CAMHS Staff Nurse
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Staff Nurse - Band 5 (CAMHS Inpatient)
The St Aubyn Centre, Colchester37.5 hours per week | Agenda for Change | Permanent
This post is not suitable for newly qualified nurses or those requiring preceptorship.
Are you a compassionate, motivated Mental Health Nurse looking to make a real difference to the lives of young people? Join our dedicated team at the St Aubyn Centre and help shape the future of high-quality CAMHS inpatient care.
About the role
As a Band 5 Staff Nurse, you will play a key role within our multidisciplinary team, delivering safe, evidence-based, and holistic nursing care to young people experiencing mental health difficulties. Working collaboratively with partners, careers, clinicians and service users, you will support a 24/7 service that puts patient wellbeing at the heart of everything we do.
You will contribute to the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of personalised care, ensuring that every young person receives the support, respect, and therapeutic intervention they deserve.
This role also offers opportunities to develop leadership skills by supporting junior colleagues and taking charge of the ward when required.
Main duties of the job
What you will be doing
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse registered with the NMC
- Knowledge of mental disorder, child development, mental health law and legislation and the nursing process
- Must have completed preceptorship programme and be signed off
Desirable
- Evidence of continued professional development in mental health related field
- Evidence of working with young people
Special Aptitudes/Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of and empathy to the needs of children & young people
- Ability to effectively communicate with professionals, children, young people and their parents
Desirable
- Ability to understand and work with challenging behaviour
About the employer
Why join us?