Job summary
Employer heading
CAMHS Triage Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video
Job overview
Redbridge Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) has an exciting opportunity for an experienced qualified professional to step into a role joining a diverse and experienced team. We are a friendly and innovative team that cover the London Borough of Redbridge .
This recruitment drive comes following a recently completed consultation and redesign process, moving this well-established team . We are excited to be delivering service informed by collaborative formulations which offer the opportunity for both targeted and longer-term interventions.
NELFT is constantly looking at ways to improve and innovate our CAMHS services and is committed to providing all staff with dedicated time to participate and/or lead in service development initiatives through the Trust Quality Improvement (Qi) framework.
Main duties of the job
Working as a Practitioners in Redbridge CAMHS you would have a high standard of CAMHS knowledge and experience of working with young people who are experiencing a range of mental health presentations.
We are looking for dynamic individuals who are passionate about ensuring there are robust and informative assessments in place for your Young people and their families and are committed to collaborative working across the Borough and utilizing the skills experience ad contribution of delivery partners across Health, Education and Social Care to ensure our young people are well looked after and are empowered to meet their potential.
We are looking for Leaders in practice who can steer and support in the therapeutic approaches available from within NELFT and in the Community- Leaders who can support Young People with time sensitive, and compassionate assessments with appropriate escalation to the medical team as required.
As an organization NELFT strives to deliver services within a recovery-focused and socially inclusive approach. You will ensure a high quality, timely, accessible, and evidence-based service is available to all service users who need it througout. You will work within a diverse community, developing quality services to improve the lives of local people.
Working for our organisation
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High-Cost Area Supplement
This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436) pro rata for part time staff.
Certificates of Sponsorship
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system
Use of AI
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Key Responsibilities:
To prioritising own day to day workload.
· To offer support and clinical advice and guidance to more junior staff
· To undertake assessments of children and their family’s mental health and wellbeing needs. This will include telephone consolation and face to face meetings.
· To offer brief intervention/ advice and guidance to children and their families as appropriate.
To ensure all children are assessed in a timely manner in line with local and nation targets
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- professional qualification and registration
- Skills - triage experience
Desirable criteria
- Supervisors and mentorship training
undertanding and experience of triage working
Essential criteria
- to articualte the primary tasks of triage working
Desirable criteria
- a basic understanding
experience in CAMHS
Essential criteria
- understanding the CYP landscape and structures around
Desirable criteria
- examples of the service in action
application of theory into practise
Essential criteria
- underpinning theory adapted into the clinical environment
- examples given
Desirable criteria
- when theory /practise occurred
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Paul Bentham
- Job title
- Interim Transformation Project Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07394097450
List jobs with NELFT NHS Foundation Trust in Nursing and Midwifery or all sectors