CAMHS Lead Nurse/Practitioner

Are you passionate about supporting young people and their mental health? We're looking for a caring, committed professionals to join our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Recovery team based in Derby City. Whether you're a Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker, or Occupational Therapist with experience in mental health, we'd love to welcome you into our team. This post will predominantly be based within Derby City. In this rewarding role, you'll support children and young people up to age 18 who are experiencing a wide range of mental health needs, including trauma, anxiety, depression, neurodevelopmental conditions, and self-harm. You'll be part of a compassionate, experienced team that works collaboratively to provide thoughtful and effective care. We offer a wide range of therapeutic approaches within CAMHS, including CBT, Family Therapy, and DBT, and we're committed to helping you grow professionally through regular supervision, development opportunities, and strong team support. Main duties of the job You will be supported to develop knowledge and skills in working systemically with children and families within our experienced, multi-disciplinary teams. We welcome applications from mental health nurses currently working with adults who want to develop a career within CAMHS. Through robust supervision and training opportunities, we will aim to develop your knowledge, skills and experience within a CYP IAPT Service. The service is a locality-based model, which ensures strong team working and high levels of locality knowledge. The team is supported by a Team Manager and senior clinicians within the service. About us Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'. CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust." Benefits include: Commitment to flexible working where this is possible 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits Health service discounts and online benefits Incremental pay progression Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7 Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network Health and wellbeing opportunities Structured learning and development opportunities Job responsibilities Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account. CAMHS is part of the CYP-IAPT initiative, and the post holder will use Routine Outcome Measures to influence and evaluate all interventions offered. The Recovery team has bases in Derby City, Amber Valley and a team across Erewash and South Derbyshire. You will receive clinical and managerial supervision and have opportunity to work with the CAMHS improving access to psychological therapies development framework. We are looking for a suitably-experienced, qualified clinician, who will improve children and young peoples mental health, through providing highly specialist, clinical assessment and treatment within the CAMHS Recovery pathway. This will involve the assessment and treatment of children and young people who present with a wide range of mental health problems, including trauma, and co-morbid neuro-developmental conditions. In accordance with national and local priorities, clinical guidelines, the post holder will be responsive to the needs and views of local children, young people and their families. As a Lead Nurse / Practitioner the post holder will work in partnership with the CAMHS leadership team, Medical Consultants and multi-disciplinary teams, to ensure the highest level of clinical practice in assessment, case management, care co-ordination and treatment. They will be required to ensure that the best evidence-based care is given to children, young people and their families, within the resources available to the service. There will be an emphasis upon working with complex-presenting difficulties and multi-agency networks. What You Can Expect from Us: A warm, welcoming team that values your input and supports your wellbeing A robust induction and ongoing training, led by our dedicated Training & Development Lead A service that actively involves young people and families in shaping care, supported by our strong Participation Team Opportunities to truly make a difference every day If youre ready to be part of something meaningfulhelping young people find hope, resilience, and a path forwardwed love to hear from you. As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration. Please note without previous NHS Service you will commence at the bottom of the pay band which currently does not meet the minimum salary requirement for sponsorship for this post. For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk website Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK(www.gov.uk) Person Specification Qualifications Current professional registration with governing body (NMC/HCPC Degree/ Diploma in Nursing/SW/OT Qualification in a therapeutic modality BABCP registration Post graduate qualification in Child Mental Health Registered AMHP Skills and experience Post registration experience (recent and relevant) as a Registered professional Experience of working with people who have complex and severe mental health and behavioural needs Previous experience of community and home treatment Prior experience of working within CAMHS Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. #J-18808-Ljbffr