Collingham Child and Family Centre - Band 5 CAMHS Staff Nurse

Job overview

Collingham Child and Family Centre is a national inpatient unit caring for children under 13 with complex mental health needs. We seek nurses from diverse backgrounds to broaden the skill mix available to young patients.

Candidates should be innovative, dynamic, and interested in advancing their nursing and therapeutic skills within a supportive, highly skilled team that includes psychiatrists, doctors, psychologists, occupational therapists and family therapists.

Main duties of the job

The multidisciplinary team includes consultant child and adolescent psychiatrists, junior doctors, nurses, psychologists, occupational therapists, family therapists, nursing associates, support workers, a ward manager and a matron. The team also collaborates with an on‑site school and visiting tutors for music, art and drama therapy.

The role involves working closely with children and their families to assess, diagnose, formulate and impleme...