Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist within Collingham Child and Family Centre. This is a friendly, ever-growing team consisting of several exciting disciplines and expertise.
You will provide senior nurse leadership within the nursing team. As post holder and in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team, you will take a senior role in the processing of all new referrals to the service and facilitating gatekeeping and discharge. You will assess, plan, and provide supportive clinical management, using evidence-based models of care and support of families.
You will also liaise with referrers and provide advice to primary and secondary services and other external agencies as required.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will play a key leadership role in ensuring high-quality care for young people with complex mental health needs.This role involves leading referral management, supervising junior nurses, role-modeling clinical excellence, and coordinating Care, Education, and Treatment Reviews (CETRs). You will provide senior nursing support and supervision to the liaison team in collaboration with the manager and peers. You will also contribute to the wider nursing initiative of the service.
The role will be between Monday - Friday with one clinical shift per week
There is an exciting opportunity within this role to work collaboratively with our colleagues at GOSH Mildred Creak Unit.
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About us
You will work within the multidisciplinary team, collaborating with Doctors, Psychologists, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Family Therapists, Dietician and Speech and Language Therapist. In addition, you will liaise with Community Mental Health Teams, Primary Care Teams, and Medical and Psychiatric Wards.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
- To lead on and co-ordinate the processing of all new referrals including gatekeeping assessments and pre-admission work
- To provide an assessment of complex referrals and to provide advice to referring agents on how to access services.
- To work with families as appropriate
- To provide consultation and advice to referrers; children & young people and their families.
- To provide effective nurse leadership, expertise, advice and support to the team and ensure the provision of high-quality care to patients.
- To act as a role model and highly competent practitioner.
- To provide supervision shared with the ward manager
- To lead on ensuring CETRs are done timely and effectively
- To contribute to the continued development of the treatment pathway from the point of referral through to discharge.
- To promote an innovative and progressive attitude to the continual improvement of patient care through research and evidence-based practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To lead on and co-ordinate the processing of all new referrals including gatekeeping assessments and pre-admission work
- To provide an assessment of complex referrals and to provide advice to referring agents on how to access services.
- To work with families as appropriate
- To provide consultation and advice to referrers; children & young people and their families.
- To provide effective nurse leadership, expertise, advice and support to the team and ensure the provision of high-quality care to patients.
- To act as a role model and highly competent practitioner.
- To provide supervision shared with the ward manager
- To lead on ensuring CETRs are done timely and effectively
- To contribute to the continued development of the treatment pathway from the point of referral through to discharge.
- To promote an innovative and progressive attitude to the continual improvement of patient care through research and evidence-based practice.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Heath Nurse [Current full NMC Registration]
- Evidence of CPD including completion of courses with a focus on leadership
- Registered Mental Health Nurse at degree or diploma level.
- Post graduate qualification degree or extensive experience of mental health nursing
Desirable
- Masters level qualification
- Mentorship training
- Leadership and management training
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of working in an inpatient health care setting providing clinical leadership to lower banding staff.
- Evidence of working with students and learners in practice
- Experience in a leadership, teaching, or mentorship role, ideally within CAMHS or similar services.
- Experience of managing and supervising others in a performance management context including appraisals
- Significant experience of working within CAMHS or with children and young people
Desirable
- Experience working in an inpatient CAMHS setting.
- Experience in quality improvement initiatives or clinical audits in mental health settings
- Demonstrated experience in developing, delivering, and evaluating training or education programs for healthcare professionals.
- Relevant clinical or teaching experience in CAMHS.
- Evidence of participating in QI projects or training in QI
- Experience in leading or facilitating group workshops or educational events.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of mental health problems, child development, mental health law and legislation and the nursing process
- Understanding of professional and current issues in children's and mental health nursing.
- Knowledge of child protection and fundamental safeguarding principles
- Understating or evidence of fulfilling PREP requirements for Revalidation.
- Strong clinical knowledge and understanding of mental health issues in children and adolescents, including risk assessment, care planning, and interventions.
Desirable
- Ability to deliver from a range of key therapeutic interventions including CBT, DBT, Psychosocial interventions and Family interventions.
- Ability to develop, implement, and evaluate education and training programs tailored to the needs of nursing staff and other professionals
Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics
Essential
- Ability to deliver clinical supervision and mentoring to nursing staff, promoting professional development and reflective practice
- Ability to understand and work with challenging behaviour.
- Ability to effectively communicate with children, young people and their parents
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to engage effectively with staff, service users, and families.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Heath Nurse [Current full NMC Registration]
- Evidence of CPD including completion of courses with a focus on leadership
- Registered Mental Health Nurse at degree or diploma level.
- Post graduate qualification degree or extensive experience of mental health nursing
Desirable
- Masters level qualification
- Mentorship training
- Leadership and management training
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of working in an inpatient health care setting providing clinical leadership to lower banding staff.
- Evidence of working with students and learners in practice
- Experience in a leadership, teaching, or mentorship role, ideally within CAMHS or similar services.
- Experience of managing and supervising others in a performance management context including appraisals
- Significant experience of working within CAMHS or with children and young people
Desirable
- Experience working in an inpatient CAMHS setting.
- Experience in quality improvement initiatives or clinical audits in mental health settings
- Demonstrated experience in developing, delivering, and evaluating training or education programs for healthcare professionals.
- Relevant clinical or teaching experience in CAMHS.
- Evidence of participating in QI projects or training in QI
- Experience in leading or facilitating group workshops or educational events.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of mental health problems, child development, mental health law and legislation and the nursing process
- Understanding of professional and current issues in children's and mental health nursing.
- Knowledge of child protection and fundamental safeguarding principles
- Understating or evidence of fulfilling PREP requirements for Revalidation.
- Strong clinical knowledge and understanding of mental health issues in children and adolescents, including risk assessment, care planning, and interventions.
Desirable
- Ability to deliver from a range of key therapeutic interventions including CBT, DBT, Psychosocial interventions and Family interventions.
- Ability to develop, implement, and evaluate education and training programs tailored to the needs of nursing staff and other professionals
Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics
Essential
- Ability to deliver clinical supervision and mentoring to nursing staff, promoting professional development and reflective practice
- Ability to understand and work with challenging behaviour.
- Ability to effectively communicate with children, young people and their parents
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to engage effectively with staff, service users, and families.
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).
