Job summary An opportunity has a arisen for a Senior CAMHS Nurse to join Bexley CAMHS working with adolescents with complex emotional, psychological and mental health difficulties and their families. You will be a qualified CYP RMN with proven post-qualification experience in community CAMHS with skills and additional training in working therapeutically with children, young people and their families or carers. We are particularly interested to recruit someone who has experience of working with young people at risk of psychiatric admission. You will join a team which provides a well-established, highly specialist tier 3.5 service for young people in Bexley. You will work with adolescents up to 18 years and their families/carers, with significant and acute mental health difficulties who are at risk of requiring Tier 4 inpatient care. The service offers assertive and intensive multi-disciplinary interventions and as a community alternative to inpatient care. The team uses a mentalization based approach (AMBIT and MBT-A). Main duties of the job The post holder will manage a complex caseload, working as care coordinator within a multi-disciplinary team including: psychiatrists, psychologists, child psychotherapists, nurses, family therapist, occupational therapist and support staff, in close partnership with partner agencies working with young people in Bexley. The service will be provided flexibly and on an outreach basis. You will also provide specialist advice and support to professional colleagues both internal and external to the Trust. About us Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people. Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values: We're Kind We're Fair We Listen We Care Date posted 05 November 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £51,883 to £58,544 a year pa inc Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 277-6764501-CYP Job locations Bexley CAMHS Park Crescent Erith DA8 3EE Job description Job responsibilities Key Task and Responsibilities To care co-ordinate and manage a defined caseload of adolescent clients with a view to promoting the management of the disorder in a community setting. To co-ordinate and deliver individualised care packages / programmes for clients and their families and evaluate these programmes, ensuring high standards of practice in accordance with national guidelines and trust policy. Must hold a current, valid first level registration with the Nurses & Midwifery Council and to be trained or training in a relevant CYP-IAPT intervention. To lead on developing psycho-education input for children on medication and their families. To engage therapeutically with clients and their carers in a variety of settings as appropriate to the needs of the client and to be able to assess the risk of working in particular areas. To be able to plan and facilitate appropriate therapeutic intervention including group work for the specialist client group and their families and carers. To be able to assess and manage high risk clients and assess the risk to the client and others on an ongoing basis within the role as care co-ordinator To effectively and appropriately communicate these risks often under difficult, highly charged and emotional circumstances to medical staff, other professionals and families involved in the care of the client. To act as an autonomous practitioner with an understanding of own limitations and recognition of when to seek support. To contribute to overall service delivery and development as required To offer joint work and specialist advice within the specialist team and to outside agencies. To implement appropriate training packages for parents and carers in conjunction with colleagues. To provide training and consultations in specialist areas to other professionals within the trust and to outside agencies, e.g. Social Services, voluntary sector. To ensure that own practice remains within legal, ethical and professional parameters and is open to scrutiny from relevant professionals. To possess IT skills in order to effectively communicate in writing with colleagues, other professionals and families in accordance with trust policies e.g. writing of comprehensive report. To store statistical data in accordance with trust policies To ensure live registration with appropriate professional body, e.g. NMC. Actively identify personal training needs and participate in training programmes to meet requirements To demonstrate the ability to make appropriate decisions with regard to the confidentiality of clients and their families taking into considerations the risks to clients, self and the wider public. To participate in the provision of training and information for other professionals as appropriate in order to promote effective practice in the specialist area To liaise with other colleagues in CAMHS and participate in different clinical groups in order to share best practice and discuss current and future professional and clinical developments e.g. case review meetings and the CAMHS NEC forum. To liaise independently and effectively with external partner agencies, co-ordinating meetings and participating case discussions between teams involved in the care of clients. To liaise closely with the head of profession to promote good, effective and safe practice within the CAMHS nursing establishment. Job description Job responsibilities Key Task and Responsibilities To care co-ordinate and manage a defined caseload of adolescent clients with a view to promoting the management of the disorder in a community setting. To co-ordinate and deliver individualised care packages / programmes for clients and their families and evaluate these programmes, ensuring high standards of practice in accordance with national guidelines and trust policy. Must hold a current, valid first level registration with the Nurses & Midwifery Council and to be trained or training in a relevant CYP-IAPT intervention. To lead on developing psycho-education input for children on medication and their families. To engage therapeutically with clients and their carers in a variety of settings as appropriate to the needs of the client and to be able to assess the risk of working in particular areas. To be able to plan and facilitate appropriate therapeutic intervention including group work for the specialist client group and their families and carers. To be able to assess and manage high risk clients and assess the risk to the client and others on an ongoing basis within the role as care co-ordinator To effectively and appropriately communicate these risks often under difficult, highly charged and emotional circumstances to medical staff, other professionals and families involved in the care of the client. To act as an autonomous practitioner with an understanding of own limitations and recognition of when to seek support. To contribute to overall service delivery and development as required To offer joint work and specialist advice within the specialist team and to outside agencies. To implement appropriate training packages for parents and carers in conjunction with colleagues. To provide training and consultations in specialist areas to other professionals within the trust and to outside agencies, e.g. Social Services, voluntary sector. To ensure that own practice remains within legal, ethical and professional parameters and is open to scrutiny from relevant professionals. To possess IT skills in order to effectively communicate in writing with colleagues, other professionals and families in accordance with trust policies e.g. writing of comprehensive report. To store statistical data in accordance with trust policies To ensure live registration with appropriate professional body, e.g. NMC. Actively identify personal training needs and participate in training programmes to meet requirements To demonstrate the ability to make appropriate decisions with regard to the confidentiality of clients and their families taking into considerations the risks to clients, self and the wider public. To participate in the provision of training and information for other professionals as appropriate in order to promote effective practice in the specialist area To liaise with other colleagues in CAMHS and participate in different clinical groups in order to share best practice and discuss current and future professional and clinical developments e.g. case review meetings and the CAMHS NEC forum. To liaise independently and effectively with external partner agencies, co-ordinating meetings and participating case discussions between teams involved in the care of clients. To liaise closely with the head of profession to promote good, effective and safe practice within the CAMHS nursing establishment. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Relevant qualification/registration Experience Essential Post qualification experience in CAMHS 2yrs min Training Essential Additional relevant training Person Specification Qualifications Essential Relevant qualification/registration Experience Essential Post qualification experience in CAMHS 2yrs min Training Essential Additional relevant training Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust Address Bexley CAMHS Park Crescent Erith DA8 3EE Employer's website http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)