CAMHS Community Nurse
NHS Highland
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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
An opportunity has arisen within NHS Highland Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) based at Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, for a Band 5 CAMHS Community Nurse to join our friendly and forward thinking team. We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated professional who is committed to working with young people and their families
You will possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills and be able to demonstrate that you can work within a multi-disciplinary team.
The post holder will be situated within our Intensive CAMHS (I-CAMHS) service, providing intensive care and outreach to young people and families requiring specialist T4 level CAMHS care. This can include young people and families struggling to access our clinic in Inverness, those who may need inpatient admission due to escalating care needs or supporting young people before and after admission to hospital.
We have experienced success with a focused recruitment drive over the last 3 years which has allowed us to substantially expand our nursing provision in the department. We have also invested heavily in the support structure for our nursing staff and we consider ourselves a compassionate, caring and innovative team which supports professionals to work to their potential.
The work will involve; direct supportive contact with children and young people with severe and complex mental health problems and their family and carers within The Phoenix Centre, the community and Raigmore Hospital. As a non-case holder, the post holder will support the service to implement agreed interventions in line with best practice, and with a focus on building and maintaining sound therapeutic relationships with young people/families to support engagement and positive outcomes.
This post will also entail training and exposure for professionals with a keen interest in learning and shaping service delivery and who wish to develop their skills in a varied and fascinating clinical specialism.
The post holder will work closely with the CAMHS MDT to deliver a specialist, comprehensive and therapeutic service, using their own initiative with support from colleagues.
The post holder needs the ability to work flexibly which might include working outside normal working hours according to the changing needs of the service however currently CAMHS provide a Monday to Friday 9-5 service. A driving licence is essential.
Informal enquiries should be directed to Colin Millar, Clinical Nurse Manager- CAMHS on 01463 705597 or via email at colin.millar2@nhs.scot
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
An opportunity has arisen within NHS Highland Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) based at Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, for a Band 5 CAMHS Community Nurse to join our friendly and forward thinking team. We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated professional who is committed to working with young people and their families
You will possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills and be able to demonstrate that you can work within a multi-disciplinary team.
The post holder will be situated within our Intensive CAMHS (I-CAMHS) service, providing intensive care and outreach to young people and families requiring specialist T4 level CAMHS care. This can include young people and families struggling to access our clinic in Inverness, those who may need inpatient admission due to escalating care needs or supporting young people before and after admission to hospital.
We have experienced success with a focused recruitment drive over the last 3 years which has allowed us to substantially expand our nursing provision in the department. We have also invested heavily in the support structure for our nursing staff and we consider ourselves a compassionate, caring and innovative team which supports professionals to work to their potential.
The work will involve; direct supportive contact with children and young people with severe and complex mental health problems and their family and carers within The Phoenix Centre, the community and Raigmore Hospital. As a non-case holder, the post holder will support the service to implement agreed interventions in line with best practice, and with a focus on building and maintaining sound therapeutic relationships with young people/families to support engagement and positive outcomes.
This post will also entail training and exposure for professionals with a keen interest in learning and shaping service delivery and who wish to develop their skills in a varied and fascinating clinical specialism.
The post holder will work closely with the CAMHS MDT to deliver a specialist, comprehensive and therapeutic service, using their own initiative with support from colleagues.
The post holder needs the ability to work flexibly which might include working outside normal working hours according to the changing needs of the service however currently CAMHS provide a Monday to Friday 9-5 service. A driving licence is essential.
Informal enquiries should be directed to Colin Millar, Clinical Nurse Manager- CAMHS on 01463 705597 or via email at colin.millar2@nhs.scot
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NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.
We employ over 10,700 people, making us one of the biggest employers in the area. As an organisation, we make a very significant contribution to the local economy.
Our staff are also important members of our communities. Our greatest asset is our workforce, and the way we go about our work comes from the values and behaviours we demonstrate on a daily basis. As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and social care values.