Main area Nursing Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Three 12 hour shifts per week - days/nights) Job ref 364-A-8586-B
Employer Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Poplar Adolescent Unit Town Rochford Salary £29,970 - £36,483 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 30/03/2025 23:59
CAMHS Staff Nurse
Band 5
About Us
EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk.
Job overview
If you are an experienced NMC Registered Mental Health Nurse we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our CAMHS family at our inpatient mental health services for children and young people in Rochford, Essex.
We are expanding our nursing team!
Poplar Adolescent Unit is a general acute ward with 14 beds supporting young people aged 13-18 with a variety of mental health issues.
This post would suit someone who is passionate about young people's mental health, and working in an innovative way at the forefront of NHS services.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will work as a member of our multi-disciplinary team involved in the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents who access our services.
This will involve key working young people and supporting them on their recovery journey. You will work collaboratively with the young people to develop care plans, risk assessments and positive behaviour support plans, contributing to expanding the resources young people and their family need to support care in the community.
You may be required to support the therapies team with our therapeutic timetable, providing an excellent opportunity to develop your psychological skills.
Additionally, you will be required to advocate for your patients in meetings both internally and externally to ensure they are receiving evidence-based, valued care.
Working for our organisation
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who share our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
* Season Ticket Loans
* NHS discounts for staff
* Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
* Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
* The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
* Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
* Day One Flexible Employer
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further details.
Qualifications
* Registered Mental Health Nurse at degree / diploma level
* Current NMC Registration
Experience
* Knowledge of mental disorder, child development, mental health law and legislation and the nursing process
* Experience of working in a mental health setting post-registration
* Basic counselling skills
* Demonstrates an understanding of and empathy to the needs of children & young people
* Ability to effectively communicate with children, young people and their parents
* Ability to effectively communicate with other professionals, in person and on the phone
* Ability to understand and work with challenging behaviour
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Mental Health Nurse registered with the NMC
* Knowledge of mental disorder, child development, mental health law and legislation and the nursing process
* Evidence of continued professional development in mental health related field
* Evidence of working with young people
* Demonstrates an understanding of and empathy to the needs of children & young people
* Ability to effectively communicate with professionals, children, young people and their parents
* Ability to understand and work with challenging behaviour
Important Professional References
Make sure that as a part of your application you have professional references with business contract information covering your last three year employment history. We are unable to accept personal or character references.
As a newly appointed employee you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post, the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.
Applications for Job Share are positively welcomed.
The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly, we would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.
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