Band 5 CAMHS Staff Nurse - Collingham Ward
Job overview
Welcome to CNWL Mental Health Inpatient Services for Children and Young People. Collingham Child and Family Centre is one of six National 7 Day Inpatient settings, that work in partnership with Chelsea Hospital Schools for children aged 5 - 13 years old.We are currently recruiting for an exciting CAMHS Clinical Team Leader (RCN, RMN, RNLD).
Nestled between High Street Kensington & Earls Court, Collingham is a Tier 4 Children’s Mental Health Unit which provides acute inpatient and schooling for young people with a range of with complex mental health needs and behavioural problems.
Main duties of the job
The role consists of a flexible shift pattern:- Early 07:30
- 15:30, Late 12:30
- 20:30, Nights 20:00
- 08:00. This is a 24/7 service.
From there I've progressed onto becoming a band 6 Clinical Team Leader. And it hasn't stopped there! I've continued to develop and grow within Collingham and the CNWL CAMHS family and have had opportunities to act up into a band 7 managerial role for a few weeks as I continue my career progression path”
An account from one of our Clinical Team Leaders, sharing their story.
Who are we?
The team consists of nursing, psychology, occupational therapists, systemic psychotherapists, support workers, social workers, dietician and psychiatry. We are expanding into developing nurses to the Advanced Clinical Practitioner level. The leads of the service are a Clinical Unit Manager, Therapy Lead, Consultant Psychiatrist, and is linked to the CAMHS service line which is overseen by Head of Tier 4 services as well as Clinical and Service Directors for CAMHS and Eating Disorders.More recent developments are better links with the ED Inpatient service, development of opportunities for cross-unit working where appropriate and agreed.
Working for our organisation
CNWL have a pioneering history improving health outcomes in people’s lives, by providing physical and mental health services at GPs, clinics, hospitals, and in the community. To find out more about CAMHS inpatients please CLICK HERE.
Staff are the heartbeat of our organisation and we offer Inpatient Nurses a £2,000 Post Probation Bonus, followed by £1,000 paid 12 months later.
We offer a relocation scheme of up to £8,000 to any qualified Nurse in the UK, and have links with providers offering key worker London rental properties at 80% Market Rent.
We take flexible working seriously and are open to discussion to best meet our workforce’s work life needs.
Our lovely site in Kensington is a 10-minute walk from High Street Kensington tube and 10-minute walk from Earls Court Station.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
What do we do?
The team provides intensive assessment and treatment for children with complex emotional, behavioural and psychological difficulties, offering intensive work with families/parents and carers to develop their parenting skills.
Our highly experienced and dedicated multidisciplinary team is committed to offering the highest standards of care to help children and families regain their self-confidence. Adopting a solution focused approach for hard to manage problems and steer a course towards optimism, newly realised potential and a positive future for the child and their family network.
Our team boast a Professional Nurse Educator to develop your skills and knowledge through CPD. Staff have Protected monthly clinical supervision & training time, accompanied by a weekly teaching session, and reflective practice slots. We support training in Positive Behaviour Support (PBS), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT).At Collingham we develop your experience for both Leadership and Clinical roles. If you are interested please contact us, or see our “Staff rewards and wellbeing handbook”.
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues, and patients when working on our healthcare settings.
Person specification
Others
Essential criteria- An interest in working within the specialism
- A good level of fitness and mobility
- Demonstrates professionalism (in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct)
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Registered Nurse at degree / diploma level
- RNC at degree or diploma level
- RNLD at degree of diploma level
- Current NMC Registration
- Degree level qualification
Experience
Essential criteria- Knowledge of mental disorder, child development, mental health law and legislation and the nursing process
- Experience of working in a mental health setting post- registration
- Basic counselling skills
Special Aptitudes/Abilities
Essential criteria- Demonstrates an understanding of and empathy to the needs of children & young people
- Ability to effectively communicate with children, young people and their parents
- Ability to effectively communicate with other professionals, in person and on the phone
- Ability to understand and work with challenging behaviour
CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference.We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.
We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page
Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.
If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.