Job overview

North Somerset CAMHS LD is investing in its team and this is a new role within the team.

You will be a RNLD qualified, and you will work as a specialist nurse in the Specialist Service for Children with Learning Disability (SSCLD) within North Somerset Community CAMHS to ensure a clinically effective and high-quality nursing service.

Weston-super-Mare and Clevedon are thriving seaside towns within easy commuting distance to Bristol and Taunton. The M5 motorway is within easy access.  Weston-super-Mare is a growing multi-cultural area with numerous amenities and has access to the beautiful coastline and also the Mendip Hills.  The area is ideal for those who like an active outside lifestyle but also who want to be within each reach of Bristol and Taunton.  There are a number of outstanding Ofsted rated schools within the area.

North Somerset child and adolescent mental health team (CAMHS) currently offers a range of innovative and informed approaches, supports CPD opportunities with a comprehensive in-house training programme. 

We offer flexible working patterns and have the benefit of working across 2 sites in Weston-super-Mare and Clevedon.  The team also provides Eating Disorder and Core CAMHS Services and have the potential to offer development opportunities. 

The successful candidate will be part of a stimulating and supportive multidisciplinary team, working as part of the skilled LD service alongside the team lead.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a role model for junior staff and be clinically competent to hold an active caseload. To provide support, advice, healthcare and health promotion as well as initial and on-going holistic health assessment to children and young people with learning disabilities and their families/carers. To be working as part of and promoting joint working with the wider multi-agency Specialist Learning Disability Service.

The post holder will help to improve early identification of challenging behaviour and mental health issues in children and young people with moderate to profound learning disabilities

The post holder will help with improving the quality of support to children and young people with moderate to profound learning disabilities who are based within specialist educational settings; and mainstream school children identified as requiring a service.

To work closely with the Senior SSCLD Nurse to review, audit and help implement strategic changes to SSCLD to achieve Core Values and Targets in line with government initiatives.

Working for our organisation

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

You will enjoy the benefits of working in AWP,  an NHS Trust that is committed to developing highly skilled workforce and actively encourages professional development opportunities.  You will be encouraged and supported to participate in additional training and development activities. 

You will also benefit from the generous NHS pension scheme and exclusive NHS discounts.