# CAMHS Staff Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/camhs-staff-nurse/14fd0176-0a97-42f5-9b99-fc4064d39971 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/camhs-staff-nurse/14fd0176-0a97-42f5-9b99-fc4064d39971.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Wickford - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Three 12.5 hour shifts per week - days/nights) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-18T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-04T13:12:35.654Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/Colchester/Essex_Partnership_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Nursing/Nursing-v8059355 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8059355?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.eput.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Staff Nurse - Band 5 (CAMHS Inpatient) The St Aubyn Centre, Colchester 37.5 hours per week | Agenda for Change | Permanent This post is not suitable for newly qualified nurses or those requiring preceptorship. Are you a compassionate, motivated Mental Health Nurse looking to make a real difference to the lives of young people? Join our dedicated team at the St Aubyn Centre and help shape the future of high‑quality CAMHS inpatient care. About the role As a Band 5 Staff Nurse, you will play a key role within our multidisciplinary team, delivering safe, evidence‑based, and holistic nursing care to young people experiencing mental health difficulties. Working collaboratively with partners, careers, clinicians and service users, you will support a 24/7 service that puts patient wellbeing at the heart of everything we do. You will contribute to the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of personalised care, ensuring that every young person receives the support, respect, and therapeutic intervention they deserve. This role also offers opportunities to develop leadership skills by supporting junior colleagues and taking charge of the ward when required. ### Main duties of the job What you will be doing - Delivering high quality, person centered and recovery focused care - Acting as a key worker for a designated group of young people - Supporting the assessment and formulation of care and risk management plans - Building therapeutic, professional relationships with young people, families and careers - Observing and recording changes in physical and mental health - Promoting independence and self care - Participating in therapeutic and social activities - Supervising junior staff and mentoring student nurses - Supporting safe discharge planning in line with CPA and relevant legislation - Ensuring confidentiality, professionalism and adherence to NMC standards - Contributing to a calm, safe and positive ward environment. What we are looking for - Registered Mental Health Nurse (NMC) - Passion for working with young people in a mental health setting - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - Commitment to the NHS values and our Trust values: We Care, We Learn, We Empower - Ability to work flexibly as part of a 24‑hour service ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification for further details. Qualifications Essential - Registered Mental Health Nurse at degree / diploma level - Current NMC Registration - Must have completed preceptorship programme and be signed off. Desirable - Degree level qualification Experience Essential - Knowledge of mental disorder, child development, mental health law and legislation and the nursing process Desirable - Experience of working in a mental health setting post- registration - Basic counselling skills Special Aptitudes/Abilities Essential - Demonstrates an understanding of and empathy to the needs of children & young people - Ability to effectively communicate with children, young people and their parents - Ability to effectively communicate with other professionals, in person and on the phone Desirable - Ability to understand and work with challenging behaviour Personal Characteristics: Essential - A genuine interest in working within this specialism. - Excellent professional attitude - Available to work shifts, days, nights and weekends, Monday to Sunday across all inpatient units ## Job Details Staff Nurse - Band 5 (CAMHS Inpatient) The St Aubyn Centre, Colchester 37.5 hours per week | Agenda for Change | Permanent This post is not suitable for newly qualified nurses or those requiring preceptorship. Are you a compassionate, motivated Mental Health Nurse looking to make a real difference to the lives of young people? Join our dedicated team at the St Aubyn Centre and help shape the future of high‑quality CAMHS inpatient care. About the role As a Band 5 Staff Nurse, you will play a key role within our multidisciplinary team, delivering safe, evidence‑based, and holistic nursing care to young people experiencing mental health difficulties. Working collaboratively with partners, careers, clinicians and service users, you will support a 24/7 service that puts patient wellbeing at the heart of everything we do. You will contribute to the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of personalised care, ensuring that every young person receives the support, respect, and therapeutic intervention they deserve. This role also offers opportunities to develop leadership skills by supporting junior colleagues and taking charge of the ward when required. ## Job Description What you will be doing Delivering high quality, person centered and recovery focused care Acting as a key worker for a designated group of young people Supporting the assessment and formulation of care and risk management plans Building therapeutic, professional relationships with young people, families and careers Observing and recording changes in physical and mental health Promoting independence and self care Participating in therapeutic and social activities Supervising junior staff and mentoring student nurses Supporting safe discharge planning in line with CPA and relevant legislation Ensuring confidentiality, professionalism and adherence to NMC standards Contributing to a calm, safe and positive ward environment. What we are looking for Registered Mental Health Nurse (NMC) Passion for working with young people in a mental health setting Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Commitment to the NHS values and our Trust values: We Care, We Learn, We Empower Ability to work flexibly as part of a 24‑hour service ## Responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification for further details. Qualifications Essential Registered Mental Health Nurse at degree / diploma level Current NMC Registration Must have completed preceptorship programme and be signed off. Desirable Degree level qualification Experience Essential Knowledge of mental disorder, child development, mental health law and legislation and the nursing process Desirable Experience of working in a mental health setting post- registration Basic counselling skills Special Aptitudes/Abilities Essential Demonstrates an understanding of and empathy to the needs of children & young people Ability to effectively communicate with children, young people and their parents Ability to effectively communicate with other professionals, in person and on the phone Desirable Ability to understand and work with challenging behaviour Personal Characteristics: Essential A genuine interest in working within this specialism. Excellent professional attitude Available to work shifts, days, nights and weekends, Monday to Sunday across all inpatient units ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Mental Health Nurse registered with the NMC - Knowledge of mental disorder, child development, mental health law and legislation and the nursing process - Must have completed preceptorship programme and be signed off **Desirable** - Evidence of continued professional development in mental health related field - Evidence of working with young people ### Special Aptitudes/Abilities **Essential** - Demonstrates an understanding of and empathy to the needs of children & young people - Ability to effectively communicate with professionals, children, young people and their parents **Desirable** - Ability to understand and work with challenging behaviour ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 152.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2990) - [job description (pdf, 703.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10349515) - [personal specification (pdf, 544.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10349516) - [candidate privacy policy (pdf, 336.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1853) - [right to work information (pdf, 293.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2355) - [values of the nhs pension (pdf, 151.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2659) - [why join the nhs pension scheme (pdf, 91.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1849) - [employer recognition scheme - gold award (pdf, 27.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2451) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.