Job summary
Children & Young
Persons Mental Health Nurse Bank
Location:Anstey Frith House, Leicestershire, LE38RN
Salary:
DHU Band 8a - £50,966 - £57,555
Evenings:
30% enhancement
Weekends:
45% enhancement
Full Time or Part
Time:Bank contracts only
Main duties of the job
Join DHU Healthcare as a Children
& Young Persons Mental Health Nurse and Elevate Your Career!
Are you a dedicated and passionate healthcare
professional seeking a rewarding and exciting opportunity? Look no further! DHU
Healthcare is searching for an exceptional Children
& Young Persons Mental Health Nurse to join our dynamic team and make a real difference in patient care
About us
DHU Healthcare is a
not-for-profit community interest company providing a diverse range of services
to the NHS frontline, including urgent and emergency care, primary care, out of
hours services and NHS111. We care for patients across the West and East Midlands
a population totalling around 14 million. As a socially conscious organisation,
we provide compassionate, high-quality care to our patients and offer a
supportive work environment to our 2,500 DHU employees. If you would like to
find out more about us, you can visit our website.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A day in the life of a Children & Young Persons Mental Health Nurse with DHU will involve:
- Be the first clinical point of contact for clinical referrals (self or professional) and enquiries on the telephone, and by online.
- Monitor, manage and coordinate with staff within the team and external agencies to ensure safe sign posting of referrals.
- Providing call back support/advice/information gathering with the support of navigator
- Risk assessment when necessary and offer advice to CYP and carer to manage clinical risk.
To be a successful Children & Young Persons Mental Health Nurse youll need:
- Registered Mental Health Nurse registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC)
- Substantial Autonomous practice experience working and multi-professional team
- Evidence of working with undiagnosed and undifferentiated patients.
- Experience of working with children and young people.
- Knowledge of mental health conditions, diagnoses and clinical risk
- Be motivated, passionate, positive, resilient, and determined to provide the best care.
In return for your commitment, youll receive:
- Pay enhancements with additional hourly shift and weekend allowances and overtime.
- NHS pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave.
- Privet medical insurance through Westfield Health
- Honouring continuous service for annual Leave
- Generous annual leave entitlement, plus guaranteed Birthday Day off
At DHU HealthCare we pride ourselves on our diverse workforce, and ensuring we have an inclusive environment for all our staff. We remain committed to ensuring our teams can bring their true selves to work without risk or fear of discrimination.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A day in the life of a Children & Young Persons Mental Health Nurse with DHU will involve:
- Be the first clinical point of contact for clinical referrals (self or professional) and enquiries on the telephone, and by online.
- Monitor, manage and coordinate with staff within the team and external agencies to ensure safe sign posting of referrals.
- Providing call back support/advice/information gathering with the support of navigator
- Risk assessment when necessary and offer advice to CYP and carer to manage clinical risk.
To be a successful Children & Young Persons Mental Health Nurse youll need:
- Registered Mental Health Nurse registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC)
- Substantial Autonomous practice experience working and multi-professional team
- Evidence of working with undiagnosed and undifferentiated patients.
- Experience of working with children and young people.
- Knowledge of mental health conditions, diagnoses and clinical risk
- Be motivated, passionate, positive, resilient, and determined to provide the best care.
In return for your commitment, youll receive:
- Pay enhancements with additional hourly shift and weekend allowances and overtime.
- NHS pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave.
- Privet medical insurance through Westfield Health
- Honouring continuous service for annual Leave
- Generous annual leave entitlement, plus guaranteed Birthday Day off
At DHU HealthCare we pride ourselves on our diverse workforce, and ensuring we have an inclusive environment for all our staff. We remain committed to ensuring our teams can bring their true selves to work without risk or fear of discrimination.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC)
- Evidence of continuing post-registration/graduate development
Desirable
- Experience in working in crisis team
- Research skills
- I.T and database
- Presentation skill
- Full driving Licence
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC)
- Evidence of continuing post-registration/graduate development
Desirable
- Experience in working in crisis team
- Research skills
- I.T and database
- Presentation skill
- Full driving Licence
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
