Senior Community Nurse | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 15 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £41,659 - £47,672 per annum (pro rata if applicable) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 15 May 2024 |
| Location: | St Albans, AL4 9XR |
| Company: | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6140522/812-23-PALMS-B7-CYP-F |
Summary
Are you a motivated, forward thinking Nurse who is looking to use and develop their skills in an ever growing and evolving team? PALMS are seeking to appoint a Band 7 Nurse who can work flexibly and is committed to supporting CYP and their families across Hertfordshire and the full PALMS’ team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a values led service and develop your own professional interests, with access to training to enhance clinical skills, regular supervision and support.
PALMS (Positive behaviour, Autism, Learning disability, Mental health Service) is evolving and we want to welcome additional clinicians to be part of our vibrant and multidisciplinary team which includes Clinical Psychologists, Positive Behaviour Analysts, Systemic Therapists, Learning Disability Nurses, Psychiatrists, Mental Health Practitioners, Speech and Language Therapists and Outreach Workers.
We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance.
Closing Date - Midnight 6th May 2024
Interview - 14th May 2024
• To support in making a difference to children, young people and their families by working in partnership and to support them in achieving positive outcomes.
• To work closely with PALMS MDT supporting the running of review clinics which could include physical health interventions, medication management support and nurse prescribing, all within clear guidance and protocols. Adhering to STOMP/STAMP and other national guidance.
• To provide assessments and care planning of children/young people referred to PALMS.
• Promote the mental and emotional health of children, young people and families in the community through clinical interventions in the care pathway and through MDT working.
• Supervision and line management responsibilities of PALMS colleagues and support of the Band 5 and 6 Learning Disability/Mental Health Nurses.
• To help set-up and develop nurse–led review clinics demonstrating the ability to work as an autonomous specialist practitioner in relation to the specialist area which will include the reading and recording of the clinical observations of each child and the ongoing assessment of the effectiveness of treatment packages.
• To lead on the nursing agenda in PALMS, the running of the Nursing forum and nursing clinical governance
PALMS works across Hertfordshire providing a specialist multi-disciplinary approach. PALMS is a CAMHS commissioned service which offers individually tailored support for children and young people (CYP), aged 0-18 who have a global learning disability and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder, helping families to manage challenging behaviour, toileting,
feeding and sleeping concerns which have not benefitted from community interventions and/or to support mental health needs which cannot be met with reasonable adjustment by other CAMHS services. Interventions include workshops, intervention groups, individual therapy, parent as therapist sessions, and a family clinic. PALMS aims to keep children and young people with their families thereby improving outcomes for all family members. PALMS predominantly applies narrative, systemic, positive behaviour, and bio-psycho social models adhering to the STOMP / STAMP and Transforming Care Agendas.
The ideal candidate will be:
• Passionate about and have a desire to contribute to change in a vibrant NHS team
• Dedicated to supporting CYP with autism and/or learning disability and their families.
• Collaborative in their approach to work with families, networks, and others services
• Able to work both in a team environment and autonomously
• Able to maintain a high degree of professionalism when working in settings where there is a highly emotive atmosphere.
• Flexible in their approach and have resilience under pressure
• Have professional registration for your speciality
PALMS principally deliver a flexible service according to need and personal circumstances, in a planned way. For example, for a full-time worker this equates to flexibly working 37.5 across the working week. PALMS are open to flexible working and therefore part time / job share would be considered, working a minimum of 0.6 WTE.
We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance. We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages
We can offer you:
• Regular clinical and professional supervision including opportunities to meet as a team including peer reflection and Intervision
• Regular appraisal, personal development planning and opportunities for continuing professional development. This includes specific support with regards to fulfilling the PALMS’ role.
• Opportunities to work closely with a multi-disciplinary team and learn from other evidence based frameworks and approaches.
• Opportunities to provide clinical supervision and line management to other members of the PALMS team as appropriate.
• Opportunities to connect with local and national networks
• Involvement in providing training.
We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now
Interviews will be run either in person at one of our bases or using Microsoft Teams, full details and instructions will be provided to successful candidates.
This advert closes on Monday 6 May 2024
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