Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Job summary
Staff Nurse – CAMHS Mildred Creak Unit
1 x permanent and 1x 12 months fixed term contract
Are you a Child, Mental Health or Learning Disabilities registered nurse looking to join a unique CAMHS Team delivering care on the Therapeutic Milieu environment?
The Mildred Creak Unit is a children’s inpatient unit caring for young people aged 7 to 13 with a range of severe and complex mental health difficulties.
Our supportive team will allow you to develop your experience and knowledge of child and adolescent mental health. Working across disciplines to support our patient group with complex difficulties and supporting young people with activities of daily living, you will facilitate activities and therapeutic groups while using your expertise to create and deliver individualised care plans. As a part of the nursing team, you will get to work closely with different professionals across the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to support the young person throughout their admission.
With weekly team and monthly MDT education opportunities alongside a bespoke professional and academic development pathway which aligns with your goals, you will be part of a team which strives to provide young people with greater collaboration and empowerment in their treatment journey.
Main duties of the job
The role involves working as a member of the nursing team to provide care to the young people. You will facilitate their daily routines and attendance of the therapeutic timetable in a nurturing and supportive manner. The role includes various duties such as supporting young people to eat, helping young people with their physiotherapy programmes, providing a space for young people to talk about their feelings as well as clinical tasks such as administration of medication, nasogastric feeding, physical observations and the facilitation of therapeutic groups. The role also involves aspects of housekeeping and admin.
- To work as a skilled member of the nursing team, to provide a high standard of holistic family centered care to the children, young people and families.
- Ability to promote family centred care and establish good relationships with children, young people and their families.
- To communicate effectively at all levels within the multi-disciplinary team.
- To be able to take charge of the ward in the absence of senior nursing staff following achievement of required competence.
- To actively engage with young people and families, in order to facilitate recovery from their individual difficulties.
Person Specification
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential
- Our values
Education, training and qualifications
Essential
- NMC registered nurse in Child, Mental Health or Learning Disability branch
- Relevant nursing qualification
- Evidence of ongoing professional development linked to demonstrable competencies
Desirable
- Assessor or practice supervisor qualification/experience
- Advanced qualification in the field of children and adolescent mental health (CAMH)
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Significant clinical nursing experience working with children and young people with mental health difficulties (preferably in an NHS setting)
- Understanding of professional and current issues in CAMHS
- Understanding of the importance of research and evidence-based practice
- Knowledge of managing clinical incidents, complaints and reporting
- Understanding of safeguarding issues according to Trust policies and procedures
- Understanding of principles of clinical governance (e.g. risk management, audit, quality)
- Experience of working as part of a diverse team
- Experience of contributing to an inclusive workplace culture
Desirable
- Understanding of nursing practice and innovation outside of GOSH
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Ability to plan and prioritise care for patients
- Able to provide safe care within a pressurised environment
- Able to work effectively with MDT and support staff to manage and de-escalate distressing situations
- Excellent time management and prioritisation skills
- Ability to work well in a team and autonomously
- Effective teaching and supervisory skills
- Skills in delegating task appropriately and efficiently
- Advanced literacy in using ICT software to provide care (i.e EPIC)
- Excellent and effective written and verbal communication
- Demonstrates Compassion in Practice
Closing Date: 18 October 2026
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