Main area: Nursing
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (FTC/secondment to 07/10/25)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 354-CS-21568
Employer: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: New Park House
Town: Horsham
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 27/10/2024 23:59
NHS AfC: Band 7
Welcome from our Chief Executive
Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, and enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care.
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen in North West Sussex CAMHS for a Senior Nurse specialist to cover maternity leave from November 2024. The post is full-time and involves providing quality assessment and treatment and care coordination for children experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties. The post holder will take a lead role in supervising junior nursing staff and in the development and delivery of our new Early Steps interventions.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide assessment and intervention to children experiencing mental health difficulties.
2. Risk assessment and safety planning.
3. Work within multidisciplinary networks to develop plans to meet the needs of children with complex needs.
4. Provide supervision to junior nurses.
5. Occasionally deputise for line managers at senior meetings and forums.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. Assessment and treatment of children experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties.
2. Assessment and management of risk.
3. Supervision of junior nurses.
4. Work within the legal and policy framework governing children's mental health and information governance.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse with current registration (mental health / LD/ Adult) appropriate to the job role.
* Degree/diploma level supplemented by specialist qualification, training, experience, courses to masters level equivalent relevant to the care group.
* Evidence of post registration training in relevant service area.
* Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent.
Knowledge/Experience
* Extensive post qualifying experience in relevant service area.
* Experience of supervising staff and students.
* Able to manage a caseload of patients with complex mental health needs.
* Comprehensive knowledge of interventions specific to service area.
* Awareness of Trust policies and service specification.
Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. We welcome applications from under-represented communities.
Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020.
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