Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job overview

We are looking for a Clinical Nurse Specialist/Advanced Clinical Specialist, with extensive mental health knowledge, educated to degree level who has completed post reg training to at diploma/degree level eg. CBT, DBT, Systemic Training, NMP or AMHP.

Are you an experienced clinician who is highly motivated with a range of transferrable skills and is enthusiastic about working with children, young people and families?  We want to hear from you! In exchange you will be well supported within a friendly and well established team, with continuing opportunities for you and your ongoing professional development.

We are looking for people to join us to continue to build a successful service. We aim to continuously improve the service delivery and outcomes as a part of NSFT.

Main duties of the job

• To provide clinical leadership to the clinical team in the care, treatment and therapy of the client group, with a clear focus on clinical risk and its management.
• To influence, lead and motivate staff at all levels within the clinical environment to deliver high quality care.
• To provide expertise, support and advice to clinical practitioners regarding all aspects of clinical care including implementing best practise based on evidence-based practice and National Guidance.
• To sustain the clinically based training programme aimed at the development of staff within the clinical environment.
• To provide information, education and support for service users and their carers re coping with diagnosis and treatments.
• To interpret national guidelines and relevant research to inform local practice and procedures to achieve best practice.
• To maintain own expert status by developing training and improvement projects underpinned by research and legislation.
• To be member of the Trust Senior Nursing team and to contribute to relevant forums and meetings.
• Be able to travel independentl

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Some of the benefits you can expect:

• NHS pension
• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• staff physio service
• NHS discounts and many more

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.