CAMHS Assessment and Intervention Nurse

3 weeks ago

Colchester Essex, United Kingdom Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The post holder is responsible for the Assessment pathway within Poplar Ward at Rochford Hospital. The post holder will be responsible for caring for young people aged 13-18 requiring a short assessment admission admitted via A& E or community mental health services.

The post holder will also be responsible for supporting the discharge pathway for the young people admitted to the ward to ensure smooth transition back to community services.

The post holder will assist support of people with mental health needs and challenging behaviours, such as depression or psychosis, and working with young people who have likely felt or attempted suicidal. You will be required to provide person centred care and working, whilst supporting qualified staff to ensure the highest standards of care are upheld.

Young people, relatives, carers and other staff will find the post holder flexible, approachable and with a helpful and friendly disposition, upholding the ethos of EPUT of good customer care at all times with an awareness of own attitude at all times.

Main duties of the job

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • To undertake clinical mental health assessments and support the management of Children and Young People presenting in crisis.
  • Ensure that care is based on the assessment of care needs and includes a thorough risk assessment and risk management plan.
  • Use clinical knowledge and expertise to formulate an assessment of relapse risk of the patient after specialist assessment. Liaise with other agencies caring for patients, including community mental health teams and GPs and use collateral information from relatives, GPs and past clinical reports, where available and appropriate, to provide care plans for all patients.

About us

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) has been voted one of the top 100 places to work in the NHS and one of the most successful NHS Foundation Trusts in the country providing integrated care including mental health, learning disability, social care and community services to culturally and economically diverse communities of around 2.5 million people across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. With an annual turnover of approximately 320m, we employ approximately 7,000 people and work with a wide range of partners to 'provide services that are in tune with you'.We are a responsive, innovative and dynamic Foundation Trust delivering leading edge health services in a constantly changing environment. We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospital and community based premises. We have many modern community based resource centres and community facilities to provide local services to local people where possible.

Job description

Job responsibilities

ADDITIONAL DUTIES

  • Utilise recent research findings in the advancement of best practice and in the delivery of an evidenced based service.
  • To provide support and expert advice to colleagues involved in the care of patients with mental health needs and develop systems to ensure that this support is available in a range of ways.
  • Promote general health education and specifically mental health education to the client group.
  • Identify and intervene proactively in situations that contribute to an unsafe environment for patients, visitors and staff.
  • Ensure the effective and efficient use of all resources.
  • Ensure that all duties are carried to the highest possible standard, and in accordance with the current quality initiatives within the work area.
  • Be aware of the responsibility to maintain a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors.
  • Provide evidence based clinical interventions, making autonomous clinical decisions about own professional practice.
  • Being responsible for the development, planning and implementation of brief care and treatment interventions for individual children and young people.
  • Ensure that individual episodes of care are delivered in a timely, effective and integrated manner.
  • Promote a recovery model that empowers patients, carers and relatives to be at the forefront of decision-making and ownership of their packages of care and treatment.
  • Undertake clinical risk assessments, based on the latest empirical evidence and in compliance with local policies and procedures.
  • Act as the advocate for patients and relatives.
  • To be aware of own personal development needs and participate in regular supervision and appraisal processes.
  • Monitor and evaluate the standards of care and take actions to ensure that a high standard of care is maintained. Contribute to Audit to ensure quality standards are met.
  • Identify and be responsive to the diverse cultural, social and spiritual needs of all patients.
  • If there is not a patient utilising the Admission pathway you may be required to support the inpatient ward in nursing duties.
  • You may be required to provide training and presentations to local providers on CAMHS care and preventing admission.

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential


  • Registered Mental Nurse
  • A Sound Knowledge of CPA
  • 998/Mentorship in Public Services
  • Ability to act a mentor/preceptor of junior staff
  • Proven experience at band 5 within a Child and Adolescent inpatient setting including keyworking young person and families
  • Evidence of working in Multi disciplinary setting
  • Excellent knowledge of practices and principles of the Care Programme Approach
  • Excellent knowledge of clinical conditions and systems of good practice in modern mental health services
  • Evidence of personal and professional development in mental health

Knowledge

Essential


  • Current certificate in Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression
  • Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate using Care Programme Approach
  • Knowledge of current legislation including MHA 1983 and amendments
  • Sound observation skills and knowledge of risk management and assessment
  • Knowledge of the local Children's Services
  • Excellent knowledge of Safeguarding Children policies
  • Knowledge of Government legislation regarding Tier 4 services and National changes

Employer details

Employer name

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Aubyn Centre

Colchester

CO4 5HG

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