Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity in East Sussex CAMHS and are advertising for a Band 7 Senior Nurse Practitioner. We welcome current Band 6 Nurses applying who are looking to explore more senior options and take the next step in their career. We also welcome existing Band 7 Nurses who are looking for a change or something new.
We are looking for a positive and enthusiastic nurse. East Sussex CAMHS is in a period of exciting change. We are rolling out our Stepped Care Model which aims to be support our service being needs led and providing interventions in a more timely manner. This new model provides an exciting opportunity to be a senior clinician and leader in this important time.This role provides a balance between clinical work and leadership responsibility as well as work within a diverse mix of professionals.
Main duties of the job
- To act as a senior clinician and leader in East Sussex CAMHS
- To deliver and receive clinical and managerial supervision
- To lead on audits and key performance monitoring
- To ensure junior nurses are NMC compliant and maintain high standards of practice
- To support student nurses and newly qualified nurses joining our team and service
- To link in with the nursing network and nursing strategy within SPFT
Full responsibilities and scope of the role within the attached JD
About us
We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.
Working in Sussex:
- Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns there's always new experiences to be enjoyed
- Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London
- With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure
We'd love you to join our organisation that is rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the Care Quality Commission. Our staff agree, with 82% of people in our recent staff survey telling us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.
Other key staff survey results include:
- 70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work
- 79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work within their team
- 77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles
Job description
Job responsibilities
We encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/ life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, home-working, part time hours, flexible start/ finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for full role responsibilities and person specification for this post.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Chris Linnett
East Sussex CAMHS Service Manager
christopher.linnett@spft.nhs.uk
01273 402510
Job description
Job responsibilities
We encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/ life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, home-working, part time hours, flexible start/ finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for full role responsibilities and person specification for this post.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Chris Linnett
East Sussex CAMHS Service Manager
christopher.linnett@spft.nhs.uk
01273 402510
Person Specification
Criteria
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in occupational therapy or Nursing/Social Work Or Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
- Registration with HCPC/NMC/Social Work England
- Training in the use of standardised assessment tools
- Extensive experience as a qualified mental health practitioner
- Broad experience of working with clients with a range of mental health problems
- Experience in leadership - this can involve leading on a project
- Experience of multidisciplinary working
- Experience of supervising staff and students
- Experience as a Care Coordinator
- CAMHS or crisis experience
- Experience of multi-agency work
- Able to communication complex information to service users, carers and colleagues
- Lead others in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practices including policies and strategies.
- Develop partnership working with individuals, groups, communities and agencies.
- Delegate work to others
- Demonstrate support for the values and beliefs of the Care Group and those of the Trust
- Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of Human Rights in the delivery of this role
- Team working
- Ability to travel across sites
- Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
Desirable
- Evidence of post qualification study
- Experience with Looked after and Adopted A / C / I / children
- Experience in applying a range of assessment tools and a comprehensive knowledge of clinical approaches
- Research experience
- Lived experience of mental health issues
- Experience of providing professional support/supervision to staff
Person Specification
Criteria
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in occupational therapy or Nursing/Social Work Or Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
- Registration with HCPC/NMC/Social Work England
- Training in the use of standardised assessment tools
- Extensive experience as a qualified mental health practitioner
- Broad experience of working with clients with a range of mental health problems
- Experience in leadership - this can involve leading on a project
- Experience of multidisciplinary working
- Experience of supervising staff and students
- Experience as a Care Coordinator
- CAMHS or crisis experience
- Experience of multi-agency work
- Able to communication complex information to service users, carers and colleagues
- Lead others in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practices including policies and strategies.
- Develop partnership working with individuals, groups, communities and agencies.
- Delegate work to others
- Demonstrate support for the values and beliefs of the Care Group and those of the Trust
- Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of Human Rights in the delivery of this role
- Team working
- Ability to travel across sites
- Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
Desirable
- Evidence of post qualification study
- Experience with Looked after and Adopted A / C / I / children
- Experience in applying a range of assessment tools and a comprehensive knowledge of clinical approaches
- Research experience
- Lived experience of mental health issues
- Experience of providing professional support/supervision to staff
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).
