Clinical Liaison Nurse

Sheffield Children's; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dedicated Clinical Liaison Nurse for the STAR team, providing crucial mental health services to young people in crisis. This permanent, part-time role involves assessment, treatment planning, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. Candidates should have significant mental health experience, appropriate qualifications, and a commitment to improving patient care.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Pension schemes

Health and wellbeing programmes

Exclusive discounts

Qualifications

• Hold a Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification or be prepared to complete this training.
• Post registration clinical training relevant to CAMHS.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.

Responsibilities

• Provide care to children and young people including triaging and managing mental health presentations.
• Plan tailored therapeutic programmes and implement treatment plans.
• Support Deliberate Self Harm response.
• Manage a caseload requiring intensive community treatment.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Clinical risk management

Mental health understanding

Decision Making

Education

RMN / RN (Mental Health)

Degree in relevant subject

Job description

Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Liaison Nurse

The closing date is 30 June 2025

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Clinical Liaison Nurse to join our STAR team. You will provide intensive community treatment to young people in mental health crisis, conducting assessments, treatment planning, and clinical risk management. You'll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and families to support service development.

The STAR team provides assessments for young people in crisis, including those with self-harm or suicidal ideation, and offers follow-up care. We are expanding our home treatment services and offer a supportive MDT environment with excellent supervision and training.

If you're passionate about making a difference, we'd love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

Reporting into the Clinical Nurse Specialist, your responsibilities will include:

Provide care to children and young people, including assisting with triaging, assessing, and managing mental health presentations.

Plan tailored therapeutic programmes and work with multidisciplinary teams to implement and advise on treatment plans.

Support Deliberate Self Harm response within a non-mental health setting

Report safeguarding concerns following Trust procedures.

Manage a caseload of patients requiring intensive community treatment and develop protocols with the team and external agencies.

Offer advice and signpost patients to additional services

Contribute to training and support for non-mental health colleagues.

About us

At Sheffield Children's, our purpose is clear: to provide healthier futures for children and young people. Our three strategic aims are Outstanding Patient Care, Brilliant Place to Work, and Leaders in Children's Health.

We work with partners across local, regional, and national levels to deliver physical and mental healthcare in both acute and community settings. Many of our clinicians are nationally and internationally recognised for their expertise.

We're proud that 73% of colleagues would recommend Sheffield Children's as a place to work, placing us among the top five NHS trusts in England -- and the top-ranked trust in the North East and Yorkshire -- in the latest NHS Staff Survey.

Our nearly 4,000 colleagues bring our CARE values -- Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence -- to life every day, creating a kind, welcoming environment where patients and families feel safe and supported.

As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2026, we're excited to keep building our leadership in children's health, improve experiences for patients and staff, and focus on our communities and population health.

We also offer excellent benefits to support your wellbeing, with generous annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing programmes, and exclusive discounts -- helping you thrive at work and beyond.

Job responsibilities

For more information on the main responsibilities for this post, please refer to the job description and person specification.

Please note that Sheffield Children's uplift pay to meet the Real Living Wage, which is £12.60 per hour.

Diversity Statement

At Sheffield Childrens, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity and supports everyones success. We prioritise Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in our recruitment practices, creating a welcoming space for people of all backgrounds, including ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ members.

Recognising that inclusivity is an ongoing effort, we review our processes and welcome feedback to enhance our practices. A diverse team strengthens our organisation and the quality of care we deliver. For ideas on how we can improve, please contact our Recruitment Manager at [e-mail]. Together, were building a workplace where everyone belongs.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• RMN / RN (Mental Health)
• Post registration clinical training relevant to CAMHS / Mental Health Teaching and Assessing ENB 998 / Mentorship or equivalent Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Hold a Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification or be prepared to complete this training
• Health Teaching and Assessing ENB 998 / Mentorship or equivalent Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Degree in relevant subject

Experience

• Post registration experience within a CAMHS / Mental Health setting
• Working collaboratively with patients and their families/carers
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team Quality improvement activities
• Working across agency boundaries
• Auditing clinical standards
• Utilisation of research in practice

Personal Attributes

• Able to work flexibly and co-operatively as part of a team
• Able to use own initiative and make decisions independently
• Committed to continual quality and service improvement
• Self aware and committed to professional and personal development.
• Able to accept and respond positively to feedback from supervision
• Able to engage with vulnerable people and work effectively in distressing and challenging circumstances

Knowledge & Skills

• Knowledge / Skills and an understanding of a range of psychological models of care and treatment
• Legal Frameworks relevant to CAMHS / Mental Health Health and Safety
• An understanding of the relationship between physical and mental health conditions and associated patient needs
• An understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice. Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
• Clinical Governance and its application in practice. Self-Management and organisation
• Excellent communication / interpersonal skills (verbal and written) liaison, negotiation and influencing
• Provide leadership and monitor, co-ordinate and prioritise activities Interpret complex clinical information from a variety of sources and make clear and prompt clinical decisions.
• Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Provide effective clinical supervision, teaching, training and assessing in clinical practice.
• Use multimedia materials for presentations and training.
• Hold a current UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle
• Paediatric acute clinical environment
• Current Nursing / Health Issues
• Research and development methodology.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearper annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

425-25-7256280

Job locations

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust