment opportunities in their treatment journey.

A team of senior nurses ensure that all staff feel supported and encourage development, this includes staff nurses from child and mental health backgrounds, experienced therapeutic care workers and healthcare assistants.

Main duties of the job

The role involves working as a member of the nursing team to provide care to the young people. You will facilitate their daily routines and attendance of the therapeutic timetable in a nurturing and supportive
manner. The role includes various duties such as supporting young people to eat, helping young people with their physiotherapy programmes, providing a space for young people to talk about their feelings as well as clinical tasks such as administration of medication, nasogastric feeding, physical observations and the facilitation of therapeutic groups.

The role also involves aspects of housekeeping and admin.

• To work as a skilled member of the nursing team, to provide a high standard of holistic family
  centred care to the children and families within the context of a CAMHS therapeutic milieu.
• To actively engage with young people and families, in order to facilitate recovery from their
  individual difficulties.
• To promote family centred care.
• To communicate effectively at all levels within the multi-disciplinary team.
• To be able to take charge of the ward in the absence of senior nursing staff following performance
  review against the agreed KSF outline and progression through the first gateway (excluding
  intensive care wards).
• To be conversant with and demonstrate in practice the principles of the NHS Chief Nursing Officers
  vision for Compassion In Practice (NHS Commissioning Board 2012)

Working for our organisation

GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.

We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.

We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.

We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women’s staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust’s mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Our always values

• Our always values

Education, training and qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse (Child) or Mental Health
• Relevant nursing qualification
• Evidence of ongoing professional development linked to demonstrable competencies
• Assessor or practice supervisor qualification/experience

Experience/Knowledge

• Experience of having worked with acute/chronically sick children or specialised transferable skills
• Understanding of professional and current issues in children’s nursing
• Understanding of the importance of research and evidence-based practice
• Basic knowledge of computer skills
• Understanding of safeguarding issues according to Trust policies and procedures
• Understating or evidence of fulfilling requirements for Revalidation
• Understanding of principles of clinical governance (e.g. risk management, audit, quality)
• Experience of working as part of a diverse team
• Experience of contributing to an inclusive workplace culture
• Understanding of nursing practice and innovation outside of GOSH
• Knowledge of clinical incidents and complaints and reporting
• Previous experience in the relevant specialty of post (preferably in an NHS setting)
• Knowledge of ward specialties

Skills/Abilities

• Ability to plan and prioritise care for patients
• Committed to family centred care
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good time management and teaching skills
• Ability to work well both in a team and on own initiative
• Ability to delegate tasks as appropriate
• Demonstrates Compassion in practice

Please be advised that:

The recruitment process for all admin and clerical roles at Bands 2-4 will be a two stage recruitment process whereby shortlisted candidates will undertake an online literacy, numeracy, ICT and typing test. Only those candidates who pass the competency test will proceed to a formal interview.

The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification criteria for this post will be shortlisted. Please note that where high volumes of applicants have been received, additional criteria may on occasion be used to determine the final shortlist.

We are an accredited Living Wage Employer.

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.

Application numbers

The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.