Clinical Nurse Specialist

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust; Norwich; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the Central Norfolk Early Intervention in Psychosis team on a full-time, permanent basis. You will provide senior clinical input, supervision, and care for young people aged 14–65 with first episode psychosis.

The role includes Non-Medical Prescribing under supervision, with extensive community experience and involvement in risk management, training and leadership within the service.

Qualifications

• Registered mental health nurse (RMN) or equivalent professional qualification.
• Non-Medical Independent Prescriber qualification required or in scope for the role.
• Masters level study or equivalent clinical experience expected.
• BFT training and recent experience in facilitating BFT with service users and families are essential.

Responsibilities

• Triage and accept new referrals for the team.
• Communicate with referring partners and agencies to coordinate care.
• Arrange and conduct initial assessments for service users aged 14–65.
• Provide caseload supervision and support the wider team with specialist input.
• Lead in evidence-based practice and risk management within multidisciplinary meetings.

Education

RMN or equivalent professional qualification

Non-Medical Independent Prescriber

Masters level study

BFT trained and recent experience of facilitating BFT with service users and their families

Job description

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.

Please note due to the nature of our roles and patient demographic, you will be required to undertake physical intervention training and remain trained, as required by your role.

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Central Norfolk Early Intervention in Psychosis team on a full-time, permanent basis as a Clinical Nurse Specialist. In this role, you will offer senior clinical contribution and supervision to specialist team assessment, formulation, treatment and care of service users aged 14-65 experiencing First Episode Psychosis .

The successful candidate will have extensive experience of working alongside service users and families with complex health and social care difficulties within the community and prior experience of working with psychosis is essential

This Clinical Nurse Specialist role will include Non-Medical Prescribing to the Central Norfolk caseload as appropriate and under supervision of our service consultant. As such, NMP qualification and experience is an essential criterion for this post.

Main duties of the job

The job role with consist of the following, but is not limited to;

• Accepting and triaging all new referrals received by the team.
• To communicate /liaise effectively with relevant referring partners and other agencies.
• Arranging and carrying out initial assessments.
• Offering time to support the wider team with visits where specialist knowledge could be required
• Being part of the wider Senior Leadership Team and encouraging evidence based changes and processes across the service.
• To ensure that any identified immediate risks are appropriately responded to and a proportionate risk management strategy is actioned, with input from the multidisciplinary team members.
• Keeping up to date with relevant perinatal research and news to share with the wider team
• Offering caseload supervision to case managers

Working for our organisation

At Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, inclusion is at the heart of how we work. We are committed to creating a fair, transparent and accessible recruitment process where every candidate has the opportunity to succeed.

We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds, particularly those currently underrepresented in our workforce, including those from the global majority. We recognise that not everyone has equal access to opportunities and are working to address this.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and ensuring all candidates receive a positive and equitable experience.

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications

• RMN or equivalent professional qualification.
• Non-Medical Independent Prescriber
• Study experience at Masters level, study at that level or clinical experience.
• BFT trained and recent experience of facilitating BFT with service users and their families

Experience

• Guidance Score Extensive experience which has required supervision and mentorship of others.
• Extensive experience of practice within clinical areas
• Experience of supporting people with first episode psychosis
• Experience of implementing evidence based practice and or service improvement initiative.

Knowledge

• Able to demonstrate sound clinical expertise and knowledge of mental health disorders and their treatments.

Please be aware that, due to the high number of applications for certain roles, this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post may be 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.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.