Job summary
SENIOR CAMHS NURSE
North East London Foundation Trust are looking to recruit a Senior Mental Health Nurse, who will provide effective and efficient management of delegated resources within the Young Person's Home Treatment Team (YPHTT), which is a 24 hour crisis provision within CAMHS. Shift patterns including early, late and night shifts.
YPHTTare recent RCNi award winners and rated 'outstanding' by the CQC. YPHTT work with young people and their families /carers, who are aged 12-18 years; YPHTT is a full MDT service that is effectively a 'hospital at home' working adjacent to the inpatient unit. The team encourages re-integration back into communities, school and homes.
Main duties of the job
1. To be responsible for organising and prioritising own and others workload in the day to day allocation of work.2. To show leadership skills across the multi-disciplinary team.3. To deputise when required in the absence of the clinical leads / team manager and delegate appropriately to other members of the team.4. To have organisational knowledge of Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them, particularly in relation to the administration of medicine and Safeguarding Children.5. To be responsible for providing accurate records of information required by the Trust for audit purposes.6. To ensure effective risk management at team level by accident / incident reporting, assessing and controlling risk and ensuring residual risks are added to the Trust register.7. To undertake regular clinical audits to inform practice and to report this in to Brookside's internal governance structure.8. To work a 24 hour, 365 day shift pattern, including night shifts.
About us
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High-Cost Area Supplement
This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,551 and a maximum payment of £5,735) (pro rata for part time staff).
Use of AI
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RMN
- Degree
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of working with young people with complex, acute mental health needs and challenging behaviours.
- Providing staff supervision and appraisal to qualified and non- professionally aligned staff.
- Risk assessment and management within a mental health inpatient setting.
- Ability to perform under pressure, quickly and effectively, making timely managerial decisions and following through available agreed care pathways.
Desirable
- Managing clinical services.
Knowledge
Essential
- An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities
- Thorough knowledge of the 1983 Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Children's Act, and related legislation, codes of practice and guidance.
- Understanding of and commitment to the principle of equal opportunities in service delivery
- Infection control standards
Other
Essential
- To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area
- Well-developed interpersonal skills especially when handling conflict and change.
- Ability to lead and direct teams performance and activities.
- Ability to cope with highly emotionally stressful situations on a day-to-day basis.
- To be flexible, supportive and if required to take on management of new services as required
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RMN
- Degree
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of working with young people with complex, acute mental health needs and challenging behaviours.
- Providing staff supervision and appraisal to qualified and non- professionally aligned staff.
- Risk assessment and management within a mental health inpatient setting.
- Ability to perform under pressure, quickly and effectively, making timely managerial decisions and following through available agreed care pathways.
Desirable
- Managing clinical services.
Knowledge
Essential
- An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities
- Thorough knowledge of the 1983 Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Children's Act, and related legislation, codes of practice and guidance.
- Understanding of and commitment to the principle of equal opportunities in service delivery
- Infection control standards
Other
Essential
- To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area
- Well-developed interpersonal skills especially when handling conflict and change.
- Ability to lead and direct teams performance and activities.
- Ability to cope with highly emotionally stressful situations on a day-to-day basis.
- To be flexible, supportive and if required to take on management of new services as required
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).
