CAMHS Looked After & Adoption Nurse | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	16 April 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£37,338 - £44,962 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	24 May 2025
Location:	Kirkby in Ashfield, NG17 7AG
Company:	Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7091319/186-465-25-MH

Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the County CAMHS Children Looked After and Adoption Team. The team is jointly commissioned by Nottinghamshire County Council and Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.

This multi- disciplinary, multi-agency team is commissioned to specifically work with children & young people who are looked after and living away from their birth parents, in the care of Nottinghamshire Children’s Services or children who require placements from out of area local authorities. These children and young people may be living with foster carers or residential care. The team also offer support to children/young people who have been adopted, and their families.

Please note applicants willbe requiredto pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.


You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.


The team offer specialist consultation, groups and direct work for children under the age of 18 years old.

To work as part of the Specialist CAMHS Children Looked After Team providing specialist consultation, direct work and training to children, families and their care systems as part of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Looked After Service and adoption.

You should be experienced in the assessment of children and young people presenting with emotional and mental health presentations, being mindful of the sensitive backgrounds of children whom are looked after and adopted and in the formulation and delivery of appropriate evidence based interventions.

You will be responsible for an agreed caseload and will be involved with, consultations to networks, direct work and assessment along with group work and training carers and other agencies.

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment

To provide access to specialist CAMHS Children Looked After Team consultation, assessment and intervention for young people and families. This will take place as an individual worker, online or out in the community, whatever is felt to meet the young person and networks needs best.

You will be a member of a specialist CAMHS multi-disciplinary and multi-agency Children Looked After Team which provides specialist psychological services to a CAMHS care group.

You will liaise with a broad range of other disciplines and agencies, including education, Children & Families services, voluntary agencies and care systems.

You will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.

You will offer a range of assessments and interventions to meet the needs of young people within the service. This may involve both consultations to networks and/or direct work with the child.

You will be expected to assess and monitor risk of children and enable the network around the child to ensure their safety.

You will be expected to offer training to other networks if it is felt this will enhance a child’s experience in care.

You will work with a variety of agencies including adult service provider to ensure a quality service is provided and quality transitions of care.

Please see Job description and person specification for full details. This post is now allowing applications for Child Nurse training aswell as Mental Health and Learning disability.

A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.


This advert closes on Wednesday 14 May 2025

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