Welcome to CNWL Mental Health Inpatient Services for Children and Young People. Collingham Child and Family Centre is one of six National Inpatient settings, that work in partnership with Chelsea Hospital Schools for children aged 5 - 13 years old.

If you're a paediatric nurse with a special interest in child and adolescent mental health then we're looking for you!

Nestled between High Street Kensington & Earls Court, Collingham is a Tier 4 Children's Mental Health Unit which provides acute inpatient and schooling for young people with a range of with complex mental health needs and behavioural problems.

Main duties of the job

The role consists of a flexible shift pattern: Early 07:30 - 15:30, Late 12:30 - 20:30, Nights 20:00 - 08:00. This is a 24/7 service.

WhenI first was introduced to Collingham as a student nurse almost 3 years ago and loved it so much that I kept coming back for bank shifts as a band 3 support worker. I felt part of the family and fully involved and when I qualified as an RMN I became a permanent band 5 staff nurse on the unit. From there I've progressed onto becoming a band 6 Clinical Team Leader. And it hasn't stopped there! I've continued to develop and grow within Collingham and the CNWL CAMHS family and have had opportunities to act up into a band 7 managerial role for a few weeks as I continue my career progression path

An account from one of our Clinical Team Leaders, sharing their story.

Who are we?

The team consists of nursing, psychology, occupational therapists, systemic psychotherapists, support workers, social workers, dietician and psychiatry. We are expanding into developing nurses to the Advanced Clinical Practitioner level. The leads of the service are a Clinical Unit Manager, Therapy Lead, Consultant Psychiatrist, and is linked to the CAMHS service line which is overseen by Head of Tier 4 services as well as Clinical and Service Directors for CAMHS and Eating Disorders. More recent developments are better links with the ED Inpatient service, development of opportunities for cross-unit working where appropriate and agreed.

About us

CNWL have a pioneering history improving health outcomes in people's lives, by providing physical and mental health services at GPs, clinics, hospitals, and in the community. To find out more about CAMHS inpatients pleaseCLICK HERE.

Staff are heartbeat of our organisation and we offer a substantial range of local benefits in addition to the NHS discounts.

We offer a relocation scheme of up to �8,000 to any qualified Nurse in the UK, and have links with providers offering key worker London rental properties at 80% Market Rent.

We take flexible working seriously and are open to discussion to best meet our workforce's work life needs.

Our lovely site in Kensington is a 10-minute walk from High Street Kensington tube and 10-minute walk from Earls Court Station.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification

What do we do?

The team provides intensive assessment and treatment for children with complex emotional, behavioural and psychological difficulties, offering intensive work with families/parents and carers to develop their parenting skills.

Our highly experienced and dedicated multidisciplinary team is committed to offering the highest standards of care to help children and families regain their self-confidence. Adopting a solution focused approach for hard to manage problems and steer a course towards optimism, newly realised potential and a positive future for the child and their family network.

Our team boast a Professional Nurse Educator to develop your skills and knowledge through CPD. Staff have Protected monthly clinical supervision & training time, accompanied by a weekly teaching session, and reflective practice slots. We support training in Positive Behaviour Support (PBS), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT). At Collingham we develop your experience for both Leadership and Clinical roles. If you are interested please contact us, or see our Staff rewards and wellbeing handbook.

As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues, and patients when working on our healthcare settings.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse at degree / diploma level
• RNC at degree or diploma level
• RNLD at degree of diploma level
• Current NMC Registration

Desirable

• Degree level qualification

Experience

Essential

• Knowledge of mental disorder, child development, mental health law and legislation and the nursing process

Desirable

• Experience of working in a mental health setting post- registration
• Basic counselling skills

Special Aptitudes/Abilities

Essential

• Demonstrates an understanding of and empathy to the needs of children & young people
• Ability to effectively communicate with children, young people and their parents
• Ability to effectively communicate with other professionals, in person and on the phone

Desirable

• Ability to understand and work with challenging behaviour

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Collingham Child and Family Centre

London

W8 5LP

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333-G-CA-1431