CAMHS Looked After & Adoption Psychiatric Nurse

The team offer specialist consultation, groups and direct work for children under the age of 18 years old.
To work as part of the Specialist CAMHS Children Looked After Team providing specialist consultation, direct work and training to children, families and their care systems as part of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Looked After Service and adoption.
You should be experienced in the assessment of children and young people presenting with emotional and mental health presentations, being mindful of the sensitive backgrounds of children whom are looked after and adopted and in the formulation and delivery of appropriate evidence based interventions.
You will be responsible for an agreed caseload and will be involved with, consultations to networks, direct work and assessment along with group work and training carers and other agencies., To provide access to specialist CAMHS Children Looked After Team consultation, assessment and intervention for young people and families. This will take place as an individual worker, online or out in the community, whatever is felt to meet the young person and networks needs best.
You will be a member of a specialist CAMHS multi-disciplinary and multi-agency Children Looked After Team which provides specialist psychological services to a CAMHS care group.
You will liaise with a broad range of other disciplines and agencies, including education, Children & Families services, voluntary agencies and care systems.
You will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.
You will offer a range of assessments and interventions to meet the needs of young people within the service. This may involve both consultations to networks and/or direct work with the child.
You will be expected to assess and monitor risk of children and enable the network around the child to ensure their safety.
You will be expected to offer training to other networks if it is felt this will enhance a child's experience in care.
You will work with a variety of agencies including adult service provider to ensure a quality service is provided and quality transitions of care.
Please see Job description and person specification for full details. This post is now allowing applications for Child Nurse training aswell as Mental Health and Learning disability.
A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
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