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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
Please note: As this post is part-time the salary will be pro-rata.
A unique and rewarding opportunity has arisen to be one of a team of Band 5 Staff Nurses in the CAMHS Under 12’s day Services (The Fort)
This is a particularly exciting time within CAMHS Tier 4 with the reintroduction of the Under 12’s day service. Successful candidates will be part of a new team shaping and developing the service based both within the Melville Unit and Community settings such as patients home and school.
You will be responsible for a holding small caseload; liaising with other parts of the service and agencies involved in the care of these children and their families. You will be working directly with children and their families providing evidence-based intervention focusing on assessing, formulation and treatment.
All new staff will be offered a comprehensive training experience to support the development of the assessment and treatment skills required to undertake this position.
We would welcome notes of interest and applications from Mental Health or Child Health nurses who have an interest in the Mental Health care and treatment of children under 12.
The Fort Mission Statement
The Fort Day service provides intensive, assessment and treatment services for children and families/carers referred by CAMHS community teams. The team aims to build therapeutic relationships working collaboratively with children and parents/carers towards shared goals using holistic, child-centred care plans.
The Fort aims to work with children and parents/carers to begin a process of change and developmental progress, using evidence-based positive behavioural approaches. We aim to enable children and parents/ carers, to develop and maintain strengths, manage problems, and build resilience.
We aim to develop collaborative working practices with CAMHS referrers and multi-agency colleagues. Through collaborative approaches we aim to empower children and parents/carers to maintain and develop the strategies and tools that have worked well in their care plans. Team meetings will support and encourage collaborative team working.
We co-operate with independent advocacy services and will develop strategies to increase client involvement, enabling their views to be included in future services. We will strive to build and maintain a nurturing, supportive and safe environment in which clients feel listened to, understood and respected.
Staff working in the Fort will be supported to train and develop skills in delivering evidence-based interventions for children and parents/carers. Quality of service is maintained through clinical supervision.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact Paul Roberts on 0131 312 0047 or email paul.roberts@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk