Job summary
To provide leadership and operational management of all nurses within the Harrow CAMHS team, and along with the other multi-disciplinary professional leads, support the team manager by ensuring team structures and policies are adhered to, as well as supporting the development of new ways of working. The post holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures. They will utilise research skills for audit to support policy and service development; and undertake research within the area served by the service and of relevance to young people their families and carers.https://vimeo.com/742639408
We're passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient's own home. Wherever you wish to work and whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL."
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Main duties of the job
The post holder will focus on;
Contributing to highly specialist assessments and treatment of children and young people with complex and high-risk mental health presentations including outreach work.
Supervise and manage the Enhanced Treatment Team within Harrow CAMHS. Ensuring effective clinical care is provided in line with clinical governance and best practice. Meeting service line performance targets.
Support the development of new services and protocols as dictated by CAMHS Transformation plans and good practice.
In line with service needs, the post holder will also provide CAMHS assessment and intervention as well as providing interventions and supporting case formulation and treatment plans in line with best practice and evidence-based interventions.
The post holder will provide advice and consultation to the team on nursing interventions with a focus on the most complex children and families. The post holder will provide operational management and clinical supervision to the Harrow CAMHS nurses, and where appropriate other staff, and have line management and clinical oversight of all job plans for Harrow CAMHS nurses.
About us
There's a place for you at CNWL! We are passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patients own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.
We are always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee were hoping to find our future leaders and well support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career. With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide comprehensive CAMHS assessments of children and young people. Formulate and implement plans for the treatment and/or management of the child/young persons problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.
Be responsible for implementing a range of interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis.
Evaluate and make decisions about treatment options considering both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.
To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of children and young people whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans.
Provide specialist advice guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to children and young people formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide comprehensive CAMHS assessments of children and young people. Formulate and implement plans for the treatment and/or management of the child/young persons problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.
Be responsible for implementing a range of interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis.
Evaluate and make decisions about treatment options considering both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.
To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of children and young people whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans.
Provide specialist advice guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to children and young people formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/diploma in Nursing
- Current professional registration with the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) RMN.
- Recent Safeguarding children training
Desirable
- Research training
- CYP IAPT training
- MSC level training in a relevant specialist field or appropriate experience
- Relevant management training/ qualification
- Post registration training in a treatment modality to diploma/degree standard as a minimum such as CBT
Experience
Essential
- CAMHS specific Significant experience of working within a CAMHS team.
- Experience of resolving complex admission and discharge delays
- Experience of managing and supervising others in a clinical and performance management context including appraisals
- Experience of developing operational protocols and managing duty cover systems
- Experience of leading and developing multi-partnership collaboration arrangements at a senior level
- Experience of delivering training to colleagues
Desirable
- Experience of developing bespoke training packages for non CAMHS professionals
Core Competencies
Essential
- Able to confidently and competently undertake generic and emergency CAMHS assessment
- Understands developmental issues for children and able to adapt interventions accordingly
- Understands the need for and able to competently assess risk
- Understands individual and service safeguarding responsibilities, policy and procedure
- Understands the elements of effective engagement and can apply these to working practice
- Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication
- Able to foster strong therapeutic alliances
- Understanding of and commitment to the principles and practices of CYP IAT
- Understanding of and commitment to service user involvement, patient led care and choice
- Understands the need for and has experience of undertaking family and parenting work as part of CAMHS support
- Understands the importance of assessment that explores and considers individual cultural identity and associated support needs.
- Experience of providing consultation and liaison support to colleagues, referral agencies and services responsible for the care, support and wellbeing of service users and their families/carers
- Able to promote self management and recovery by working with service users and their families to understand their condition and identify and reinforce strengths, resources and coping skills
- Able to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team, actively engaging in and supporting duty and emergency rotas, peer support, training and skills development
- Able to build strong partnerships with external agencies and develop effective joint planning and support arrangements
- Able to confidently and safely plan for and manage change and transition
- Actively uses supervision and opportunities for development of skills
Specialist Competencies
Essential
- Experience of undertaking specialist assessment at a level appropriate to the job
- Understanding of need for and ability to form effective working partnerships with internal and external partners
- Ability to develop and implement clear and robust operational policy and protocol
- Ability to lead the development and implementation of new structures and process that impact on staff at all levels
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking assessment of parenting capacity as part of court required parenting assessment
- Nurse Prescriber
- Group Therapy
- CBT
- Family Therapy
Administration and Record Keeping
Essential
- Able to use word and excel to write reports and analyse and present basic data
- Competent in the use of clinical recording systems.
- Understands the process for keeping safe, secure and relevant clinical records
- Understands and is able to use online incident reporting systems
- Able to use email to support effective communication in line with CNWL policy
- Able to use Microsoft PowerPoint and other communication methods to support the delivery of high quality, engaging training and presentations
Attitude, Aptitude and Personal Characteristics
Essential
- Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using good communication skills
- Treats service users with respect and dignity at all times
- Enthusiastic, flexible and confident approach to working
- Able to prioritise own workload
- Willingness and ability to learn new skills and adapt to change
- Conducts self in a professional, courteous manner at all times and able to maintain professionalism in an often emotionally challenging environment
Other
Essential
- Understands and able to implement and promote the Equal Opportunities Policy at a level appropriate to the job
- Understands and can apply confidentiality and information sharing policy and procedure
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/diploma in Nursing
- Current professional registration with the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) RMN.
- Recent Safeguarding children training
Desirable
- Research training
- CYP IAPT training
- MSC level training in a relevant specialist field or appropriate experience
- Relevant management training/ qualification
- Post registration training in a treatment modality to diploma/degree standard as a minimum such as CBT
Experience
Essential
- CAMHS specific Significant experience of working within a CAMHS team.
- Experience of resolving complex admission and discharge delays
- Experience of managing and supervising others in a clinical and performance management context including appraisals
- Experience of developing operational protocols and managing duty cover systems
- Experience of leading and developing multi-partnership collaboration arrangements at a senior level
- Experience of delivering training to colleagues
Desirable
- Experience of developing bespoke training packages for non CAMHS professionals
Core Competencies
Essential
- Able to confidently and competently undertake generic and emergency CAMHS assessment
- Understands developmental issues for children and able to adapt interventions accordingly
- Understands the need for and able to competently assess risk
- Understands individual and service safeguarding responsibilities, policy and procedure
- Understands the elements of effective engagement and can apply these to working practice
- Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication
- Able to foster strong therapeutic alliances
- Understanding of and commitment to the principles and practices of CYP IAT
- Understanding of and commitment to service user involvement, patient led care and choice
- Understands the need for and has experience of undertaking family and parenting work as part of CAMHS support
- Understands the importance of assessment that explores and considers individual cultural identity and associated support needs.
- Experience of providing consultation and liaison support to colleagues, referral agencies and services responsible for the care, support and wellbeing of service users and their families/carers
- Able to promote self management and recovery by working with service users and their families to understand their condition and identify and reinforce strengths, resources and coping skills
- Able to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team, actively engaging in and supporting duty and emergency rotas, peer support, training and skills development
- Able to build strong partnerships with external agencies and develop effective joint planning and support arrangements
- Able to confidently and safely plan for and manage change and transition
- Actively uses supervision and opportunities for development of skills
Specialist Competencies
Essential
- Experience of undertaking specialist assessment at a level appropriate to the job
- Understanding of need for and ability to form effective working partnerships with internal and external partners
- Ability to develop and implement clear and robust operational policy and protocol
- Ability to lead the development and implementation of new structures and process that impact on staff at all levels
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking assessment of parenting capacity as part of court required parenting assessment
- Nurse Prescriber
- Group Therapy
- CBT
- Family Therapy
Administration and Record Keeping
Essential
- Able to use word and excel to write reports and analyse and present basic data
- Competent in the use of clinical recording systems.
- Understands the process for keeping safe, secure and relevant clinical records
- Understands and is able to use online incident reporting systems
- Able to use email to support effective communication in line with CNWL policy
- Able to use Microsoft PowerPoint and other communication methods to support the delivery of high quality, engaging training and presentations
Attitude, Aptitude and Personal Characteristics
Essential
- Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using good communication skills
- Treats service users with respect and dignity at all times
- Enthusiastic, flexible and confident approach to working
- Able to prioritise own workload
- Willingness and ability to learn new skills and adapt to change
- Conducts self in a professional, courteous manner at all times and able to maintain professionalism in an often emotionally challenging environment
Other
Essential
- Understands and able to implement and promote the Equal Opportunities Policy at a level appropriate to the job
- Understands and can apply confidentiality and information sharing policy and procedure
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).
