Main area: Mental Therapy
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
* Compressed hours
37.5 hours per week (Shifts between Monday - Friday 8am -10pm and Saturday 9am to 5pm)
Job ref: 334-CLI-6913935
Site: Christopher Wren House, Town: Croydon
Salary: £51,883 - £58,544 per annum (Incl. of outer HCAs)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/02/2025 23:59
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.
We are committed to providing high-quality specialist care to our service users and are recognized for the care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission rates our services as ‘good’.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes, and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will have the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.
The trust recognizes the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special.
As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.
Job overview
Croydon CAMHS is excited to advertise 2 Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist roles within the Croydon CAMHS Crisis Team.
We have a full-term substantive post (1 WTE) as well as a part-time option (22.5 hours).
Both posts are open to registered Nurses/Social Workers/Occupational Therapists or equivalent who have experience in CAMHS or risk assessment work.
The successful applicant will form a close working relationship with peers, Clinical Service Lead, and other professionals to provide care to young people presenting in A&E.
The post holder will provide, or advise on the delivery of high-quality and safe care, ensuring consistently high standards of practice and clinical excellence which comply with the Trust and their registering body. The post holder will be a positive role model to other members of the team through the practice of evidence-based care and support professional development through clinical appraisal and supervision.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant/s will assess and manage young people presenting at Croydon University Hospital in mental health crisis and their families, carers, and related professionals. They will co-ordinate and deliver discharge planning and follow-up appointments alongside CAMHS colleagues of individualized care for adolescents and their families and evaluate these programs, ensuring high standards of practice in accordance with national guidelines and Trust policy.
Working for our organisation
By coming to work at SLaM, you will gain experience of being part of an organization with a rich history and international reputation in mental health care. You will have access to professional development and learning opportunities and have the chance to work alongside people who are world leaders in their field. SLaM delivered more than 14,000 training experiences in 2014, providing an extensive range of learning opportunities for staff at all levels. In addition, our working relationship with King's Health Partners allows those working at the Trust to get involved in academic research.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
* Form close working relationships with colleagues across relevant professional services.
* Deliver, or advise on the delivery of, high-quality safe crisis care, ensuring consistently high standards of practice and clinical excellence.
* Support the Clinical Service Lead and peers to promote and develop excellent clinical practice.
* Be a positive role model to peers in the team through the practice of evidence-based care.
* Support professional development through clinical appraisal and supervision and contribute to the ongoing educational program for all staff, fostering a positive learning environment.
* Your professional and personal development will include further training and study, and you will be encouraged and supported by your line manager.
Person specification
Education and Qualification
* Registered General Nurse and/or Registered Mental Nurse and/or Registered Learning Disability Nurse/Or other registered Allied Health Professional.
Experience and Knowledge
* Experience working in CAMHS / acute setting.
* Experience of research-based / reflective practice.
* Experience as a preceptor / mentor.
* Knowledge of clinical governance and audit.
* Knowledge of adult and child safeguarding.
* Knowledge of mental health legislation and of the practical application of Mental Health law.
* Significant relevant clinical experience.
* Experience of working with young people presenting with possible neurodiversity.
* Knowledge and experience of working with looked after and adopted young people.
Skills and Abilities
* To assess and manage high-risk adolescent clients in a variety of settings, conducting risk assessments and formulating safety plans.
* To demonstrate the ability to make appropriate decisions regarding the confidentiality of clients and their families, taking into consideration the risks to clients, self, and the wider public.
* To demonstrate the ability to make appropriate decisions under pressure, considering the risks to clients, self, and others, and assessing the often complex situations of these clients and their families within the context of their social environment, understanding risk and resilience as well as protective factors.
* To play an active role in promoting mental health and well-being in young people and their families/carers.
* Advocate for all individuals, particularly those with protected characteristics; promote equality and diversity.
Other Requirements
* Empathy for service users, including individuals who have experienced mental health problems.
The Trust is committed to providing services that embrace diversity and promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer and welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect, and dignity while promoting equality and human rights. We aim to put this commitment into practice by:
* Embedding our commitment to tackling inequality, eliminating discrimination and harassment; promoting equality of opportunity and fostering good relations in our everyday practice.
* Ensuring that all our services and all staff understand and support our commitment.
* Believing that people who use our services, their carers, and our staff, should be treated with compassion, respect, and dignity.
Please note:
* All applications for this post will need to be made online.
* Read and understand the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria.
* The closing date listed is a guide only, and the vacancy may close earlier should a sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible.
* Once you have submitted your application, you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.
* If you have not heard from us within three weeks from the closing date, your application has not been successful.
* Priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees.
* If you are successful and appointed, you authorize South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process.
* We are a smoke-free Trust.
SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion. Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe.
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.
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