Paediatric Mental Health Liaison Nurse

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Part time
Location: Basildon
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Job offered by: NHS
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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust To provide visible, credible professional clinical leadership, supporting the clinical management of children with mental health conditions and eating disorders who have been admitted on to the inpatient ward.

Support effective liaison with CAMHS and Eating Disorder teams as required for the CYP fit for immediate discharge from ED and provide effective safety netting advice. Improve the quality of care for children and young people experiencing mental problems whilst they are being cared for at their Trust. To support the integration of mental health care with physical health care. To provide effective liaison between the local medical, CAMHS and Eating Disorder teams.

To support the Ward Manager with clinical and managerial responsibility for the clinical area.

Main duties of the job

Communication

Analytical and planning

Clinical duties

Policy and service development

Financial and physical resources

Staff management

Information resources

To support the wider Paediatric nursing and medical team, by arranging training opportunities to up-skill all professionals on effectively managing young people's mental health needs.

To collate and submit data as part of the network/national mental health submissions requirements.

About us With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Job responsibilities Please see the attached job description for further information on this role.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Person Specification

Registered Nurse or Registered Children’s Nurse or Registered Mental Health or Learning Disabilities Nurse with paediatric/adolescent experience in mental health or Equivalent Qualification

Experience in Eating Disorders, ASD / challenging Behaviours or Mental health Crisis experience.

Knowledge

Ability to independently develop and implement safety plans collaboratively with other agencies

Management of complex behavioural issues and eating disorders

Communication

You are able to communicate effectively with them and with other staff to ensure that their care, treatment and support are not compromised

Ability to motivate and lead others

Personal and People Skills

Ability to make decisions confidently within limits of own responsibility

Ability to provide cross cover where required

Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

£46,148 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

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