Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing and Midwifery Registered
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 152-M306.25
- Employer
- Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- County Hall
- Town
- Dorchester
- Salary
- £23,209 - £27,948 p.a.
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
CAMHS Youth Justice Nurse
Band 6
Job overview
Are you passionate about working with children, young people and their families?
Are you thinking about moving to sunny Dorset, with its golden beaches and beautiful scenery?
Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust are able to offer an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Health Practitioner to join the Bournemouth and Poole Youth Offending Service whose aim is to work with children and young people who have offended or are at risk of offending working within a trauma informed framework.
The team have established senior health workers and regular clinical supervision is provided. The team works with the young people and their parents or carers along with other agencies and organisations in the local community.
Main duties of the job
As a key health member of the multi-disciplinary, multi-agency team, your role will include assessing health needs, offering therapeutic interventions, identifying risk and collaborating on developing plans on how to manage future risk.
You will also advise colleagues and liaise with other health professionals in order to help young people access appropriate general health and/or mental health services. The teams are seeking someone who, in addition to possessing excellent clinical skills, has excellent communication skills, is comfortable working in a multi-agency setting and is able to develop productive working relationships with outside agencies, to ensure the needs of the young people are supported.
You should have experience of working within the community and possess a practical understanding of the need to be flexible in the way services are delivered to this group of young people. You may already be successfully working with young people who are difficult to engage and who may have complex needs including emotional, behavioural and/or mental health difficulties. Your experience will be invaluable to the support we aim to provide to this vulnerable and challenging group of young people.
The post is being offered as a substantive post. Clinical and professional supervision will be provided by a health professional and operational supervision from the youth offending service line managers.
Working for our organisation
At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.
We do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.
Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.
Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact [email protected]
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Hold NMC registration
Job Specific
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of working with vulnerable young people or adults
- Knowledge of completing risk assessments in line with current policy and legislation
- Experience of multi agency collaboration
- Experience of working with people experiencing mental health distress
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within child and adolescent mental health services
- Experience of working within the Justice System
Additional requirements
Essential criteria
- Good understanding and experience of electronic recording systems
Business travel
Essential criteria
- Has current UK driving license and has access to own car for use in work
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- David Webb
- Job title
- Head of Service, Youth Justice Service
- Telephone number
- 01202 794321
- Additional information
Lisa White, CAMHS Clinical Service Manager
T: 01202 646300
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