Job Advert
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Band 6
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS).
Permanent Post
37.5 hours per week.
Location: Links Unit, City Hospital, Park Road, Aberdeen, AB24 2AU
An exciting opportunity has arisen within CAMHS for an experienced and enthusiastic RMNH nurse to join the team. If you have a genuine interest in CAMHS then this is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic multidisciplinary team. Our CAMHS team is an inclusive, values based multi-disciplinary team including Nursing, Clinicians, Psychotherapy, Clinical and Applied Psychology, Play Therapy, Allied Health Professionals, Psychiatry, Admin, Business and Support staff. Our team ethos promotes patient-centred care, efficiency and a culture that values, enables and develops our staff.
The post holder will have clinical responsibility for own nursing caseload and will operate within the context of the current CAMHS delivery model, Choice and Partnership Approach (CAPA) which is supporting the service to focus on improving access to Psychological Therapies for children and young people.
The candidate will work with patients and their families and be able to show an aptitude for working with this patient group. Excellent communication skills with children and young people, families, colleagues and other stakeholders are essential.
Evidence of ongoing professional development is required as is being flexible and adaptable to the changing needs of the service. Dedicated time given for learning opportunities such as Essential to CAMHS training Qualification in a psychological therapy would be advantageous but not essential.
Tailored and supportive line management alongside one to one and multi-disciplinary supervision structures are in place to support professional reflection and growth.
There is an established dynamic monthly CPD programme and a local CAMHS training group driving forward staff and team development, including dedicated time for learning opportunities such as Essential to CAMHS Training.
We have undergone a service redesign which has formed an across the age range (0-18) service across the Grampian region, with geographically based teams (City, Shire and Moray) and a specialist CAMHS Hub. There are excellent opportunities for a wide range of clinical experience within CAMHS (1:1 work, family work, group work, specialist work streams and consultation),
We are part of the North of Scotland regional CAMHS Tier 4 network and alongside out-patient work, we work closely alongside the regional Dudhope Young People’s In-patient Unit. We are a test of change / roll out site for several innovative national projects. As well as having strong regional and national links, CAMHS works collaboratively with our local partner agencies across Grampian to continue to develop and foster local Tier 1 and 2 community mental health and wellbeing supports for children, young people and their families.
Grampian, located in the North East of Scotland, has a population of over half a million. The scenery across the North East is enchanting and inspiring, from beautiful coasts to the Cairngorm Mountain range. The area offers both rural and urban based leisure, cultural and sporting activities to suit a range of interests. There is easy access to airports in both Aberdeen and Inverness. Grampian is a major centre of Education with two Universities, Aberdeen and Robert Gordon’s.
Car driver is essential.
Informal discussion is welcomed. Please contact Steven McLeod CAMHS Nurse, Tel:01224 550139, email steven.mcleod@nhs.scot or Emma Sharpe Team Leader, Tel: 01224 550139. email :emma.sharpe@nhs.scot
Interviews scheduled for 18h November 2021