Job description

Job responsibilities

Specific Responsibilities1. Working relationships: 1.1 Working within the paediatric areas, PAU and Emergency Department1.2 Liaise with NELFT, CAMHS crisis, eating disorder teams, learning disabilities andsafeguarding teams and Social Services1.3 Working within multidisciplinary and multi-agency care teams and relevant sharedcare/tertiary centres.1.4 Ensuring that clients and carers who face cultural and/or language barriers are helped tounderstand and make use of the services available.1.5 To maintain and develop relationships with professionals external to the area of service,children, young people and their families (where appropriate) within CAMHS area ofservice/specialism.2. Budget responsibilities:2.1 To ensure the effective use of all resources, supplies and equipment.3. Accountability 3.1 Deliver excellent patient care in conjunction with evidenced-based clinical standardswithin the speciality3.2 Contribute to the evaluation and development of the service provided3.3 Contribute to the development of multi -agency integrated care3.4 To establish close working links with NELFT, primary care colleagues, communitypaediatric service and tertiary/ shared care centres3.5 To communicate complex and sensitive information and advice to child or young personand their families, carers and professionals, including information about diagnosis andprognosis, to find ways of enabling the information to be understood, providing empathyand reassurance.4. Clinical responsibilities4.1 Working alongside the CAMHS crisis and eating disorder services: assess, plan,implement and evaluate nursing provision. Develop and implement specialist nursingprotocols, developing care packages and programs of care for young people who selfharm or have an eating disorder, including the involvement of multi-agency input aroundthe child or young person and their familys needs.4.2 To be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating ofspecialist care, including supporting and evaluating the work of paediatric and agencystaff 4.3To act as a resource of specialist advice for children, young people and families on thenursing care and management of specialism; including the provision of advice andmanagement of acute complications.4.4 To review CAMHS patients in ED or paedaitric areas who require an inpatient bed andensure appropriate risk assessments are completed 4.5Review policies and procedures in relation to CAMHS and the management of thesepatients in the acute setting. Ensure these policies are kept up to date and are evidencebased and are embedded into the patient journey.4.6Act as an advocate for the young person and their family and where necessary refer toexternal agencies for identified support 4.7 To actively involve service users in decisions about the service and support they receive,to be aware of and inform service users about participation initiatives, and activelysupport the development of such initiatives to ensure the voice of service users is at theheart of service design, development and delivery.4.84.9Assess, plan, implement and evaluate holistic specialist nursing care in the hospitalsetting and ensure that any staff providing care for the children and young people withmental health related issue are aware of the care plan and their roles and responsibilities Daily review of ward in-patients admitted to Willow or attending the hospital with amental health related issue. Support for ED and PAU on mental health related issues.4.10 To provide support for nursing staff roster, working clinically caring for children andyoung people with general paediatric needs where there are no CAMHS children in thehospital, to cover shortfalls or sickness4.11 Provide ongoing counselling, support, information about the conditions, lifestyle changesand long-term implications to children, young people and families4.12 To work co-operatively with healthcare professionals from NELFT, safeguarding,members of the primary care team and other agencies including schools to provideholistic, co-ordinated packages of care for the child, young person and family4.13 To assess and manage clinical events to ensure safe and effective care5. Education5.1 To provide support, advice and education to the emergency department and Paediatricareas to build knowledge and skills of staff within these settings in the care andtreatment of children and young people with mental health difficulties5.2 Assist in the application of, and develop guidelines for best clinical practice. Adviseclinicians and colleagues on changes to practice.5.3 Promote positive attitudes towards children and young people with mental health illnessacross the ward and other departments where they are caring for children.5.4 Act as a resource to improve the management of risky and dependent and vulnerableyoung people eg. Risk Assessments and management strategies5.5 Ensure staff compliance of Trust policies and procedures. 5.6 Undertake safeguarding supervision and support sessions with NELFT as directed andreport difficult cases to the Paediatric Matron / ward manager for further action5.7 Ensure National and Safeguarding Children guidelines are adhered to at all times5.8 Responsible for own professional registration and Revalidation requirements, to attendcourses relevant to specialism as deemed suitable at appraisal or in the process ofclinical supervision5.9 Attend relevant multi-agency training or education to develop ones own knowledge toensure that current practice is implemented5.10 Support the development of skills and knowledge amongst students and all members ofthe Paediatric team6. Professional6.1 Act as an advocate for the young person and their family and where necessary refer toexternal agencies for identified support 6.2 Adhering to the NMC (2015) Code of Professional Standards of practice and behavioursfor nurses and midwifes6.3 Maintaining own professional development in line with the requirements of Revalidation,identifying and acting on training needs and attending relevant lectures and courses asnecessary to ensure best practice.6.4 Keeping up to date with current developments in patient care and evidence-basedpractice.6.5 Working within all policies, procedures and guidelines of Dartford and Gravesham NHSTrust including those related to Safeguarding children.6.6 Ensuring that confidentiality is maintained at all times, including the storage of recordsand the transfer of verbal and written information.

Person Specification

Education and Training

Essential

• RSCN/RN Child
• Evidence of a relevant post registration professional development
• Teaching/ Assessing Qualification.

Desirable

• Degree or equivalent or working towards
• Specialist course relevant to post

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Knowledge of the appropriate legislation around mental health act and the legal frameworks within which mental illness can be assessed and treated
• Proven management and safeguarding experience
• Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance
• Knowledge of local community and understanding of a multi cultural, racially diverse population
• Knowledge of current professional issues relating to nursing
• Understanding of equal opportunities
• Understanding of patient confidentiality

Desirable

• Experience working for CAMHS within an acute mental health team - community or inpatient service
• Post registration study

Experience

Essential

• 2 years previous experience in a Band 5 post involving care of acute paediatrics
• Experience of working with children and young people who have a mental health illness
• Evidence of a relevant post registration professional development

Desirable

• Degree or equivalent or working towards
• Specialist course relevant to post

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust

Address

Darent Valley Hospital

Darenth wood road

Dartford

DA28DA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.dgt.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)