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Band 6 Learning Disability Nurse
Grade
6
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
327-24-391
Employer
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Evergreen House
Town
Cheltenham
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/06/2024 23:59
Interview date
18/06/2024

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Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust logo

CAMHS Learning Disability Nurse - Band 6

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We love what we do and we think you will, too!

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county. 

We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding careWe put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’.

We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.

Job overview

**1x Fixed Term contract opportunity for up to 12 months**

  • Provide a range of specialist CAMHS assessment and treatment interventions for children and young people (0-18yrs) as well as their families/carers who present with emotional and mental 
    health difficulties as well as those children and young people who have learning disabilities. 
  • Undertake clinical responsibility for a caseload, adhering to risk management and care planning processes in line with Care Programme Approach (CPA) and liaising with Trust and multiagency partners across Gloucestershire as required. 
  •  Provide CAMHS specialist clinical risk assessments and complex risk management plans as part of routine clinical work. 

Provide clinical interventions within a multidisciplinary team where expected roles, responsibilities and activity/performance expectations are outlined within a personal (team based) job plan. This job plan will be reviewed on a quarterly basis and may be adjusted to meet team or service led requirements.

Main duties of the job

Undertake clinical responsibility and be able to work independently in managing a clinical caseload. This will include meeting all clinical and operational requirements expected of a CAMHS Care Coordinator in line with the Care Programme Approach (CPA) as well as current 
evidence based or best practice. This will include collaboratively working and liaising with Trust and multi-agency partners across Gloucestershire as required. 

Provide CAMHS specialist clinical risk assessments and risk management plans as part of routine 
clinical work ensuring that all aspects of clinical caseload work adheres to current Trust 
safeguarding as well as risk assessment and management best practice procedures. This will 
include undertaking specialist Self Harm risk assessments of children and young people

Working for our organisation

We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust. 

The annual NHS Staff Survey  gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the TrustFor the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%).   It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:

  • 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users; 
  • 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work; 
  • 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
  • 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative     

Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Provide a range of specialist CAMHS assessment and treatment interventions for children and young people (0-18yrs) as well as their families/carers who present with emotional and mental 
    health difficulties as well as those children and young people who have learning disabilities. 
  • Undertake clinical responsibility for a caseload, adhering to risk management and care planning processes in line with Care Programme Approach (CPA) and liaising with Trust and multiagency partners across Gloucestershire as required. 
  •  Provide CAMHS specialist clinical risk assessments and complex risk management plans as part of routine clinical work. 
  • Provide clinical interventions within a multidisciplinary team where expected roles, responsibilities and activity/performance expectations are outlined within a personal (team based) job plan. This job plan will be reviewed on a quarterly basis and may be adjusted to meet team or service led requirements.

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria
  • RNLD/RNMH
Desirable criteria
  • Use of PBS model

Experience

Desirable criteria
  • Working with children

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveDisability confident leaderImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.NHS Pastoral CareStep into healthNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sally Powell
Job title
Operational Lead - Learning Disability Team
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0300 421 4224