Band 7 CAMHS Clinical Lead Nurse - Weston Super Mare

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Are you an experienced CAMHS Nurse specialist who is dedicated and passionate about mental health nursing and improving child and adolescent mental health services? North Somerset CAMHS is a well-established multi-disciplinary team, which is, continuing to grow due to new investment. As part of our commitment to service development, we are currently offering a recruitment incentive bonus of 15% of salary for a year and are able to offer relocation expenses for the right candidate.AWP CAMHS is a busy, forward thinking and thriving CAMHS service with excellent on going CPD opportunities. The Community CAMHS service is committed to continuous improvement and providing therapeutic interventions to children, young people and families, which are accessible, flexible and responsive. If you would like to use your nursing skills to meet the mental health needs of young people then we would like to hear from you.AWP is an inclusive Mental Health Trust with a strong commitment to clinical supervision and professional development and staff wellbeing. AWP CAMHS has developed a rolling program me of comprehensive in house training incorporating the core CAMHS competencies framework that is open to all staff.Clinical leadership role within the Urgent Care teamClinical supervision of staffRepresent the service at multiagency meetingsCaseload management of the teamEnsuring case allocations, transfer and discharge patients through the serviceComplex care management and multiagency workingAn in depth knowledge of the mental health act, mental capacity act, and children’s safeguarding principles safeguarding principlesWorking closely with psychiatric liaison, assertive outreach and community care coordinatorsAn understanding of key therapeutic models including DBT, CBT, trauma recovery model, systemic family therapy and attachment theory.Caseload audits, including monthly risk assessment and care and treatment plan auditsLeading on cases that require high risk management including complex discharge plans, safety planning and attending multiagency escalation calls.Working with multiagency partners including schools, social care, police, hospitals, care coordinators and families.Advocating for patients, team members and the needs of the service at a senior level.To provide the role of nursing within the team and support the development of student nurses and preceptorships.We are a progressive and dynamic service that work using evidence-based therapeutic treatments and approaches but also foreground anti-oppressive practice and diversity and equality as part of our daily working.We have an extensive staff wellbeing offer (workshops and walks as well robust supervision and training) and lots of team social activities such as paddle boarding, meals out, yoga, BBQs and socials. Supervision and wellbeing is taken very seriously and protected for all staff.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.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ben Ussher Job title: UCAT team lead Email address: ben.ussher@nhs.net Telephone number: 07955435007Specialist CAMHSDrove RoadWeston-Super-MareBS23 3NT0300 125 6700