Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatric Mental Health
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 362-A-25-7291232
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stepping Hill Hospital
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Children/Young People’s Mental Health Education Practitioner
Band 7
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise: ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Our Values:
We Care
About each other
Our patients and their families
The communities we serve
The environment
We support them and deliver on their promises
We Respect
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return
We Listen to
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We act and learn from what we hear
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has become available at Stepping Hill Hospital for a Children and Young Person Mental Health Nurse to join the welcoming Treehouse team. This role is based within the Treehouse children's Unit, working along side the Children's Safeguarding Team. You will be fully supported by the Senior Nursing Team, Matron for ADHD and the Name Nurse for Safeguarding Children
You will be the specialist lead for children and young people presenting at the hospital with mental health and associated behavioural and emotional issues in the Emergency Department, on the Paediatric Unit and, for those young people aged 16-17 years, the adult wards.
You will work collaboratively with relevant disciplines, to be accountable for own decision making and clinical practice, care planning and intervention. You will ensure joined-up, seamless care and service provision for vulnerable children and young people, especially those with mental health and associated behavioural and emotional difficulties.
You will develop knowledge and skills of staff across the Trust to support safe, high quality and evidence-based care for vulnerable children and young people, in order to develop and enhance services for this patient group throughout their hospital attendance, admission, discharge and follow-up care planning.
Main duties of the job
Lead on the further development and delivery of the children and young people’s mental health agenda; working closely alongside colleagues in all Paediatric areas to ensure timely and robust assessments and referrals are undertaken, in line with current policy and NICE guidelines.
Lead on the development of processes and procedures for those children and young people presenting in the Emergency Department or admitted onto the Paediatric Ward with mental health, behavioural and emotional needs.
Support the Paediatric services across the organisation to plan/organise actions to maximise the health of individuals, including multi-disciplinary/agency referrals and discharge planning; working closely with community services.
Maintain a highly visible, clinical presence and ensure others benefit from expertise through ‘on-the-job’ education, teaching and advice.
Evaluate additional training needs and deliver training the enhance the knowledge and skills of staff across the Trust.
Be the specialist lead for hospital staff in the care of vulnerable children and young people with mental health and associated behavioural and emotional issues and ensure engagement and links between all services is efficient and effective across all relevant services.
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To work closely with mental health services to support Paediatric and Emergency Department staff to facilitate safe discharge planning for vulnerable children and young people; working closely alongside relevant services and care providers, to ensure safe and timely follow-up arrangements are in place and fully agreed by all relevant agencies and services.
To support the Paediatric services across the organisation to plan/organise actions to maximise the health of individuals, including multi-disciplinary/agency referrals and discharge planning; working closely with community services.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Mental Health Nurse and/or RSCN/RN-Child/RGN with current registration
- ENB998/997/mentorship module or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Train the Trainer qualification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Clear understanding of clinical governance and risk management process
- Knowledge of relevant regional and national initiatives
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of enhanced knowledge of safeguarding children policies, processes and operational practice
- Relevant experience in Paediatric clinical areas
- Proven experience of practice development including training of multi-disciplinary staff
- Experience of developing and monitoring guidelines
Desirable criteria
- Relevant experience at senior nursing level
- Proven experience of implementing clinical governance
Skills
Essential criteria
- Clinical expert in CYP Mental Health
- Able to supervise colleagues and lead education
- Excellent communication skills
- Able to demonstrate sound application of theory to practice
Desirable criteria
- Critical appraisal skills and understanding of research methodology
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Philippa Hamblett
- Job title
- Paediatric Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 419 4431
- Additional information
Leanne Mulholland
Lead Nurse
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