Job summary
This is a fantastic opportunity for a suitably qualified Registered
Nurse (RMN, RLDN, RSCN) to support the development of an exciting and
innovative team that aims to bring stability and predictability to the lives of
some of the most vulnerable young people within the West Midlands region. We are keen to
bring additional specialist knowledge of LD and autism within the development
of this part of the service from a Nurse with this experience in addition to
that gained from working within mental health services.
The Intensive Residential
Outreach Care (IROC) service is a new and unique service aimed to support the
needs of young people in care with complex psychological vulnerabilities. The
MDT comprises Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Family and Systemic and Nursing
Colleagues. This provision is hosted under the West Midlands CAMHS Provider
Collaborative programme. This post is a 12-month fixed term post; secondments can
also be considered.
Would you like to be part of the
development of a systemic service for children and young people with needs
linked to either LD or Autism Diagnoses? Would you like to further embed your
practice of trauma informed care through the delivery of system assessments
training, care-planning and shared formulations to professional, care-giver and
family systems?
Then you can make a difference! This is an exciting opportunity for you to be able to provide a truly exceptional service for our patients and the wider healthcare system.
Main duties of the job
Flexible working will be required in order to meet core service hours Monday-Friday . this may be subject to change as the service evolves.Hybrid working is the adopted working model and flexible working arrangements can also be considered.
The Clinical Nurse
Specialist will need to consider the additional needs of young people with LD
and Autism. The role is mainly consultancy focused as opposed to direct working
with children and young people. The Clinical Nurse Specialist will work as an
enabler of the system of care around the young person; identifying strengths
that can be optimised and inhibitors that can be care planned to navigate.
An example of duties
include:
Delivery
of the IROC programme of training to the system of care; including modules in
management of risk, care-planning and therapeutic parenting.
Offer
Care-planning and Supervision slots to the system of care
Join
with the MDT to offer the IROC Systems Assessment to new referrals
To
join to IROC MDT to provide a space for shared formulation that will inform how
interventions are scheduled and delivered.
To
convene the system of care through in a role as an IROC system coach and carry
a caseload.
The successful candidate will have
experience of navigating challenging situations, supporting within emotionally
distressing situations and formulating occupational perspectives and treatments
in an innovative way alongside the MDT.
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the
first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive
forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and
mental health care for our women, children and families.
Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment
to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading
neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in
shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist
paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas. Birmingham
Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the
busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year
offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care. Forward
Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative
community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB
offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people
aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We
believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and
encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria
for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or
sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the
attached job description and person specification to view the full details for
this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing
your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job
description and person specification to include transferable experience,
qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if
applicable).
Occasionally we
receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we
sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid
disappointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the
attached job description and person specification to view the full details for
this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing
your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job
description and person specification to include transferable experience,
qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if
applicable).
Occasionally we
receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we
sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid
disappointment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant Professional Qualification in Nursing and NMC registration (RMN, RLDN, RSCN)
- Willing to undertake relevant Specialist experience or qualification in trauma informed therapeutic approaches
Desirable
- Non-medical prescriber qualification
- Relevant Specialist experience or qualification in therapeutic model/Leadership
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour.
- Role modelling good behaviour and able to regulate own emotions within highly charged environments.
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback.
- Ability to praise and be supportive to others that you work with.
- Appropriate and adaptable verbal and written communication.
- Able to undertake risk assessments within the service.
- Able to run groups with this client group.
- Able to demonstrate leadership skills.
- Ability to work within teams and make team working effective for all.
- Ability to be flexible.
- Ability to motivate self
- Reliable and organised.
- Dynamic and creative within skill set.
- Driven and ambitious to grow the service to better outcomes for young people.
Other Qualities
Essential
- Able to work independently.
- Able to work as a member of a team.
- Awareness of personal strengths and limitations.
- Willingness to engage with professionals outside of Birmingham and FTB
- Access to a vehicle for work purposes with suitable insurance.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience working within mental health services with Children and Young People
- Extensive experience of working with Children and young people with LD and ASD diagnosis
- Experience of Management and Clinical Leadership within services with children and young people.
- Working in a multi-disciplinary team and leading teams through change.
- Experienced in the implementation of therapeutic interventions with children and young adults.
- Experience of Delivering teaching / training to staff on working with Children and Young People with psychological needs
- Experience of providing consultation to professionals working with children and young people.
- Extensive experience of working with children and young people who are neuro-diverse.
- Liaison with inpatient settings.
- Experience of supervising other staff
- Knowledge, skills and experience of multi-agency working.
- Experience of working within complex organisations/systems.
- Understanding of Recovery Philosophy.
- Working knowledge of mental health care systems.
- Knowledge of how to undertake complex assessments with young people in care.
- A good knowledge of own professional guidelines.
- Good knowledge of complex trauma and trauma informed care.
- Understanding of a range of communication styles when working with children, young people, young adults and families in distress.
- Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act.
- Knowledge of use of PowerPoints and excel to contribute to audits and showcase delivery of services.
- Knowledge of therapeutic parenting and childrens residential models of care.
- Knowledge surrounding the understanding of children in care and their relationship with mental health.
- Knowledge of therapeutic boundaries with this population.
Desirable
- Working in inpatient settings.
- Working in Childrens residential homes
- Working in forensic settings
- Providing care in community settings.
- Developing a specialist area on behalf of the Service/ or local Team.
- Developing policies and protocols.
- Understanding of social care systems and processes
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant Professional Qualification in Nursing and NMC registration (RMN, RLDN, RSCN)
- Willing to undertake relevant Specialist experience or qualification in trauma informed therapeutic approaches
Desirable
- Non-medical prescriber qualification
- Relevant Specialist experience or qualification in therapeutic model/Leadership
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour.
- Role modelling good behaviour and able to regulate own emotions within highly charged environments.
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback.
- Ability to praise and be supportive to others that you work with.
- Appropriate and adaptable verbal and written communication.
- Able to undertake risk assessments within the service.
- Able to run groups with this client group.
- Able to demonstrate leadership skills.
- Ability to work within teams and make team working effective for all.
- Ability to be flexible.
- Ability to motivate self
- Reliable and organised.
- Dynamic and creative within skill set.
- Driven and ambitious to grow the service to better outcomes for young people.
Other Qualities
Essential
- Able to work independently.
- Able to work as a member of a team.
- Awareness of personal strengths and limitations.
- Willingness to engage with professionals outside of Birmingham and FTB
- Access to a vehicle for work purposes with suitable insurance.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience working within mental health services with Children and Young People
- Extensive experience of working with Children and young people with LD and ASD diagnosis
- Experience of Management and Clinical Leadership within services with children and young people.
- Working in a multi-disciplinary team and leading teams through change.
- Experienced in the implementation of therapeutic interventions with children and young adults.
- Experience of Delivering teaching / training to staff on working with Children and Young People with psychological needs
- Experience of providing consultation to professionals working with children and young people.
- Extensive experience of working with children and young people who are neuro-diverse.
- Liaison with inpatient settings.
- Experience of supervising other staff
- Knowledge, skills and experience of multi-agency working.
- Experience of working within complex organisations/systems.
- Understanding of Recovery Philosophy.
- Working knowledge of mental health care systems.
- Knowledge of how to undertake complex assessments with young people in care.
- A good knowledge of own professional guidelines.
- Good knowledge of complex trauma and trauma informed care.
- Understanding of a range of communication styles when working with children, young people, young adults and families in distress.
- Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act.
- Knowledge of use of PowerPoints and excel to contribute to audits and showcase delivery of services.
- Knowledge of therapeutic parenting and childrens residential models of care.
- Knowledge surrounding the understanding of children in care and their relationship with mental health.
- Knowledge of therapeutic boundaries with this population.
Desirable
- Working in inpatient settings.
- Working in Childrens residential homes
- Working in forensic settings
- Providing care in community settings.
- Developing a specialist area on behalf of the Service/ or local Team.
- Developing policies and protocols.
- Understanding of social care systems and processes
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.
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.
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).
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