Registered Mental Health Nurse CAMHS -£3000 Recruitment/Retention(RL)

Job overview

Recruitment/Retention  payment of £3,000 for new starters who are external to the Trust. This is payable in 2 instalments over a 24 month period. Terms and conditions apply to the scheme, in relation to repayment should you leave within a 24 month period.

Is working within the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) the first step in your career? Are you looking to work in a team that allows you to feel empowered and proud to be a Nurse? To work in an environment that will allow you to develop and flourish as a practitioner? Then the South London and Maudsley CAMHS Inpatient Units might just be what you’re looking for.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for highly skilled and enthusiastic Band 5 nurses to work within our multi professional team. This is an exciting role and one that gives you the opportunity to work children and young people to develop your therapeutic relationships with patients.

We especially encourage newly Qualified (or about to qualify) to apply. If successful at shortlisting stage you will be contacted regarding the next stage.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.  We’re always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust.

We are looking for ambitious staff with the desire for both personal and   professional development. We offer regular clinical and managerial supervision as well as promoting continuous professional development to provide you with opportunities to progress and ensure that best practice is embedded in clinical provision. We support our staff through a well-structured Trust Induction, Mandatory Training, monthly professional and clinical supervisions, staff appraisals, robust  Preceptorship Programme, support for continual professional development activities, Reflective Practice, staff meetings, psychosocial and team events such as team away days. We also offer a number of clinical and professional development opportunities.

You must be a qualified RMN, Learning Disability Nurse in the final year of your RMN/LD course. It’s important that you have an understanding of multidisciplinary services and the challenges that Children and young people face from their mental health problems.

Communication skills must be of the highest standard, you will be expected to engage with very vulnerable children and their families. You must show that you are caring and compassionate as well as a desire to uphold the dignity of the Patient you support.

A detailed Job Description is attached to this advert.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse and/or Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse

• Mentorship qualification

Experience and Knowledge

• Experience of research-based/reflective practice, e.g. understanding and ability to use supervision to reflect on skills, attitude and knowledge and develop these by using evidence based practice.
• Knowledge of relevant Professional and Clinical legislation

• Experience of shift co-ordination.
• Experience of supervising and mentoring junior staff and students.

Skills and Abilities

• Able to provide quality care that is responsive to service user’s needs, without close supervision.
• Resilient: able to cope with difficult interpersonal situations.
• Self-aware, self-confident and intrinsically motivated to do a good job and to motivate others.
• Approachable and forms very effective working relationships with colleagues.
• Advocates for all individuals, particularly those with protected characteristics; promotes equality and diversity

• IT skills
• Skilled in supervision of others, and in providing critical and constructive feedback.

Other Requirements

• Empathy for service users including individuals who have experienced mental health problems.
• Loyal and able to advocate for and show pride in the work area and organization and demonstrates values of trust and NHS
• Flexibility to work shift patterns across 24hrs, 7days a week and across all clinical areas within the Trust as required
• Ability to fulfil all the requirements of the role (including physical)