CAMHS Looked After & Adoption Psychiatric Nurse
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
This is an exciting opportunity to join the County CAMHS Children Looked After and Adoption Team. The team is jointly commissioned by Nottinghamshire County Council and Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.
This multi-disciplinary, multi-agency team is commissioned to specifically work with children & young people who are looked after and living away from their birth parents, in the care of Nottinghamshire Children's Services or children who require placements from out of area local authorities. These children and young people may be living with foster carers or residential care. The team also offers support to children/young people who have been adopted and their families.
Main Duties of the Job
The team offers specialist consultation, groups, and direct work for children under the age of 18 years old. You will work as part of the Specialist CAMHS Children Looked After Team providing specialist consultation, direct work, and training to children, families, and their care systems as part of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Looked After Service and adoption.
You should be experienced in the assessment of children and young people presenting with emotional and mental health presentations, being mindful of the sensitive backgrounds of children who are looked after and adopted, and in the formulation and delivery of appropriate evidence-based interventions.
You will be responsible for an agreed caseload and will be involved with consultations to networks, direct work, assessment, group work, and training carers and other agencies.
About Us
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.
Job Responsibilities
To provide access to specialist CAMHS Children Looked After Team consultation, assessment, and intervention for young people and families. This will take place as an individual worker, online, or out in the community, whatever is felt to meet the young person and network's needs best.
You will be a member of a specialist CAMHS multi-disciplinary and multi-agency Children Looked After Team which provides specialist psychological services to a CAMHS care group.
You will liaise with a broad range of other disciplines and agencies, including education, Children & Families services, voluntary agencies, and care systems.
You will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.
You will offer a range of assessments and interventions to meet the needs of young people within the service. This may involve both consultations to networks and/or direct work with the child.
You will be expected to assess and monitor the risk of children and enable the network around the child to ensure their safety.
You will be expected to offer training to other networks if it is felt this will enhance a child's experience in care.
You will work with a variety of agencies including adult service providers to ensure a quality service is provided and quality transitions of care.
A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however, reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Qualified & Registered as a first level nurse RMN/RNLD.
* Post Grad Qualifications in Mental Health Practice.
* Non-Medical Prescriber.
Contractual Requirements
To provide access to specialist CAMHS Children Looked After Team consultation, assessment, and intervention for young people and families. You will be a member of a specialist CAMHS multi-disciplinary and multi-agency Children Looked After Team which provides specialist psychological services to a CAMHS care group. You will liaise with a broad range of other disciplines and agencies, including education, Children & Families services, voluntary agencies, and care systems. You will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures. You will offer a range of assessments and interventions to meet the needs of young people within the service. This may involve both consultations to networks and/or direct work with the child. You will be expected to assess and monitor the risk of children and enable the network around the child to ensure their safety. You will be expected to offer training to other networks if it is felt this will enhance a child's experience in care. You will work with a variety of agencies including adult service providers to ensure a quality service is provided and quality transitions of care.
Training
* To have undertaken statutory child safeguarding training.
* Post basic training in working with people with Children who are Looked After & Adopted.
* Previous and/or Post basic training in DDP, DBT, Theraplay CBT/Family Therapy/EMDR.
Experience
* Experience of working with children/young people who are Looked After or Adopted.
* Experience of the provision of therapeutic approaches and interventions with children, young people, and networks around them.
* Working knowledge/experience of Care Programme Approach, Child and Adult Safeguarding, Equal opportunities, multidisciplinary and multiagency team working experience.
* Significant experience of Psychological interventions with young people who are Looked After or Adopted.
* CAMHS/Inpatient Experience.
* Clinical audit.
* Working with carers.
* Experience of working with service users from diverse groups.
* Experience of running health-based clinics and groups.
* Experience of working in partnership with Acute hospitals and other health, education, and social care providers.
* Experience of developing and delivering training packages regarding mental health and risk.
Skills
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Sound assessment skills including risk assessment and management.
* Good negotiation skills.
* Good decision-making skills.
* Ability to manage complex cases, analyse complex information and offer sound clinical guidance, advice, and make effective decisions.
* Skills in managing serious untoward incidents.
* Ability to create effective team working.
* Good time management.
* Effective organisational skills.
* Good IT skills.
* Ability to work flexibly and to deadlines.
* Ability to utilise learning opportunities including clinical supervision.
* Ability to use initiative and work as an autonomous practitioner.
* Reliable and resourceful.
* Good interpersonal skills.
Knowledge
* A sound theoretical and practical knowledge of the clinical presentation and problems experienced by young people and networks around them who are Looked After.
* A sound knowledge of CPA and risk assessment/management.
* A sound knowledge of safeguarding procedures.
* Sound knowledge of the Mental Health Act and be fully aware of the legal and ethical issues.
* Evidence of Continual Professional Development.
* Knowledge of MARSIPAN and NICE guidelines and associated policies.
* Specialist skills to facilitate small and larger group treatment programmes.
Values & Behaviours
* All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust Values - Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, Teamwork.
* All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role.
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.
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
£37,338 to £44,962 a year (pro rata for part time)
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