CAMHS Learning Disability Nurse

This role is offered on a fixed term contract for up to 12 months for maternity cover . The hours are full time, 37.5 hours per week. There is also scope for the role for be a Band 6 depending on experience.

Gloucestershire's CAMHS provides high quality specialist Mental Health and Learning Disability Services to children and young people and has locality bases in Stroud, Cheltenham and Gloucester.

This is an excellent opportunity to work in the children's Learning Disability Service . We are seeking a highly motivated and committed individual to join our team. The role involves holding a clinical caseload of children and young people with moderate-severe Learning Disabilities. To offer assessment and interventions for children experiencing, mental health problems, and /or challenging behaviour , including sleep difficulties. We adopt a PBS (positive behaviour support) approach throughout our work.

We welcome applications from newly qualified nurses.

• Provide a range of CAMHS LD assessment and treatment interventions for children and young people (0-18yrs) as well as their families/carers who present with emotional and mental health difficulties as well as those children and young people who have learning disabilities.
• Undertake clinical responsibility for a caseload, adhering to risk management and care planning processes and liaising with Trust and multi-agency partners across Gloucestershire as required.
• Provide CAMHS LD clinical risk assessments and risk management plans as part of routine clinical work.
• Provide clinical interventions within a multidisciplinary team where expected roles, responsibilities and activity/performance expectations are outlined within a personal (team based) job plan. This job plan will be reviewed on a quarterly basis and may be adjusted to meet team or service led requirements.
• Provide CAMHS LD consultation, training and advice to professionals working within a range of children's services within Gloucestershire as required.
• Demonstrate commitment to working with team colleagues to develop a strong multidisciplinary ethos and focus to delivering high quality clinical services.
• The "voice" of the child will be central to developing personalised care planning for all children and young people.