clinical nurse Aylesbury, England
Job description
Are you a Nurse and passionate about working with neurodivergent children young people? Do you want to work in Buckinghamshire and be able to work from home and a clinical base?
Then this role is for you.
You will join a friendly and supportive, well-established, and knowledgeable multi-professional team, specialising in the neurodevelopmental assessment of children and people aged 5-17yrs in Buckinghamshire.
You will receive quality reflective supervision. You will use your skills to deliver quality assessments and interventions and influence service improvements. You will have opportunities grow in your career and continuing professional development.
As a vital member of the team you will be helping the system to understand the complete identity of the young person including their neurodivergence, mental health and developmental profile
As Clinical Nurse Specialist you will provide key working, direct therapeutic support using evidence based interventions and systemic support for children and young people with complex neurodivergent needs and mental health needs.
The post holder will provide expert specialist nursing practice to children and young people under 18 years and will participate in the regular review of clinical policies and guidelines within this field and implement required changes to practice. The post holder will ensure the delivery of effective evidence based clinical practice and will undertake a lead professional role for a complex case load of young people.
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (OHFT) is a compassionate and inclusive employer and have excellent support systems in place for staff as your wellbeing matters to us. We offer you including:
- 5 staff networks
- 10 staff support groups
- a responsive and caring Occupational Health team
- access to a 24 employee assistance line for you and your family for any situation you might
Other benefits of working for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with an increase to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Staff accommodation
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Be assertive and able work with a high degree of independence
- Have a proven track record of working innovatively in a healthcare setting, mental health service or setting working with children and young people.
- Professional qualification / registration related to the role
- To be able to travel independently and work flexibly across the county to support the service, from a designated base. The balance of working from the base and home working (known as hybrid working or blended working) is determined by the needs of the service.
- New starters have a 6 month probationary period. This, together with the induction process aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
- Candidates not currently employed by the Trust who attend an interview for non-qualified Band 1-5 posts are required to undertake numeracy and literacy assessments.
- Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
- Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
- We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation and we encourage applications from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our population.
- Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
