Job summary
The role involves managing a defined caseload with children/young people and their families who experience a complex range of needs and difficulties. You will be responsible for assessing, planning and providing ongoing support and therapeutic interventions to the client group/service users under the supervision of a senior team member.
You will complement the multi-disciplinary working of the team, participating in team and service development and evaluation.
This post is a development post, the post holder will have a training plan in place to support the learning to fulfil that on a Mental Health Nurse in CAHMS. Upon completion and competency sign off the post holder will transition to the next AFC pay banding.
Main duties of the job
Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details and main duties of the role
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, milage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details and main duties and responsibilities of the role
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details and main duties and responsibilities of the role
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse
Desirable
- Understanding of a wide range of evidence based treatment/therapeutic interventions e.g. CBT, DBT
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working with children with mental health needs. Experience of working within a multi-agency framework
- oExperience of formulating a child's difficulties and developing a care plan
- oExperience of employing evidenced based interventions with children
- oExperience of working with families
- oAble to work independently, without direct supervision.
Desirable
- oPrevious work with people with complex and high risk presentations
- oPrevious experience of working in a health or social care setting, either statutory or non-statutory service
- oExperience of supporting service users in a community setting
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse
Desirable
- Understanding of a wide range of evidence based treatment/therapeutic interventions e.g. CBT, DBT
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working with children with mental health needs. Experience of working within a multi-agency framework
- oExperience of formulating a child's difficulties and developing a care plan
- oExperience of employing evidenced based interventions with children
- oExperience of working with families
- oAble to work independently, without direct supervision.
Desirable
- oPrevious work with people with complex and high risk presentations
- oPrevious experience of working in a health or social care setting, either statutory or non-statutory service
- oExperience of supporting service users in a community setting
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).
