Specialist Nurse (RNLD/RNMH)
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust are proud award winners of the HSJ Provider of the Year 2019
Job overview
Are you an experienced band 6 or an existing Band 6 RNLD/RMN with a passion for working with children and young people and have a creative flair?
This role is an exciting opportunity for a motivated nurse with a strong passion for supporting individuals with possible learning difficulties/disability and or neurodiversity alongside mental health challenges to work in a busy CORE CAMHS service, using a combination of clinical care and creative therapeutic interventions to promote independence, enhance communication and improve overall mental well being through a variety of creative approaches.
Main duties of the job
Carrying out thorough assessments for young people that are referred to core camhs, potentially with some extra needs alongside mental health difficulties. Develop and review care plans, with a focus on integrating a creative approach to support emotional wellbeing.
Utilise creative interventions alongside nursing interventions to enhance communication, social engagement and emotional expression. Tailoring therapy activities to individual needs and capabilities to ensure that therapeutic goals are met.
Collaborative working with other agencies inside and outside of the trust contributing to multidisciplinary assessments and reviews.
Safeguard the wellbeing of the young person by assessing risk and implementing safety plans, following safeguarding protocols and reporting concerns according to local safeguarding procedures.
Working for our organisation
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification
Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria- NMC RNLD or RMN live register or equivalent professional registration relevant to the post
- post graduate qualification or additional training in learning disability, mental health , autism or related fields
Experience
Essential criteria- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area at specialist level of care
- Evidence of promoting/supporting active user/carer involvement/participation
- Demonstrable experience of working in the specific field where the post is held
- Leadership/management experience which has had a positive impact and created change within the service delivery/practice
Skills and Compentencies
Essential criteria- Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring .
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills .
- Good time management skills.
- Work within the culture of improving working lives and working time directive
- Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity.
- Ability to lead and motivate staff to embrace change
Please note that if there is a high volume of applications we reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date.
This post will be subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period where applicable, further details would be included within any offer letter.
Where operationally feasible the Trust supports agile working, there is an expectation of attendance of 1 day per week at a Trust site as a minimum operationally. Unless specifically stated in the advert that a role will have home as the base of work, all roles will have the option to work from a Trust base if remote working is not for you.
If required for the post the ability to commute within the Trusts geographical area with access to the appropriate means of transport would be essential.
We will apply for a Disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service for the successful candidate if this is required for the post. Anyone applying for a position which involves a regulated activity will require an enhanced Disclosure & Barring check and that the disclosure will, where appropriate to the role, include information against the Independent Safeguarding Authority barred lists for working with children or working with adults or both.
IMPORTANT: Should your application be successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted to attend an interview electronically to the email address provided at the time of the application. It is important therefore, that you CHECK YOUR EMAILS/NHS JOBS ACCOUNT on a regular basis.
If you are not contacted by the Trust within six weeks of the closing date of the vacancy, your application will have been unsuccessful on this occasion. We would however like to thank you for the interest you have shown in the Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust.
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On 1 July 2024, NHS England strengthened its commitment to supporting employees already working for the NHS who wish to embark upon an apprenticeship to aide career development.
To ensure these staff do not experience a detriment to their basic pay, the salary for duration of the apprenticeship will be consistent with their current pay or the rate paid to other apprentices, whichever is higher (subject to eligibility criteria)
This change supports exiting NHS employees to undertake a formal apprenticeship programme which, upon completion, would qualify them for a role where the evaluated pay band is the same or higher than the band of their current post.
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