Job summary
Employer heading
Children and Young People Mental Health Nurse
Band 6
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year. We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
Fast forward your paediatric/RMN nursing career at Imperial/WLCH. We are committed to ensuring that our patients have the best possible experience within our hospitals. We are looking for people who are committed to delivering excellent patient care, whatever their role, and who take pride in what they do. We place a high value on treating all patients, customers and colleagues with respect and dignity, and seek people who strive for excellence and innovation in all that they do.
We are excited to offer this unique new band 6 RMN role within our paediatric service to support with the care and management of children within our service presenting with mental health needs. You will work alongside a small team playing a crucial role in coordinating the appropriate care for these children and young people including;
Identifying children in need of psychiatric assessment and treatment, supporting and assisting paediatric nurses in the management of disruptive behaviour, emotional distress and somatisation as well as being a voice for the children and young people in hospital. You will be responsible for supporting the training and provision of RMN nurses to achieve the standards set by paediatric ICHT services.
Our teams have excellent inter-professional working relationships with services for children including critical care, emergency department, community nursing teams and the ambulatory care unit.
At Imperial/WLCH, you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people. You will be working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You will get an experience like no other and will fast-forward your career.
Benefits include opportunities for career development, flexible working and wellbeing, plus a staff recognition scheme. Also, take advantage of optional benefits including the cycle to work and car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities as well as parking if required.
All of our hospitals are near quick transport access to Westfield shopping and leisure centre, the West End, and a range of local bars, cafes and restaurants - ideal for team socials!
Main duties of the job
You will be part of a small team, which involves screening, managing and co-ordinating care for children and young people with mental health concerns. Offering care for patients who have acutely attended the paediatric emergency department (PED) or who have been admitted on a paediatric ward; In addition, you may be required to offer face-to-face assessment of children and young people who present to the PED and prioritise their level of risk, as well as ensure the care they are receiving is meeting their needs. Your role on the wards will be coordinating care, liaising with outside health and care agencies. Additionally you will be ask to assist with risk assessments of the patient’s admitted to the wards as well as offering therapeutic support to patients and staff. You will also be responsible for maintaining good relationships and clear lines of communication with other professional agencies and departments, providing specialist advice and support where appropriate.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Sick Children’s Nurse, RSCN
- Education to degree level or equivalent
- Masters or working towards
Desirable criteria
- Masters or working towards
Experience
Essential criteria
- 4 years in Paediatric Department with at least 2 years at band 6 level
Desirable criteria
- Critical care or acute ward experience
- Supervision and assessment of staff at all levels in clinical practice
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to work under pressure
- Leadership skills.
- Able to use own initiative
- Understanding of Microsoft office including Excel and Powerpoint
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
- Hannah Deller
- Job title
- matron-paediatrics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
or email CYP Band 7 Mental Health CNS [email protected] or call 07554330645
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