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We are recruiting a Registered Mental Health Nurse to join Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GGC) on a permanent basis. This post is part-time (18.75) hours.
This is a developing service and currently Link Nurse Therapist posts are allocated to CAMHS services in four quadrants across GGC. The four quadrants are: North West & West Dunbartonshire, North East & East, South & East Renfrewshire and Renfrew & Inverclyde. This post is based in East Renfrewshire. You will work primarily in these areas but not exclusively. Key aspects of the role include clinical case co-ordinator responsibilities. Delivering interventions indicated by the mental health formulation; including system, individual and group based interventions alongside professional colleagues for the benefit of children, young people, parents and carers. This is an exciting opportunity where central to the role is the development of the link worker component of the nurse therapist post. The CAMHS Link Nurse Therapist posts are responsible for liaising between local Tier 3 CAMHS teams and the Tier 4 CAMHS Hub to promote a care pathway for children and young people (0-18) who have experienced traumatic events that are impacting negatively on their mental health. We require nurses with an understanding of children and young people’s mental health and developmental needs; who can conceptualise and formulate risk/ vulnerability/ complexity in these populations; and function competently as a member of the multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team. You will have relevant post registration experience of working with children and or young people (and their families/carers) with a range of mental health and neuro-developmental difficulties is desirable. The post is supported by the Tier 4 Hub MDT and training and development opportunities will be provided. The Shift Pattern for this post is worked over 3 days.
Informal Contact: Suzanne McCrea, Clinical Nurse Specialist, 0141 201 0808
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.
(Please note the salary is Pro Rata) for part time hours.