Mental Heath Nurse

We are looking to add a Mental Health Nurse to our team to provide high-quality care, support, and therapeutic strategies to children and young people with complex emotional, behavioural, and mental health needs. You will work alongside an in-house psychotherapist to provide a well rounded holistic, therapeutic environment.

• Facilitate and complete mental health assessments and collaboratively develop, implement, and review evidence-based care plans, ensuring they are regularly updated and reflect the child's changing needs.
• Model best practice in trauma-responsive care, helping the staff to understand and manage young people’s emotions rather than focusing solely on behaviour management.
• Safely manage, administer, and monitor medication, observing for side effects and reporting on responses to treatment, while adhering to NMC standards.
• Work collaboratively with the in-house therapist, providing guidance, advice, and reflective spaces to residential staff when managing and responding to challenging behaviour.
• Establish trusting, therapeutic relationships with young people to encourage engagement.
• Creating a Safe Environment:
  Facilitate a nurturing, stable environment where young people feel safe and can build trust, focusing on trauma responsive care in line with the therapeutic model and framework of Aspris.

• Qualification:
  
  Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with active NMC registration.
• Experience:
  
  Experience working with children and young people experiencing severe emotional, behavioural, and mental health difficulties (SEMH). Experience of working with young people who rely on self-harm and suicide behaviours.
• Knowledge:
  Understanding of attachment theory, developmental trauma, and therapeutic childcare models.
• Full driving licence and DBS

• Paid for enhanced DBS
• Healthcare cash plan, wellbeing support and loans
• An exclusive rewards and benefits platform
• High-street and online discounts through Blue Light Card
• Cycle to work scheme and gym membership
• Refer a friend bonus scheme
• Learning and development opportunities
• Hours that suit your lifestyle

For full details of the role - please see attached job description.

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