Clinical Nurse Specialist

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Ryde; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the Community Mental Health Team on the Isle of Wight. You will work autonomously and as part of the wider team to lead on assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care within CMHS.

You will support Team Leaders and the Service Manager, provide clinical leadership to the service, and offer specialist advice to clinicians, doctors, psychologists and pharmacists.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, effective and evidence-based care within the designated Community Mental Health Service pathway
• Attend governance and quality meetings
• Support with complaints handling, mental health act tribunals and investigations
• Develop action plans in line with service improvements
• Provide high-quality care in partnership with other professionals and agencies
• Ensure robust assessments and risk management plans are in place and reviewed
• Initiate pharmacological treatments within own competency with supervision
• Refer service users to appropriate teams for treatment and support
• Provide clinical oversight and supervision for mental health practitioners
• Support resource management to meet service user needs
• Act as escalation point for complex clinical cases
• Provide clinical supervision to team members
• Contribute to training and development of colleagues

Skills

Clinical leadership

Governance

Risk assessment

Teamwork

Job description

We are recruiting for a Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our Community Mental Health Team on the Isle of Wight. The successful applicant will work autonomously and as part of the wider team to provide clinical leadership in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care within Community Mental Health Service (CMHS). This is a key role in supporting the Team Leaders, and the Service Manager with providing clinical leadership to the service. you will support the team with complex clinical support and advice. The role will also provide clinical leadership for the clinic team and working closely with the doctors, psychologists and pharmacist.Main duties of the job

• To be responsible and accountable for ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and evidence-based care for people allocated within the designated pathway
• Attending governance and quality meetings
• Supporting with managing complaints, mental health act tribunals and investigation
• Completing of action plans in line with, service improvements
• To provide high quality care and treatment in conjunction with other professionals and work in partnership with other agencies to provide seamless, flexible services which meet the needs of patients and their carers to reach their care planned goals
• To ensure accurate and comprehensive assessments and risk management plans are in place and reviewed as required
• To initiate and monitor pharmacological treatments in line with own competency, and access appropriate supervision in relation to this
• To signpost or refer service users to appropriate teams/agencies for appropriate treatment and support
• To provide clinical oversight and supervision for the mental health practitioners within the service.
• To work in conjunction with the Team Lead and other senior staff to ensure the timely and effective use of resources to meet the needs of the service users
• To be a point of escalation within the team for complex clinical cases
• To provide clinical supervision to clinicians as required within the team
• To contribute to training and development of colleagues within the team

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, combining the expertise and services of multiple NHS providers to deliver high-quality healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. With a dedicated workforce exceeding 12,000 staff and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we offer an extensive range of services, including mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health care, reaching diverse communities across urban, rural, and coastal areas. We are committed to delivering care with compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, ensuring that our patients and service users are at the heart of everything we do. By working closely with our partners, we're creating a forward-thinking, inclusive organisation that champions staff development, well-being, and collaboration. Join us and be part of an organisation dedicated to delivering exceptional healthcare; where your skills and ambitions can make a real difference to the communities we serve, now and in the future.