Job summary
We are pleased to advertise an exciting opportunity for an outstanding candidate to join our dynamic and energetic CAMHS services as a Clinical Nurse Specialist & Tri-Borough COMHAD/Substance Misuse Lead. This is a new post situated within Greenwich CAMHS (Adolescent Pathway), located within the heart of the Royal Borough of Greenwich at our Highpoint House clinic base.
We are passionate about working with children, young people and their families/carers, and are dedicated to providinghigh-quality and caring community mental healthcare services that improve outcomes and build resilience in community relationships.
You will join a vibrant and experienced multi-disciplinary team in providing a variety of evidence-based interventions, drawing upon your professional clinical/leadership skills and values as a Nurse, for children and young people presenting with a range of mental health and substance misuse difficulties. This includes specialist assessment and targeted substance misuse interventions,in addition to developing and delivering consultation, training and supervision for other professionals working with children and young people in other settings.
Main duties of the job
The postholder is responsible for providing clinical leadership to CAMHS in the field of co-occurring mental health and alcohol/drug needs (COMHAD), working collaboratively with service leads in the sub-directorate to improve the quality of the assessment and treatment of CAMHS service users with COMHAD needs.
As the CAMHS COMHAD Lead, the postholder will be responsible for identifying and addressing any COMHAD training/CPD needs for CAMHS clinicians and in ensuring staff competencies meet best practice standards.
In undertaking this role, the postholder will work closely with local providers and commissioners of substance misuse services (adult and child) to ensure high quality and effective joint working practice within Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich.
In addition, the postholder will offer specialist mental health and/or substance misuse assessment, consultation, and short- and long-term interventions to CAMHS service users (including parents/carers) who use substances and/or who are open to the Greenwich CAMHS Adolescent and Early Intervention in Psychosis pathways. Interventions may also be provided to professionals working with children and young people who experience substance misuse difficulties.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
Operate independently in providing leadership and direction regarding the management of COMHAD across Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich CAMHS and within local communities
Develop clinical practice in the area of COMHAD within CAMHS in accordance with NICE and other guidance
Facilitate education, training and development of internal staff and a range of external agencies, statutory and non-statutory in the management and treatment of children and young people with COMHAD accessing CAMHS
Build and maintain relationships with key local stakeholders involved in the development, commissioning or delivery of drug/alcohol/substance misuse services
Represent Greenwich CAMHS in both managerial and clinical decision making (participating in key senior tasks) as a senior staff member
Provide specialist mental health assessment, consultation and short/long-term interventions within Greenwich CAMHS Adolescent Team
Provide effective leadership to a range of clinical staff through formal supervision and appraisal, in accordance with professional standards
Participate fully in continuous professional development and supervision
To support the implementation of the safeguarding children policy and ensuring excellent safeguarding practice within the service area of CAMHS.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Operate independently in providing leadership and direction regarding the management of COMHAD across Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich CAMHS and within local communities
Develop clinical practice in the area of COMHAD within CAMHS in accordance with NICE and other guidance
Facilitate education, training and development of internal staff and a range of external agencies, statutory and non-statutory in the management and treatment of children and young people with COMHAD accessing CAMHS
Build and maintain relationships with key local stakeholders involved in the development, commissioning or delivery of drug/alcohol/substance misuse services
Represent Greenwich CAMHS in both managerial and clinical decision making (participating in key senior tasks) as a senior staff member
Provide specialist mental health assessment, consultation and short/long-term interventions within Greenwich CAMHS Adolescent Team
Provide effective leadership to a range of clinical staff through formal supervision and appraisal, in accordance with professional standards
Participate fully in continuous professional development and supervision
To support the implementation of the safeguarding children policy and ensuring excellent safeguarding practice within the service area of CAMHS.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registration
- Excellent working knowledge of mental health presentations in children and young people
Desirable
- Knowledge of a range of NHS, other statutory agencies and voluntary sector providers
- Demonstrable use of evidenced based research in clinical work
- Evidence of continuous professional development and/or post-graduate qualification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of working within areas relevant to designated team
- Experience of working with children and young people presenting with COMHAD
- Experience of working therapeutically with children and young people
Desirable
- Experience of research and development into practice
- Evidence of facilitating quality improvement in practice
- Experience of managing and supervising clinicians attending emergency presentations of children in a variety of settings
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work across professional and organisational boundaries internally and externally
Desirable
- Leadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning with highly developed political skills
- Skills in providing consultation to a range of disciplines
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registration
- Excellent working knowledge of mental health presentations in children and young people
Desirable
- Knowledge of a range of NHS, other statutory agencies and voluntary sector providers
- Demonstrable use of evidenced based research in clinical work
- Evidence of continuous professional development and/or post-graduate qualification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of working within areas relevant to designated team
- Experience of working with children and young people presenting with COMHAD
- Experience of working therapeutically with children and young people
Desirable
- Experience of research and development into practice
- Evidence of facilitating quality improvement in practice
- Experience of managing and supervising clinicians attending emergency presentations of children in a variety of settings
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work across professional and organisational boundaries internally and externally
Desirable
- Leadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning with highly developed political skills
- Skills in providing consultation to a range of disciplines
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).
