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Out of Hours Community Staff Nurse

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustWokingham

30+ days ago

Job type

Part-time

Job description

Job overview

Interviews will be held on 17 May 2024.

Are you a passionate nurse? Do you want to be a part of an exciting new model of care? Whether you're newly qualified or have clinical experience, this is your chance to join a unique and modern CAMHS service. Based in Wokingham, our day-hospital provides interventions for young people with complex mental health issues requiring tier-4 level care, but who would benefit from a more flexible, community-based approach.

We run from 8am to 8pm Mon-Fri, and 9am-5pm Sat, Sun and Bank Holidays (365 days); you'll be required to work shifts. You'll have access to benefits such as flexible working; annual leave, 27 days for new starters, more for NHS long-service; excellent learning and development opportunities; generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff; child-care vouchers; salary sacrifice scheme for a new care, incl. Trust lease car scheme, and more!

For this role, you'll need a passion for working with young people, and ideally, some experience of operating in CAMHS. Still, newly qualified nurses will absolutely be considered for this role. You'll need a full UK driving licence and use of a car, but we'll still consider those currently working towards obtaining their licence who can still travel to Phoenix in the interim.

If you're eager to be a part of an innovative CAMHS service, one that will support you to develop as a clinician, whilst giving you the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of our patients, then this position is for you.

Main duties of the job

Providing care to patients with mental health issues.
Planning, and implementing holistic care plans.
Administering medications and treatments as prescribed.
Developing relationships with other professionals, patients and their families / carers.
Planning interventions, ensuring that clinical policies and procedures are followed correctly, and risks are minimised.
Assessing risk using relevant assessment tools and escalating as needed.
Providing home treatment, upskilling carers to support their young people at home.
Supporting young people with eating disorders via therapeutic meal support.
Communicating effectively with all relevant parties.
Applying up-to-date professional knowledge and evidence-based practice.
Providing clinical supervision to a small number of junior staff or student nurses.
Ensuring services are delivered in the area of specialism that meets quality and clinical effectiveness standards.
Complying with all national, statutory, legislative, professional and local policy.
Role modelling equality of opportunity and adhering to policies in own specialist area, proactively contributing to improving local policy.
Role modelling the highest standards of behaviour in relation to health and safety at work, cooperating to ensure that statutory and departmental safety regulations are adhered to.

Working for our organisation

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. Hear what our people say about working for our CAMHS service :

We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare :

Caring for and about you is our top priority

Committed to providing good quality, safe services

Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

Benefits of working for us include :

Flexible working options to support work-life balance.

27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell

Generous NHS pension scheme

Excellent learning and career development opportunities

Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme

Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services

Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants

Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality

Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.

Free parking across Trust sites

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The 3 / 4 “must haves” for you to be considered for this role :

Registered Nurse and or another appropriate registered nurse training RMN / Children’s Nurse / Learning Disability.

To be able to demonstrate ongoing professional development.

A willingness to develop skills and knowledge in working with patients with an eating disorder and or Emotional Dysregulation

Ability to travel independently and efficiently to deliver clinical care from multiple sites including service user homes

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.

If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria

Registered Nurse and or another appropriate registered nurse training RMN / Children’s Nurse / Learning Disability

To be prepared to undertake preceptorship as per trust if appropriate

Desirable criteria

Evidence of post registration development

Training

Essential criteria

To be able to demonstrate ongoing professional development.

Previous Experience

Desirable criteria

Six months post qualifying experience.

Experience of supervising junior staff

To have experience of working with young people.

To have had experience of working with parents / carers and families and to be able to verbalise your approach.

To have had experience of working in groups with adolescents and to be able to describe the approach. To be able to plan a group in collaboration with others.

To have had experience of working individually with a young person and to be able to describe your approach.

To be able to plan individual work and make use of supervision in relation to your work.

Knowledge , Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

A willingness to develop skills and knowledge in working with patients with an eating disorder and or Emotional Dysregulation

An ability to be able to work alongside an adolescent referred to the service and show an ability to verbalise your approach

To be able to communicate effectively with other professionals about issues relating to patients care. To communicate complex and sensitive information to young people and families

To have knowledge of safeguarding issues as they would relate to young people referred to this service

To have knowledge of the Mental Health. Act as it would relate to young people referred to this service

To have knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and Gillick Competency principles in relation to consent

Ability to organise and prioritise effectively

Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team

Good communication skills (written and verbal)

Ability to supervise and develop staff

Ability to use initiative and make decisions

Ability to travel independently and efficiently to deliver clinical care from multiple sites including service user homes.

Desirable criteria

An ability to take part in an assessment of a young person and to be able to develop a formulation of their problems.

Berkshire Healthcare helps people manage their health in their local area, through a range of specialist and community services across the county. We promote independence and quality of life through community and mental health services and aim for seamless delivery of the best care in the right place. We get to know communities and the people in them so we can deliver the best services that meet their health needs.

Our team of 4,300 staff provide specialist mental health and community health services to a population of around 900,000 within Berkshire. We provide healthcare to people in their own homes and from different sites across the county.

Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information.

Please ensure your application is submitted with a valid email address for your referees in order to minimise delays in the recruitment process. Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email, therefore applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly.

Applicants are advised that as a result of the high level of response we receive for some of our vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date.

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust’s sites.

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