Job summary
City and Hackney Specialist Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), Neurodevelopmental Team
Highly Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Nurse Prescriber and Practitioner
37.5 Hours per Week - Permanent Contract
An exciting opportunity has arisen for Highly Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Nurse Prescriber and Practitioner to join the Neurodevelopmental Team at City and Hackney Specialist CAMHS. City and Hackney Specialist CAMHS is a busy, forward thinking and thriving CAMHS service with high staff morale and excellent CPD opportunities.
The clinician will join a large, experienced multi-disciplinary team of clinicians who provide a range of diagnostic and mental health services to children young people and their families with neurodevelopmental disorders.
Main duties of the job
To provide a highly specialist nurse practitioner and non-medical prescribing service within CAMHS to children, young people with mental health problems and their families. This is a community-based nursing post, located within CAMHS, with close working with GP services.
To undertake CAMHS assessments and treatments, including specialist behaviour management interventions and non- medical prescribing within the Learning Disability and Autistic Spectrum Disorder (LD and ASD) Team and the Attention-Deficit Hyperkinetic Disorder Team, as part of an overall integrated care package To provide specialist advisory, training, consultation and liaison to support staff, teachers and nurses across the LEA, and Children and Young People's Services.
To provide supervision and management, in agreement with the Senior Nurse, to Band 6 and 7 nursing posts within CFCS as applicable, and to participate in the operational management of the LD & ASD Team and the ADHD Team.
To support the role of the Clinical Team Lead, including offering management cover where appropriate
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see JD (Job Description) and PS (Personal Specification) for full details of role requirements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see JD (Job Description) and PS (Personal Specification) for full details of role requirements.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse Mental Health or Registered Nurse Learning Disabilities or Registered Children's Nurse. Part 3/8/13 or 15 NMC register
- ENB 998 or equivalent
- Post graduate qualification in a behavioural treatment modality
Desirable
- Relevant post-graduate qualification in child and adolescent mental health. e.g. ENB 603
- MA/MSc in CAMHS related field
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working in CAMHS or equivalent
- Experience at Band 7 or above
- Experience of working specifically with neurodevelopmental disorders
- Experience of line managing junior staff
- Experience of mentorship and a nurse teaching role
- Experience of service development
- Experience in policy development
- Experience of providing multi-disciplinary teaching and training
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound working knowledge of evidence base in CAMHS
- Sound working knowledge of national policy and guidelines for working in CAMHS
- and guidelines for working in CAMHS ? Specific knowledge of neurodevelopmental disorders and their assessment and management
- Specific knowledge of medicines and non-medical prescribing in CAMHS
- Knowledge of psychosocial interventions, risk EE assessments and the principles of Care Programme Approach (CPA)
- Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Children Act, Mental Capacity Act and other relevant legislation
- Knowledge of Child and Adult Protection issues and procedures
- Robust understanding of Clinical Governance and service improvement
- Knowledge and application of appraisal and PDP systems
- Knowledge of standard setting and audit implementation
- An awareness of different research methods
- Knowledge of specific inner city issues which impact of care delivery
- An understanding of service delivery and provision that is culturally appropriate and responsive to the needs of service users
Desirable
- Knowledge of developments in children and young people's services inter -agency partnerships
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of well developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS
- Evidence of flexible working practices and excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Clinical supervision skills
- Able to manage own time and caseload
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Evidence of ability to lead, support and influence others
- Able to work effectively across organisational boundaries
- Presentation and teaching skills, both in clinical setting and education centres
- Proven IT skills with application to practice
- A high degree of self-awareness and an ability to reflect on personal and professional attitudes and accept feedback
- Able to inspire and lead on new developments
Other
Essential
- Commitment to equal opportunities
- Self-motivated, assertive and flexible
- Proven qualities in sustaining the mental, emotional and physical demands of specialized therapeutic work with disturbed and distressed children, adolescents and their families/carer networks
- Freedom to act: autonomous clinician responsible for decisions regarding own caseload, managing and supervising other nurses/members of multidisciplinary team
- Physical effort: Confined sitting position(therapy);travelling within community; fine motor skills re injections Provide leadership in situations of exposure to unpleasant aspects of caring for complex, vulnerable and challenging clients, eg. verbal and physical aggression, self-harm, restraints, body fluids and smells or enforced treatment under law
- Mental effort: writing reports, planning teaching, concentrating for therapy sessions /clinical supervision; managing emergencies, health promotion activities, physical health assessments
- Emotional effort: Dealing with families in breakdown; experiencing trauma and abuse; occasional patient complaints; conveying of unwelcome news, dealing with complex child protection issues
- Working conditions: Occasional verbal and physical abuse; unpredictable clinical scenarios eg emergency home visits; travel in community all weathers.
Desirable
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse Mental Health or Registered Nurse Learning Disabilities or Registered Children's Nurse. Part 3/8/13 or 15 NMC register
- ENB 998 or equivalent
- Post graduate qualification in a behavioural treatment modality
Desirable
- Relevant post-graduate qualification in child and adolescent mental health. e.g. ENB 603
- MA/MSc in CAMHS related field
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working in CAMHS or equivalent
- Experience at Band 7 or above
- Experience of working specifically with neurodevelopmental disorders
- Experience of line managing junior staff
- Experience of mentorship and a nurse teaching role
- Experience of service development
- Experience in policy development
- Experience of providing multi-disciplinary teaching and training
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound working knowledge of evidence base in CAMHS
- Sound working knowledge of national policy and guidelines for working in CAMHS
- and guidelines for working in CAMHS ? Specific knowledge of neurodevelopmental disorders and their assessment and management
- Specific knowledge of medicines and non-medical prescribing in CAMHS
- Knowledge of psychosocial interventions, risk EE assessments and the principles of Care Programme Approach (CPA)
- Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Children Act, Mental Capacity Act and other relevant legislation
- Knowledge of Child and Adult Protection issues and procedures
- Robust understanding of Clinical Governance and service improvement
- Knowledge and application of appraisal and PDP systems
- Knowledge of standard setting and audit implementation
- An awareness of different research methods
- Knowledge of specific inner city issues which impact of care delivery
- An understanding of service delivery and provision that is culturally appropriate and responsive to the needs of service users
Desirable
- Knowledge of developments in children and young people's services inter -agency partnerships
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of well developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS
- Evidence of flexible working practices and excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Clinical supervision skills
- Able to manage own time and caseload
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Evidence of ability to lead, support and influence others
- Able to work effectively across organisational boundaries
- Presentation and teaching skills, both in clinical setting and education centres
- Proven IT skills with application to practice
- A high degree of self-awareness and an ability to reflect on personal and professional attitudes and accept feedback
- Able to inspire and lead on new developments
Other
Essential
- Commitment to equal opportunities
- Self-motivated, assertive and flexible
- Proven qualities in sustaining the mental, emotional and physical demands of specialized therapeutic work with disturbed and distressed children, adolescents and their families/carer networks
- Freedom to act: autonomous clinician responsible for decisions regarding own caseload, managing and supervising other nurses/members of multidisciplinary team
- Physical effort: Confined sitting position(therapy);travelling within community; fine motor skills re injections Provide leadership in situations of exposure to unpleasant aspects of caring for complex, vulnerable and challenging clients, eg. verbal and physical aggression, self-harm, restraints, body fluids and smells or enforced treatment under law
- Mental effort: writing reports, planning teaching, concentrating for therapy sessions /clinical supervision; managing emergencies, health promotion activities, physical health assessments
- Emotional effort: Dealing with families in breakdown; experiencing trauma and abuse; occasional patient complaints; conveying of unwelcome news, dealing with complex child protection issues
- Working conditions: Occasional verbal and physical abuse; unpredictable clinical scenarios eg emergency home visits; travel in community all weathers.
Desirable
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).
