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Job overview

If you are passionate about the care that Children and  Young people with a mental health illness receive, we have  an opportunity for someone to join our organisation and influence their care within an  acute hospital setting. If you are motivated to act as the child's advocate, to educate children, parents and staff, to work with external agencies and help ensure a smooth  pathway to more specialised care for the child and young person as needed, then come and join the team at Maidstone and Tunbridge wells hospital.

We have an opportunity for a  talented and experienced Paediatric or Registered Mental Health  or Learning Disability nurse to join our team to act as a Paediatric Mental Health Liaison Nurse.  You will be joining  another full time band 6 nurse currently in this role based on the inpatient unit Hedgehog. You will be supported by a whole paediatric teams of various specialities across the unit.

Main duties of the job

Reviewing children and young people with mental health problems in the Emergency Departments, Ambulatory Units and Acute Childrens wards whilst receiving medical care and/or awaiting a mental health assessment.  Supporting staff around the management of children and young people with mental health related conditions. You will provide relevant training, supervision / debriefing and support to staff and act as the interface between the Emergency departments, Ambulatory Units, Childrens wards, NELFT and the CAMHS Service.

Working for our organisation

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.

The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 760,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.

The Trust’s core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients – the first of its kind in the country.

We employ more than 7,000 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.

Would you like to work flexibly?  In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement

Please contact the Recruiting Manager for an informal discussion should you have any queries relating to the role for which you are applying. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted via an email as soon as possible after the closing date. Should you receive an invitation to attend interview, please confirm or decline your attendance. Interview slots will then be allocated on a first come first serve basis.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, that as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. By applying for this post you are agreeing to Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system and Human Resources personnel.