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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

About

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) is one of the largest trusts in the UK, caring for people with a wide range of physical and mental health needs. We have approximately 7,000 staff who provide healthcare to a third of London's population and across wider geographical areas, including Milton Keynes, Kent, Surrey and Hampshire.

As a Foundation Trust we involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run and our future development. If you are interested in becoming a member of our Foundation Trust please visit: www.cnwl.nhs.uk

(source: Central and North West London NHS Foundation NHS Trust website)

Contact

Address: 350 Euston Road; Regent's Place; London; London; NW1 3AX
Contact Number: 02032145700

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Jobs Website

Open

Ref: 333-G-CA-1478-A Vacancy ID: 6806312

Triage Coordinator /Clinical Nurse Specialist

Accepting applications until: 29-Nov-2024 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 29-Nov-2024 23:59

Location

Site: Minet Clinic Hayes UB3 3NR
Address: Avonadale Drive Hayes
Town: Hayes
Postcode: UB3 3NR
Major / Minor Region: London

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Salary: £51,883 - £58,544 Per annum incl. HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (NHS AfC: Band 7)

Specialty

Main area: Nursing

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be expected to have post registration experience in a mental health setting, ideally with children and adolescents and in managing risk. He or she will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team as well as other interfaces across the CAMHS service line.

Regular supervision will be provided and support will be readily available from a Consultant Psychiatrist on duty on a daily basis.

The post holder will provide case management to those young people awaiting treatment whilst contributing to specialist support plans for the care of children and young people with a range of presenting problems.
Formulate plans for the treatment and/or management of the child/young person’s problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.
To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual children and young people and to provide advice to other professions on risk assessment and risk management.
Act as case manager, taking responsibility for initiating planning and review of CAMHS care plans including children and young people, their carers, referring agents and others involved the network of care.
Communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of children and young people under their care and to monitor progress.
To participate on the local duty rota providing a more urgent response to issues when required. This may also include working as part of an evening clinic.
Support to parents and young people seeking help between clinic appointments or when in crisis.
Close liaison with schools and other agencies involved.
To provide reports as appropriate to external agencies, ensuring that issues around confidentiality are manage

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. See attached Staff Reward and Wellbeing Handbook detailing our benefits, discounts and wellbeing initiatives for staff.

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.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

RMN Trained,
NMC Registered

Desirable criteria

Training in one or more additional areas of practice especially relevant to complex CAMHS.

Previous Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of working with a wide variety of client group presenting with the full range of clinical severity around mental health concerns across a range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in-patient and residential care settings.
Experience of working within a multidisciplinary Specialist CAMHS team and of proving specialist CAMHS assessment and intervention.
Experience of working at band 6
Experience of delivering evidence based care in a number of cultural contexts.

Desirable criteria

Experience of teaching, training and / or supervision.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

Knowledge and skills in assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
Knowledge of the theoretical evidence base for understanding, formulating and providing interventions for mental health concerns experienced by children and young people.
Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information including diagnoses and formulations to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance and as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behavior.
Experience of assessing mental health risk and safeguarding concerns.
Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group and mental health and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). In particular, knowledge and experience of the Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP) process

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of CAMHS legislation
Knowledge and experience of research methodology

Other

Essential criteria

Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours.
Ability to identify, and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behavior.
Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings

Personal

Essential criteria

Ability to contain and work with organizational stress and ability to ‘hold’ the stress of others.
Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using good communication skills.
Treats service users with respect and dignity at all times
Enthusiastic, flexible and confident approach to working.
Able to prioritize own workload and meet performance requirements for the role.
Willingness and ability to learn new skills and adapt to change