Triage Coordinator /Clinical Nurse Specialist

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Triage Coordinator /Clinical Nurse Specialist NHS AfC: Band 7 Main area Nursing Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 333-G-CA-1666-A

Site Ash Tree Clinic Town Harrow Salary £53,751 - £60,651 Per annum incl. HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 17/03/:59

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page.

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Job overview CNWL is strongly committed to staff development. There will be extensive training opportunities on offer with a range of optionstailored to both services needs and the individual's interests.

The post holder would join a CAMHS Service where supervision and research is actively supported. There are regular service-wide meetings and also peer group supervision available with other CAMHS Clinical Nurse Specialists.

Harrow CAMHS is well established and this post provides excellent opportunities for dedicated clinicians to join CNWL and one of our CAMHS teams.

We aim to provide an accessible, flexible and responsive local service for patients and professionals working with children and young people, using the whole range of therapeutic interventions, including behavioural, systemic, psychodynamic, group and multi-family work.

Main duties of the job

• Provide comprehensive CAMHS assessments of children and young people referred to the team
• Provide screening/triage CAMHS appointments of children and young people referred to the team
• The post holder will provide case management to those young people awaiting treatment whilst contributing to specialist support plans for the care of children and young people with a range of presenting problems.
• Formulate plans for the treatment and/or management of the child/young person's problems, based on an appropriate conceptual framework, and employing methods based on evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.
• Undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual children and young people and provide advice to other professionals on risk assessment and risk management.
• Act as case manager, taking responsibility for initiating planning and review of CAMHS care plans including children and young people, their carers, referring agents and others involved in the care network.
• Communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, providing information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of children and young people, and monitoring progress.
• Participate on the local duty rota, providing a more urgent response to issues when required, which may include working as part of an evening clinic.
• Support parents and young people seeking help between clinic appointments or when in crisis.

Working for our organisation

• The post holder will provide case management to those young people awaiting treatment whilst contributing to specialist support plans for the care of children and young people with a range of presenting problems.
• Formulate plans for the treatment and/or management of the child/young person's problems, based on an appropriate conceptual framework, and employing methods based on evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.
• Undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual children and young people and provide advice to other professionals on risk assessment and risk management.
• Act as case manager, taking responsibility for initiating planning and review of CAMHS care plans including children and young people, their carers, referring agents and others involved in the care network.
• Communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, providing information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of children and young people, and monitoring progress.
• Participate on the local duty rota, providing a more urgent response to issues when required, which may include working as part of an evening clinic.
• Support parents and young people seeking help between clinic appointments or when in crisis.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post holder will be expected to have post registration experience in a mental health setting, ideally with children and adolescents, and in managing risk. They will work closely with the multi disciplinary team as well as other interfaces across the CAMHS service line.

Regular supervision will be provided and support will be readily available from a consultant psychiatrist on duty on a daily basis.

• Provide case management to those young people awaiting treatment whilst contributing to specialist support plans for the care of children and young people.
• Formulate plans for the treatment and/or management of the child/young person's problems.
• Undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual children and young people.
• Act as case manager, taking responsibility for initiating planning and review of CAMHS care plans.
• Communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, providing information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of children and young people, and monitoring progress.
• Participate on the local duty rota, providing a more urgent response to issues when required.
• Support parents and young people seeking help between clinic appointments or when in crisis.
• Close liaison with schools and other agencies involved.
• Provide reports as appropriate to external agencies, ensuring confidentiality is managed.

Person specification Education and Qualifications

• RMN Trained, NMC Registered
• Training in one or more additional areas of practice especially relevant to complex CAMHS.

Previous Experience

• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups presenting with the full range of clinical severity around mental health concerns across a range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in patient and residential care settings.
• Experience of working within a multi disciplinary CAMHS team and providing CAMHS assessment and intervention.
• Significant experience of working at band 6.
• Experience of delivering evidence based care in a number of cultural contexts.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge and skills in assessment, intervention and management requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• Knowledge of the theoretical evidence base for understanding, formulating and providing interventions for mental health concerns experienced by children and young people.
• Well developed skills in communicating effectively, orally and in writing, in complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information including diagnoses and formulations to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
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