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Crisis Care Nurse
The closing date is 01 September 2025
Full time - 37.5hrs per week- shifts across 24 hours 7 days a week
This is an exciting opportunity for a registered nurse who has an interest and experience in working with young people experiencing mental health crisis. The Crisis Care Service operates 24hrs per day 7 days per week, and provides intervention and support to children, young people and families experiencing mental health crisis.
This role is in a department that operates on a 24/7 shift basis and therefore enables staff to qualify for unsocial enhancements in addition to their basic pay.
Mental Health Services at Alder Hey are offering excellent benefit schemes:
Refer a friend - Alder Hey
Successful candidates who are introduced to the trust by existing staff members will receive £1000 after completion of six months in post. Please include the name/Alder Hey email for your friend in the additional information section of your application. This will be paid in two parts, £250 in first month pay on commencement in post, and £750 on completion of six months.
Accommodation
Alder Hey will support the cost of accommodation for up to 3 months from the date of employment (up to £500 per month). The cost is to be paid by the staff member and reclaimed as expenses.
Relocation package
Relocation packages to support new hires and will be consulted on an individual basis, please link in with recruitment@alderhey.nhs.uk for further information
Main duties of the job
As a member of the multidisciplinary team, and specifically the core team, working within agreed supervision and support structures in line with PDR, to undertake the following:
* To undertake appropriate mental health assessment of children and young people referred to CAMHS and provide a range of appropriate, evidence based clinical interventions including time limited home-based treatment, when required, under supervision.
* The post holder will provide support, advice and consultation to families/carers and other professionals involved in the life of the child/young person including the Accident & Emergency Department and paediatric wards at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust and Ormskirk NHS Trust.
* To staff the Crisis Care Phonelines in a professional manner, initially under the supervision of senior practitioners, and working towards autonomous decision making when outcoming the calls.
* To support the day-to-day organisational planning and operational management of aspects of the Team, including managing ad hoc shifts or defined areas of a shift as requested by the senior practitioner.
* To support the day-to-day development and delivery of training and development packages to new/junior nurses, support worker staff and student nurses within the Team.
About us
As one of Europe's biggest and busiest children's hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions.In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.
Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children's medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world's leaders in children's healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children's specialists. Alongside this is ourInnovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.
We know that a children's hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, please take a look at the job description and person specification attachments.
The post holders must be able to demonstrate a positive attitude which encompasses our Trust Values of excellence, innovation, openness, respect and together.
If you are enthusiastic and confident with a friendly and outgoing manner, and a focus on providing the best possible service to patients we would like to hear from you.
Person Specification
education and training
* Registered Nurse (Childrens, Mental Health or LD) with current registration appropriate to the job role.
* Placements or direct working within a mental health setting
* Other post-basic qualifications relative to the role
experince
* Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
* Experience of risk assessment and management tools/processes
* Experience within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Knowledge
* Knowledge of Learning Disability and Mental Health Presentations
* Knowledge of child and adult safeguarding procedure
* Child/adolescent mental health problems and approaches to assessment and treatment
Skills
* Ability to organise own duties and prioritise tasks within a busy team environment.
* Capacity to listen and act in a caring manner towards patients, relatives and visitors, especially where there are barriers to understanding.
* Ability to adopt a flexible approach when required by the needs of the service
* Knowledge of audit and evaluation methodology
* Evidence of continuous professional development
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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