Clinical Nurse Specialist (RMN) - Lancashire

Care In Mind; Stockport; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health service provider is seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist (RMN) in Stockport. This permanent, full-time role includes hybrid working and requires experience in mental health settings. Key responsibilities include training staff and managing cases. Offering a salary of £47,307 - £52,065, enhanced benefits, and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Enhanced company pension

35 days holiday inc. bank holidays

Employee Assistance programme

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RMN).
• Band 6 or above experience.
• Legislative knowledge and experience.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to training and education of the residential team.
• Work autonomously within professional guidelines.
• Collaborate in risk management and case formulation.

Job description

Overview

Clinical Nurse Specialist (RMN)

Permanent- 37.5 hours per week (Mon - Fri plus on call)

Band 7

£47,307 - £52,065 Dependent on Experience

Hybrid Working – Applicant will be responsible for two sites in Lancashire and will travel to said sites once per week as a minimum (each). Applicants must be available and prepared to be on-site during working hours as required by the organisation, with flexible home-working around these times. We are unable to guarantee what days/times an applicant will be working from home and diaries are managed autonomously by individual practitioners based on service need.

Essential Criteria

• Registered Nurse (RMN)
• Band 6 or above experience
• Legislative knowledge and experience
• Experience of working with young people with complex mental health difficulties and neurodiversity
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Have access to a vehicle for work purposes with the ability to travel to the sites within the Care in Mind portfolio.

Desirable Criteria

• Case Management experience within a health & social care setting
• Accredited with safeguard qualification
• Experience of working in a community setting
• Experience of working within a secure setting

About Care in Mind

Care in Mind are a CQC registered specialist service providing NHS funded intensive mental health packages and residential placements for complex young people aged 16-30 often transitioning from inpatient or secure settings. We are a clinically led service working with young people with a history of complex trauma and personality disorders. Our friendly team is made up of skilled nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists and specialist residential staff.

Benefits

• Enhanced company pension
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• 35 days holiday inc. bank holidays , increasing with service
• Enhanced Company sick pay
• Life assurance Benefit
• Employee of the year awards
• Employee Assistance programme/counselling service
• Healthcare Cashplan with costs provided towards dental and optical care and a range of other healthcare treatments and benefits including discounted gym memberships
• Free on-site parking
• Paid DBS check
• Online shopping discounts
• Long service awards
• We are a Mindful and Disability Confident Employer

Role and Responsibilities

• The Post Holder will contribute to training and education of the residential team and facilitate reflective practice to ensure all intervention is effective and evidence based.
• Work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.
• Collaborate as part of a multidisciplinary core team in risk management and case formulation for cases of concern referred to the service.
• Work with mental health services while maintaining safe, sensitive practice with service users presenting a full range of clinical needs and risk behaviours.
• Provide a specialist assessment and treatment service based on comprehensive assessment from multiple sources (clinical interviews, psychological assessments, self-report measures, rating scales, observations, family input).
• Support colleagues and residential staff to reflect on practice using Young Person formulation and boundaries.
• Provide weekly 1:1 sessions with each young person on caseload, supporting recovery-focused goal setting and care evaluation in line with the Care Programme Approach.
• Support the Young Person to acknowledge needs and priorities for recovery, implement interventions to support recovery toward greater independence, and manage risk formulation.
• Support and deliver therapeutic group work.
• Support the organisation on-call (nights and weekends as per rota) and provide duty cover during office hours.
• Proactive stakeholder engagement with key stakeholders; screen referrals; assess suitability of new clients.
• Deliver training; provide supervision and line management of multi-agency professionals.
• Support systemic growth and development by engaging in working parties.
• Complete qualitative and quantitative audits and identify recurring themes with a solution-focused approach to improve outcomes.
• Provide advice and consultation on individual cases within the wider MDT.
• Utilise outcome measures and feedback to improve clinical practice in line with clinical governance agendas.
• Engage in joint assessments and treatments with members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Work across multiple settings and be involved in the dynamics of various multidisciplinary teams and environments.