Registered Nurse

We are looking for a caring, compassionate, energetic, and motivated individual who is passionate about improving the lives and mental health of young people. We are Contact Point. We receive referrals from across Hull and East Yorkshire for children and young people seeking support with their mental health and emotional wellbeing. Working within the i-THRIVE model, we assess the needs of young people and support families in navigating services, ensuring they receive the right support, at the right time, from the right service. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dedicated and supportive team.

Main duties of the job:

• You will have excellent engagement and communication skills, along with experience of working collaboratively with other agencies and professional groups.
• You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, undertaking triage assessments of young people and their families.
• You will liaise with, and offer consultation to, education, health, social care, and voluntary and community sector staff across a range of agencies.
• Experience of working with young people experiencing emotional or mental health difficulties is desirable.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dedicated team that makes a real difference to the lives of children, young people, and their families by supporting them to access the right care and achieve positive outcomes.

About us:

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care. We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started. We recognise the positive value of diversity and promote equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised. We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support. From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

Job responsibilities:

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification:

Qualifications and Knowledge:

• NMC registered mental health nurse / learning disability nurse / paediatric nurse
• Evidence of current CPD/formal qualifications at an advanced level e.g. degree or post graduate level or equivalent knowledge/experiential learning

Experience:

• Appropriate knowledge/experience of working in children, young peoples and families social, emotional and mental health services.
• Understanding of caseload management responsibilities.
• Evidence of specialist practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development.

Skills and Competencies:

• Able to demonstrate effective interpersonal/communication skills.
• Evidence of good time management skills.
• Working knowledge of Trust policies and procedures.

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.

Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours.