Clinical Nurse Specialist (SPA ND Pathway/T3)

Clinical Nurse Specialist (SPA ND Pathway/T3) Band 7

Main area: Merton CAMHS Assessment Service
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 294-CAMHS PB-C

Site: Birches House
Town: Mitcham
Salary: £51,883 - £58,544 per annum inclusive of Outer London HCAs
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 13/04/:59

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust provides a full range of local mental health services and has an international reputation. We are committed to high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems.

Our Values

We pride ourselves on providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values are at the heart of everything we do.

Job overview

The Merton Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) service provides out-patient assessment, intervention, and consultation services to children experiencing a range of mental health and neurodevelopmental difficulties.

Main duties of the job

This role is for a clinical nurse specialist with CAMHS experience, excellent communication and assessment skills, and an interest in Neurodevelopmental disorders. The successful candidate will work 3 days in Merton SPA triaging and assessing new referrals and 2 days in Tier 3 supporting the ADHD pathway.

This role is open to qualified nurses with the following:

• Nurse registered with NMC with relevant B6 and/or B7 experience.
• Experience of working with children and young people.
• Experience of work within a multi-disciplinary team.
• The ability to relate and provide accessible services to a diverse community.
• The ability to efficiently manage a caseload.
• Knowledge and skills in risk management and safeguarding.
• Ideally a special interest in child neurodevelopment and neurodiversity.
• Good IT and computer recording skills.

Working for our organisation

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust. We offer flexible working, career development, and a variety of benefits.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical

• Provide specialist assessments of young children and their parents/carers.
• Formulate and implement plans for evidence-based interventions.
• Exercise professional responsibility for assessment, treatment, and discharge of clients.
• Provide specialist mental health advice and consultation to other professionals.
• Undertake risk assessment and risk management.

Teaching, Training, and Supervision

• Receive regular clinical professional supervision.
• Develop skills in professional post-graduate teaching, training, and supervision.

Management, Recruitment, Policy and Service Development

• Contribute to the development and evaluation of the service's operational policies.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

• Qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist registered with the HCPC.
• Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology.

Experience

• Demonstrable experience of working with children and young people in a variety of mental health settings.
• Experience of multi-disciplinary team working.
• Experience of safeguarding and Child Protection.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics.