CAMHS Nurse Highly Specialist Practitioner and Non-Medical Prescriber
We are seeking an enthusiastic and creative Highly Specialist CAMHS NDT‑ADHD Practitioner Prescribing qualifications and considerable Neurodevelopmental CAMHS experience, to come and work in the socially and ethnically diverse borough of Tower Hamlets.
Tower Hamlets CAMHS is a friendly, thriving and innovative service; ELFT has a strong ethos of Quality Improvement, and we are keen to continually develop our service. The service includes professionals from various disciplines including psychiatry, nursing, social workers, psychology, occupational therapy, psychotherapy and family therapy, who come together to provide high quality holistic care for young people and their families.
This is a community-based post, across the Neurodevelopmental Team and the ADHD pathway within Tower Hamlets CAMHS. The post holder will directly contribute to the positive working environment within the service. The post holder will require a high degree of professional autonomy and self-management, and will be required to account for their professional practice through appraisal and audit.
Main duties of the job
Within the Neurodevelopmental Team, the post holder will provide evidence based episodes of care, assessments and treatment to young people with moderate to severe Learning Disability. The post holder will bring clinical knowledge and skills to this team. NDT provide a broad range of evidence-based interventions including an established group programme, Positive Behaviour Support, ASC assessment clinic, consultation to CAMHS colleagues and schools, and direct work with children and their families, which the post holder will contribute towards. The post holder will join committed and enthusiastic colleagues.
Within the ADHD pathway, the post holder will contribute to the assessment and treatment of young people and families in this pathway, as well as leading on service development/quality improvement projects in the service. The post holder provide assessments and evidence based interventions for children and young people with suspected neurodevelopmental disorders.
The role will also provide a non-medical prescribing service within CAMHS principally to children and young people with sleep difficulties and ADHD and their families.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification/Training
* Registered Nurse Mental Health or Registered Nurse Learning Disabilities or Registered Children's Nurse. Part 3/8/13 or 15 NMC register
* ENB 998 or equivalent
* Relevant post-graduate qualification in child and adolescent mental health. e.g. ENB 603
* MA/MSc in CAMHS related field
Experience
* Previous experience of working in CAMHS and/or experience in Adult Services for Adults with Neurodevelopmental Conditions, with clear evidence of transferable skills
* Experience of specialist assessments and treatments for LD/ ASD and behaviours that challenge
* Knowledge and experience with working with safeguarding issues and serious mental health problems, including challenging behaviour
* Experience of specialist assessments and treatments for LD/ ASD and behaviours that challenge
* Experience, skills and flexibility to contribute to and facilitate effective working within a multi-disciplinary team setting
* Experience/knowledge of working in a multi-ethnic community and of working with interpreters
* Experience at Band 7 or above
* Experience of line managing junior staff
* Experience of mentorship and a nurse- teaching role
* Experience of service development
* Experience of providing multi-disciplinary teaching and training
* Experience of care and safety/risk management planning & treatment
* Experience of working in a culturally diverse Inner-city area
* Experience of working with YP out of School/Education
* Experience of working collaboratively with Children Services and other agencies
* Experience of working collaboratively with new referrals/ front door services
* Coordination and facilitation of therapeutic group delivery
* Leading in pathways in CAMHS/AMH services
* Experience in policy development
Skills and Abilities
* Evidence of well-developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS
* Ability to work in a high-pressured environment and manage competing demands Evidence of highly specialist clinical skills and knowledge in working with children/young people and/or adults with moderate to severe learning disability
* Skilled in emergency and crisis assessments
* Ability to complete ADHD assessments independently
* Highly developed, appropriate, and transparent communication skills with both internal and external colleagues
* Able to manage own time and caseload
* Able to work effectively across organisational boundaries
* Basic computer skills e.g., RiO, COMMIT and Excel
* Experience of managing a team Including supervision, Training, formulating health rosters
* Evidence of ability to lead, support and influence others
* Teaching skills, both in clinical setting and education centres
* Knowledge and experience of service needs, needs of young people in the local area and experience of transformation pathways
* Knowledge and experience of meeting service needs & demands
* Working collaboratively with Commissioning bodies and other agencies involved in the service delivery
Knowledge
* A high degree of self-awareness and an ability to reflect on personal and professional attitudes and accept feedback
* Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS, including Child Protection Guidelines
* Knowledge of specific inner-city issues which impact on care delivery
* Knowledge of standard setting and quality assurance
* Knowledge of development in inter agency partnership
* In-depth knowledge and current of CAMHS issues including assessment and interventions
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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