Community Mental Health Nurse: CAMHS (based in Dunstable) | East London NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 29 April 2024 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £35,392 - £42,618 0 |
| Oriau: | Full time |
| Dyddiad cau: | 29 May 2024 |
| Lleoliad: | Dunstable, LU6 3SD |
| Cwmni: | East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Permanent |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 6258594/363-SSLB6258594 |
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The Dunstable CAMHS Emotional and Behaviour Team is an extremely friendly and professional team forming part of a broader South Bedfordshire CAMHS service. The post-holder will be offering assessments and treatments to young people with moderate to severe mental health difficulties, involving parent/carers, schools and other agencies as appropriate. We work alongside other CAMHS teams that offer more specialist support, for example for clients in crisis, or those with eating disorders or learning disabilities. We also work closely with our growing local community teams that have staff working in schools, GP practices and Early Help teams. The team is made up of: Management and Administrative staff, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Creative Art Therapists, Systemic Therapists, Counselors, Nurse Specialists and Mental Health Practitioners.
This is a band 6 post. However, we are also able to offer a preceptorship to a newly qualified nurse starting at band 5, with support offered to enable development of competencies and promotion to band 6 within the team. It is expected that all competencies will be met within a maximum of 2 years through this process.
We would be happy to consider applicants looking for flexible hours.
The post-holder will require a high degree of professional autonomy and self-management, and the ability to work well in a team. You will be supported by monthly management supervision in addition to clinical supervision by a qualified nurse. You will have access to a variety of CPD sessions, and annual performance appraisals. You will also participate in weekly clinical discussions with the teams, monthly complex case discussions and a bi-monthly reflective space.
The team leader is committed to staff development and there are regular opportunities for staff to apply for appropriate training courses. In the last year, staff in our teams have attended many courses including DDP, CBT, EMDR, NVR and DBT. We are also passionate about service user participation, for example involving service users in recruitment and service development. Our team is very supportive of trainees, offering placements in Arts Therapy, Clinical Psychology, nursing and psychotherapy. There are also frequent new developments in the service, offering staff the chance to work at a higher banding during the time of the project. As part of the East London Foundation Trust (ELFT), there are a significant number of positions in the trust for clinicians up to band 8D, opening up paths for promotion for ambitious members of staff. ELFT also prioritizes staff wellbeing and we have introduced a range of staff wellbeing initiatives to support this.
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.
This post is based close to the M1 and easily reached by car from North London, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire. The clinic also has the added benefit of free parking and all clinicians are supported by very dedicated and efficient administrative staff. Most of the work will be based in the clinic when not remote working, but access to a car is helpful. The Trust has an arrangement for 50% discount on season ticket fares with Thameslink, the rail provider, for its staff. A generous relocation package is available if you need to move to access this job.
For the full description of this post please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
This advert closes on Sunday 19 May 2024