Job overview
An exciting opportunity to join us as a Clinical Nurse Specialist within our Forensic Inpatient Service, you will play a pivotal role in delivering expert, evidence-based care to individuals with complex mental health needs. Working alongside a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, you will provide advanced clinical leadership, support service development, and champion best practice to ensure safe, therapeutic, and recovery-focused care, working closely with the Clinical Matron.
This is an exciting opportunity to influence patient outcomes, mentor and develop staff, lead quality improvement initiatives, and help shape a compassionate, least restrictive, and person-centred service. If you are passionate about clinical excellence, innovation, and making a meaningful difference within forensic mental health, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
As a Clinical Nurse Specialist within our Forensic Inpatient Service, you will play a pivotal role in delivering expert, evidence-based care to individuals with complex mental health needs. Working alongside a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, you will provide advanced clinical leadership, support service development, and champion best practice to ensure safe, therapeutic, and recovery-focused care, working closely with the Clinical Matron.
This post will be based at the Chichester Low secure inpatient male service. As part of the role you will be expected to work in the ward numbers on a long day once per week
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To take a lead on clinical matters and policy development relating to nursing practice. •To provide direct clinical nurse leadership. •To be part of recruitment and selection process of staff. •To be aware of Acute Mental Health Services, Rehabilitation Services and the Forensic Healthcare Service in accordance with Trust policies and protocols within nursing and nursing strategies. •To develop and participate in the delivery of a supervision structure for team members. •To monitor the caseload and practice of nursing staff and others in the team. •To be part of a senior nursing group for ongoing support and development. •To ensure nursing staff within service area are compliant with NMC regulations.
To ensure staff are undertaking mandatory training as indicated.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current registration appropriate to the job role
- Degree/diploma level supplemented by specialist ü qualification, training, experience, courses to masters level equivalent relevant to the care group
- Evidence of post registration training in relevant service area
- Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Extensive post qualifying experience in relevant service area
- Experience of supervising staff and students
- Able to manage a caseload of patients with complex mental health needs
- Comprehensive knowledge of interventions specific to service area
- Awareness of Trust policies and service specification
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This advert is for Clinical Nurse Specialist with Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in The Chichester Centre. It is listed as a Band 7 Clinical nurse specialist role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 30 Aug 2026.
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