Job summary
CAMHS Senior Mental Health Nurse - Band 7
North Bedfordshire Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
CAMHS AMHT - Adolescent Mental Health Team 37.5 hours per week - permanent
This is a very exciting time to join our recently expanded North Bedfordshire AMH Team
As part of The North Bedfordshire CAMHS we are excited to be able to offer an opportunity for a Band 7 senior CAMHS Practitioner to join Adolescent Mental Health Team.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic, passionate and creative mental health nurse looking to gain more experience working with young people and families with complex mental health needs and require support in the community and to transition into the Adult Mental Health Service.
Main duties of the job
The AMH Team is a multi-disciplinary team comprised of social workers, therapists, nurses, psychologists, and support workers who work closely undertaking a team approach and are able to offer a unique, flexible and where necessary, intensive approach to those who need it and work closely with other professionals.
Our clinically-led service is strongly committed to continuously improving the experience and quality of care we offer our families. The successful post holder will therefore directly contribute to the positive working environment within the team and will be encouraged identify ways in which we might improve the service we are able to deliver.
The Senior Management Team within North Bedfordshire CAMHS is committed to staff development: as well as receiving a robust induction program, regular clinical and management supervision to support this role, there are regular opportunities for staff to apply for appropriate training courses and to get involved in quality improvement initiatives and new developments in the service. We also have a significant number of positions in the trust for clinicians up to band 8D, opening up paths for promotion for those who wish to develop and progress within the service.
About us
These posts are based in Bedford, Bedfordshire, close to the M1 and easily reached by rail and car from North London, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire. Whilst some of the work is based in the clinic, access to a car is essential as some travel will be required to undertake outreach support at home or other CAMHS/ multi-agency sites.
ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So this could be a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and person specification please see JD&PS.
For contact details please see below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and person specification please see JD&PS.
For contact details please see below.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- A qualification in Nursing or Social Work
- Nursing: Registered Mental Health/Learning Disabilities Nurse
- Nursing: Relevant post-graduate qualification in Child and Adolescent Mental Health. Substance mis-use or equivalent (e.g. ENB 603)
- Social Work: Recognized Social Work qualification such as Diploma in Social Work with an MA in Social Studies, or Degree level Social Work qualification or CQSW.
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience of working with children and young people in a CAMHS, equivalent community mental health or local authority setting (candidates with comparable experience of working with adults in community mental health teams will also be considered).
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary setting and working across multi-agency networks (especially those working with adolescents e.g. local authorities, Youth Services, YOT etc).
- Experience of working with vulnerable service users who have complex needs and/or who present with high risk behaviours
Desirable
- Specialist CAMHS experience (e.g. YOT/Eating Disorders/ substance misuse/CBT/ DBT)
- Experience of managing and supervising junior staff
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of well-developed clinical skills and knowledge in community mental health, including mental health assessments, therapeutic interventions, care planning and risk assessment/management planning.
- Proven ability to work with service users (especially children and young people) in distress or through psychiatric emergency
- Experience of working sensitively with distressing material that may have serious implications to service users and their families.
- Able to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team
- The ability to work effectively across organisational boundaries and represent a team identity within a multi- agency setting.
- Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and ability to "hold" stress of others
- Able to manage own time and caseload, prioritising assessments and treatment in non-mental health settings.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills. and IT/computer skills.
- Evidence of ability to lead, support and positively influence others
Desirable
- Establishing and running groups.
- Training to others
Other
Essential
- Commitment to equal opportunities
- Self-motivated, assertive & flexible
- Proven ability to manage the mental, emotional & physical demands of working with those experiencing mental health problems, especially disturbed & distressed children/adolescents, and their families/carers networks.
- Interpreting and applying policies
- Able to remain resilient and cope with the emotional and psychological aspects of working with those with acute mental health and behavioural problems, including: odealing with families in breakdown who may be experiencing trauma or abuse; occasional patient complaints; oMental effort: writing reports, managing psychiatric emergencies; oConveying of unwelcome news; ooccasional verbal & physical abuse; ounpredictable clinical scenarios.
- Travel in the community in all weathers
Desirable
- Ability to utilise and learn from supervision
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of potential barriers and resources within a multi-agency setting that affect mental health and are relevant to children, young people and their families
- Knowledge of the, Mental Health Act and associated legislation including Child Protection Procedures
- Understanding of best practice in staff supervision and development
Desirable
- Knowledge of applying research in practice e.g. systemic family work and CBT/group work audit and research
- Knowledge of outcome measures.
- General awareness of current national guidelines and polices in the field of CAMHS
- Knowledge of the Children Act
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- A qualification in Nursing or Social Work
- Nursing: Registered Mental Health/Learning Disabilities Nurse
- Nursing: Relevant post-graduate qualification in Child and Adolescent Mental Health. Substance mis-use or equivalent (e.g. ENB 603)
- Social Work: Recognized Social Work qualification such as Diploma in Social Work with an MA in Social Studies, or Degree level Social Work qualification or CQSW.
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience of working with children and young people in a CAMHS, equivalent community mental health or local authority setting (candidates with comparable experience of working with adults in community mental health teams will also be considered).
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary setting and working across multi-agency networks (especially those working with adolescents e.g. local authorities, Youth Services, YOT etc).
- Experience of working with vulnerable service users who have complex needs and/or who present with high risk behaviours
Desirable
- Specialist CAMHS experience (e.g. YOT/Eating Disorders/ substance misuse/CBT/ DBT)
- Experience of managing and supervising junior staff
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of well-developed clinical skills and knowledge in community mental health, including mental health assessments, therapeutic interventions, care planning and risk assessment/management planning.
- Proven ability to work with service users (especially children and young people) in distress or through psychiatric emergency
- Experience of working sensitively with distressing material that may have serious implications to service users and their families.
- Able to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team
- The ability to work effectively across organisational boundaries and represent a team identity within a multi- agency setting.
- Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and ability to "hold" stress of others
- Able to manage own time and caseload, prioritising assessments and treatment in non-mental health settings.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills. and IT/computer skills.
- Evidence of ability to lead, support and positively influence others
Desirable
- Establishing and running groups.
- Training to others
Other
Essential
- Commitment to equal opportunities
- Self-motivated, assertive & flexible
- Proven ability to manage the mental, emotional & physical demands of working with those experiencing mental health problems, especially disturbed & distressed children/adolescents, and their families/carers networks.
- Interpreting and applying policies
- Able to remain resilient and cope with the emotional and psychological aspects of working with those with acute mental health and behavioural problems, including: odealing with families in breakdown who may be experiencing trauma or abuse; occasional patient complaints; oMental effort: writing reports, managing psychiatric emergencies; oConveying of unwelcome news; ooccasional verbal & physical abuse; ounpredictable clinical scenarios.
- Travel in the community in all weathers
Desirable
- Ability to utilise and learn from supervision
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of potential barriers and resources within a multi-agency setting that affect mental health and are relevant to children, young people and their families
- Knowledge of the, Mental Health Act and associated legislation including Child Protection Procedures
- Understanding of best practice in staff supervision and development
Desirable
- Knowledge of applying research in practice e.g. systemic family work and CBT/group work audit and research
- Knowledge of outcome measures.
- General awareness of current national guidelines and polices in the field of CAMHS
- Knowledge of the Children Act
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).
