Overview
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The Community Mental Health Nurse will work with the members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure services are effective, and will participate in continued professional and practice development, including in-house training, ensuring high quality person-centred care is delivered. The post holder will lead by example to maintain high standards of care and practice to improve client care in the specialist CAMHS service. We are looking for a motivated nurse who wants to develop their clinical experience and knowledge of children and young people’s mental health.
We provide Tier 3 multidisciplinary and psychological interventions, and Tier 4 intensive community treatment, working closely with the Young People’s Units when hospital admissions are necessary. Led by our population’s changing needs and national guidance, we are fostering a period of innovation to make positive changes across the range of CAMHS services we provide, and also continuing to develop good working relationships between ourselves and our multiagency partners.
Responsibilities
* Work with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure services are effective.
* Participate in continued professional and practice development, including in-house training.
* Lead by example to maintain high standards of care and practice in the CAMHS service.
* Demonstrate strong leadership and clinical skills to support CAMHS multi-disciplinary working.
* Collaborate with the wider team and multiagency partners to deliver patient-centred care.
Qualifications and Experience
* Motivated nurse with an interest in developing clinical experience and knowledge of children and young people’s mental health.
* Ideally experience of working within community mental health; sound knowledge of current clinical practice is essential.
* Willingness to engage in training and service development.
Additional Information
We would encourage anyone interested in this post to contact us for a chat or to arrange a visit.
For further information, please contact Louise Brown, Clinical Team Manager at 01750 23715 or louise.brown2@nhs.scot.
Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, the post may require a different level of criminal records check. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", appointment will be subject to PVG scheme requirements. Details will be confirmed by the Hiring Manager or Recruitment Team. To work in the United Kingdom, applicants must have the relevant permission to work, typically evidenced through the UK Visa and Immigration Service or GOV.UK routes. NHS Scotland Boards will check entitlement to work for preferred candidates as part of pre-employment checks. Sponsorship under a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa may be possible in certain conditions.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked you either already have the right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible for sponsorship BEFORE submitting your application.
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