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Job summary

Main area
SPOA CAMHS
Grade
NHS AFC: Band 5 moving to Band 6 after development period
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
354-CS-21590
Employer
Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Swandean
Town
Worthing
Salary
£29,970 - £44,962 Per Annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
11/11/2024 23:59

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Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust logo

CAMHS Single Point of Access Practitioner

NHS AFC: Band 5 moving to Band 6 after development period

Welcome from our Chief Executive

Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care. This involves helping us achieve our strategy to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve through People, Prevention and Partnerships.

So what can we offer you in return?

We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.

You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.

As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.

If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Single Point of Access (SPOA) in West Sussex.

We are looking to recruit either into a Band 5 Nurse Development post or Band 6 Practitioner.

We welcome Nurse applicants who are due to qualify this September, Nurses that are newly qualified and Nurses and those with some previous experience either as a Mental Health nurse or as a Paediatric Nurse with the right experience.

The SPOA is designed to ensure that children, young people, their families, carers and relevant professionals are triaged and signposted to the most appropriate emotional wellbeing, mental health support and intervention which meets their needs at the earliest possible stage and with the minimum delay.

The SPOA aims:

  • An integrated aligned and co-ordinated service is in place
  • More CYP have access to appropriate mental health services first time
  • More CYP have positive experiences of care and support
  • Time taken to receive treatment and support is reduced
  • Improved data collection and evaluation of CYP’s outcomes

This post offers the Trust's £4,000 Incentive for band 5-7 Nurses & Practitioners, as well as a relocation package up to a maximum of £8,000 (subject to terms and conditions).

Main duties of the job

This is a new and exciting post to work alongside SPoA clinicians to agree on the most appropriate care pathways for children and young people referred into SPoA.  

This involves working in partnership with children, young people and their families and the wider professional networks to gather more information in order to make informed decisions on the most appropriate care pathways. 

To participate in case discussions and to develop an understanding of available services and evidence based therapeutic intervention to inform decision making of the most appropriate service to signpost too.  

You will be supported by more senior members of the team and offered supervision and reflective practice.

Working for our organisation

We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.

The post holder will receive clinical and line management supervision and support as well opportunities for in-house training. Some post-registration training would be very welcome; however there are opportunities for CPD and being part of the wider Sussex CAMHS team through Away Days and other specialist training opportunities.

This post offers the Trust's £4,000 Incentive for band 5-7 Nurses & Practitioners, as well as a relocation package up to a maximum of £8,000 (subject to terms and conditions).

We’d love you to join our organisation that is rated ‘good’ overall and ‘outstanding’ for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, in our recent staff survey 82% told us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.

Key staff survey results include:

  • 70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work
  • 79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work within their team
  • 77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

SPOA are looking to recruit a Band 5 - 6 Nurse this can also be a development post for those with less experience. We are looking for someone who is highly motivated and with a passion for working creatively and collaboratively with children and young people and other professionals often as the first point of contact with services within West Sussex.

The post entails working in a lively, busy Team delivering high quality interventions to children, young people and their families, including telephone contact and onward signposting

This post requires some knowledge and experience of working with young people who are experiencing severe and complex mental health difficulties.

Essential criteria:

Qualified or newly qualified RMN or RN Paediatric Child Branch

Evidence of continuing professional development.

As this is a nurse development post, please see Job Descriptions for further details for both Band 5 and Band 6 Nurses

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

Flexibility with working patterns is desirable as we may extend the hours of our service to include some weekend and evening work

SPFT staff have the capacity to work some of their time from home, remotely where applicable and in agreement with your line manager.

 We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we reach a sufficient number of applications.

Please apply using the link in this advert. We are happy to arrange informal visits.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered professional Qualification
  • Evidence of post Registration Training
Desirable criteria
  • Completion of mentorship course or equivalent

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria
  • Relevant post qualifying experience
  • Experience supervising staff and students
  • Knowledge of interventions specific to service area
  • Awareness of Trust Policy and Values
  • Knowledge of managing and working with people with complex needs
  • Able to effectively manage risks
  • Able to formulate individualised care plans
Desirable criteria
  • Lived experience of mental illness

Communication/interpersonal

Essential criteria
  • Excellent verbal and written communication
  • Communication effectively with other parties (carers, relatives, other professionals etc
  • Work effectively with other services
  • Able to work to service objectives

Management/organisational

Essential criteria
  • To have a good knowledge of service objectives
  • Able to manage and delegate tasks
  • Able to lead clinical discussions
  • Provide supervision to staff
  • Work well within a team

Skills/values

Essential criteria
  • IT skills
  • Able to work well under pressure
  • Able to prioritise caseload
  • Able to deal with incidents effectively
  • Able to travel between sites
  • Awareness of human rights
  • Flexible and punctual
  • Non-judgemental

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Yvette Pinnell
Job title
West Sussex SPOA Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07808 632059
Additional information

Amanda Bryden Pitt

 

SPOA Team Lead

West Sussex CAMHS Single Point of Advice (SPOA)

 

[email protected]

 

 

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