Staff Nurse - Foxgrove NSAIS CAMHS

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What you will do:

NHS Ayrshire and Arran were successful in the bid to host the National Secure Adolescent Inpatient services for young people aged between 12 and their 18th birthday who present a level of risk and we are now moving towards the finalisation of the build and the clinical model with the expectation that the service will be accepting the first young people into the service.

You will be based at Foxgrove National Secure Adolescent Inpatient Service within Ayrshire Central Hospital and will join and work alongside the Service Manager , Senior charge nurse and clinical team to assist in completion of the final development of pathways and processes, whilst having the opportunity to build the culture and ethos of the service prior to its opening in 2025

For further information on the role please click the link below to view the job description

Knowledge, training and/or experience required to do the job:

NHS Ayrshire and Arran were successful in the bid to host the National Secure Adolescent Inpatient services for young people aged between 12 and their 18th birthday who present a level of risk and we are now moving towards the finalisation of the build and the clinical model with the expectation that the service will be accepting the first young people into the service.

As a medium secure unit all patients will be specified under the mental health act and therefore will be subject to both personal and property searches regularly - this should be conducted by a member of the same sex as per mental welfare commission guidance.

In the very extreme circumstances where a patient is presenting as a significant risk to themselves and others they will also require the use of seclusion. If in seclusion 2 nursing staff will be required to maintain observations at all times, one of these staff should be the same sex as the patient.

For further information on the requirements for the role please click the link below to view the person specification

Hours:

9x positions: 37 hours per week

1x position: 18.5 hours per week

If you want to find out more about the role, please contact:

Victoria McInulty, Service Manager at victoria.mcinulty2@aapct.scot.nhs.uk or

Jenny Cooper, Senior charge nurse Jenny.cooper@aapct.scot.nhs.uk

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