Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
15 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Car driver (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving)
- Skills
Ability to work therapeutically with young people and their families
- Skills
Ability to work as a fully participating member of a multi-disciplinary team and the ability to respect and value other members contributions
- Experience
Post qualification experience in a CYP team or related area, or several years experience prior to qualification, with experience of working with moderate to severe mental health problems and knowledge of a range of clinical interventions with children/adolescents and their carers/families.
- Experience
Experience of multi-disciplinary team working, and inter-agency collaboration
- Experience
Knowledge of child development, child and adolescent mental health and an understanding of a range of theoretical approaches
- Experience
Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- Experience
Abilities to provide consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Experience
Good general knowledge of the literature and research concerning mental health interventions with children, particularly the clinical effectiveness of such interventions
- Experience
Awareness of current NHS initiatives and developments
- Experience
Knowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for clinical practice in relation to children/adolescents
- QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING
RMN, RGN or RSCN
- QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING
Further training/qualification in relevant area of practice
- QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING
Evidence of CPD
- QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING
Specialist training in an appropriate area and knowledge of CAPA and CYP-IAPT
Desirable
4 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills
Ability to initiate service developments or be involved in service planning
- Skills
Experience of the application of psychological therapy in different cultural contexts
- Experience
Experience of service quality monitoring e.g. clinical audit, evaluative research, etc.
- QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING
Postgraduate diploma in CBT (General or IAPT) with eligibility for, or accreditation with, the BABCP
Job overview
- Taking responsibility for making a significant contribution to the nursing input, participating fully in the referral and allocation process, assessments, treatment, risk management, safeguarding vulnerable children and adults, care coordination of service users as well as contributing to case discussions and service-related meetings.
- Offering consultations and supervision to colleagues and students as well as staff in other services.
Main duties of the job
- Provide highly specialist nursing assessments, formulations, risk assessments, and evidence-based interventions .
- Deliver timely and accessible care through clinic-based and outreach models, including engagement with hard-to-reach service users.
- Provide specialist nursing consultation, advice, and support to colleagues and partner agencies regarding assessment, risk management, and treatment planning.
- Care coordinate a complex caseload, undertaking comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and delivering integrated care plans.
- Lead on the assessment and management of clinical risk, safeguarding concerns, and complex presentations.
- Support the development of nursing practice through supervision, mentorship, teaching, and clinical leadership.
- Participate in supervision, appraisal, and continuing professional development.
- Chair and/or attend MDTs, providing specialist nursing leadership, consultation, and clinical oversight.
- Promote integrated physical and mental healthcare, including physical health monitoring and health promotion.
- Work collaboratively with HPFT teams and partner agencies to support early identification and effective management of mental health difficulties.
- Lead service development, quality improvement, and innovation initiatives to enhance safe and effective care.
- Provide clinical leadership within the Enhanced Safety Support Pathway and Early Psychosis Pathway, supporting staff with complex and high-risk cases.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Sound working relationships
- The post holder will have four main groups within his/her professional domain: Service Users and their Carers The clinical staff within the team The senior staff within the teams Staff within services with which there is daily liaison Communication Requirements Leadership and Staff Management Responsibility Service Development and Improvement Analytical and Judgmental Skills Planning and Organizational Skills An Understanding of Physical Working Conditions and Environment Management of Information Resources * Please see attached detailed Job Description for this post
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.
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This advert is for CYPMHS Clinical Nurse Specialist with Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust in Radlett, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Clinical nurse specialist role. The advertised salary is £51,657 - £58,785 per annum, pro rata (5% HCAS Included). The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 17 Sep 2026.
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