Senior mental health nurse needing a new job

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Where can I go? Where should I look?

I am a band 7 mental health nurse with experience in CAMHS and specialist safeguarding roles.

Not enjoying my current role or team and I need something new.

Haven't been on a ward in years and don't wish to return to that.

I'm looking for anything in or out of nursing, in or out of the NHS.

Any ideas welcome!

Priory

or standalone child therapist

primary care? Standard hours and no weekends unless you pick up extra hours for the pcn?

Private work neuro assssments - join a good team already established, so you’ll have an mdt around you.

Research - you could get an assistant role at a university but would be a pay cut

I’m moving from the wards and trying liaison, dropping a band though to band 6.

Community team lead roles, education? I work in a large Trust and last time I looked there were only 2 band 7 roles advertised! It’s not easy times for job hunting. Might be worth looking at private.

Certainly in my mental health trust, cost cuts mean the specialist jobs in safeguarding, risk, quality assurance etc are being scrutinized and various services outside of acute inpatient care are being cut!

Public health England/wales lots of remote working roles

What about ICB roles? Patient safety, quality , safeguarding.

I left nursing to teach in further education. It's a different type of stress just a little more than band 7 where I am and the hours are bliss as are the holidays

Criminal Justice Liaison & Diversion Team?

You may not have knowledge of the CJS but teams are supposed to be an all age service. Your CAMHS experience would be valuable.

Counselling?

Cqc?

Could you do your ACP training?

Advanced Nurse Practitioner training is becoming increasingly common in the MH Trust I work for and neighbouring Trusts (paid at band 7, 8a on training completion): lots of CAMHS training roles. They tend to pop up about twice a year. Sister works in CAMHS and she’s just moved from the Wards into an Educational Mental Health Practitioner role (band 6 though). It can be hard if/when you’re feeling stuck? I’ve been a band 6 across various wards for 10 years: because they were keen to retain my experience, they agreed to second me to go back to Uni to train as a psychotherapist: paid to go to uni and I worked part time. Maybe worth considering asking to do a course if you have anything in mind? I think the current climate re lots of staff leaving and the need for retaining experience helped my case

All good ideas thank you!

Maybe pastoral support in schools. Pay is dire but set hours and school holidays.