Clinical Nurse Specialist

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; England; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 Senior Nurse for the CAMHS Eating Disorder Service in Hampshire. The post involves clinical leadership, managing a caseload and providing expert advice to the team within a supportive, multidisciplinary environment.

The role requires strong assessment, safeguarding and liaison skills, with opportunities for professional development and flexible working considerations as part of the interview process.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current registration (mental health/LD/adult/paediatric)
• Nursing degree or diploma with specialist qualification and relevant courses to masters level equivalent
• Evidence of post-registration training in the relevant service area
• Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent

Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical advice to colleagues and line management support to nursing staff within the west hub
• Manage own caseload while delivering safe, effective care
• Demonstrate high-level skills in clinical assessment, risk management and safeguarding
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams and external agencies to support patients and families

Skills

Registered Nurse

Education

Nursing degree/ diploma

Mentorship Course

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Band 7 Senior Nurse to join our CAMHS Eating Disorder Service in Hampshire. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a developing service, where innovation, quality and compassionate care are at the heart of everything we do. We deliver a range of evidence-based interventions and are committed to achieving the best outcomes for young people and their families. Staff benefit from opportunities for professional development, including CPD, specialist training, supervision, consultation and multidisciplinary team working., As one of the senior nurses within the service, you will work in collaboration with other members of the multi-disciplinary team to deliver safe, effective, and care for the West hub and wider service. The post holder will be required to manage their own case load alongside offering expert clinical advice to colleagues and line management support to nursing colleagues within the west hub. The role requires a high level of skill in clinical assessment, risk management, safeguarding and liaison with other agencies. This post provides a mix of both clinical and leadership tasks providing a diverse and varied role, both face to face and virtual delivery., Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible. We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
We are looking for a nurse who is passionate about clinical leadership, brings a positive and proactive approach, has excellent communication and interpersonal skills. We are committed to creating an environment where staff feel valued, supported and able to thrive while working with this rewarding and complex client group. The role requires strong skills in assessment, risk management, safeguarding and multi-agency working. It offers a varied balance responsibilities, in person and virtual working, providing opportunities to influence service development and improve outcomes for young people and their families. Our offer is a career, not just a job, within a Trust that values staff wellbeing. We welcome motivated and compassionate practitioners who are passionate about working with young people with eating disorders and their families within a supportive and innovative team., The post holder will be required to take on other identified responsibilities suitable for the banding. Experience in systemic working, crisis interventions and physical assessment will be an advantage.

• Registered Nurse with current registration (mental health / LD/ Adult /Paediatric) appropriate to the job role.
• Degree/diploma level supplemented by specialist 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
  Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives. Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care. We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support. Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence.