Clinical Nurse Specialist (RMN) - Lancashire

NHS; Stockport; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in NHS is seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist (RMN) for a permanent role based in Stockport. The position involves working with young people with complex mental health needs, requiring a Registered Nurse with relevant experience. You'll participate in multidisciplinary teams, provide specialist assessments, and ensure effective clinical practices within both residential and community settings. Hybrid working options are available, and competitive benefits are offered.

Benefits

Enhanced company pension

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

35 days holiday including bank holidays

Enhanced company sick pay

Life assurance benefit

Employee assistance programme

Healthcare cash plan

Free on-site parking

Long service awards

Mindful and Disability Confident Employer

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RMN) qualification required.
• Experience in case management within health & social care.
• Legislative knowledge and working with young people with mental health difficulties.

Responsibilities

• Assess and implement specialist interventions for young people.
• Contribute to training and support for residential teams.
• Engage collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and manage risk.

Skills

IT literate

Flexible work capability

Remote work confidence

Vehicle access for work

Education

Registered Nurse (RMN)

Job description

Clinical Nurse Specialist (RMN) - Lancashire

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

Band 7

Hybrid Working - Based at Head Office in Stockport, inclusive of Home working and with travel to Lancashire services.

Main duties of the job

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.

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 us

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.

Company 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
• Long service awards
• We are a Mindful and Disability Confident Employer

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for assessing, developing, outlining and implementing specialist interventions to young people, both within residential provision and independence packages of care within the community. The young people within the service will have often transitioned from long term hospital admissions or secure care provisions, as well as having been placed as an alternative to a hospital.

The Post Holder will also contribute to training and education of the residential team as well as facilitating reflective practice sessions to ensure all intervention is effective and evidence based. The Post Holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures.

The post holder will be expected to work as an integral part of a multidisciplinary core team in risk management and case formulation for cases of concern referred to the service.

The role requires the ability to work collaboratively, efficiently and effectively with mental health services, whilst maintaining the need to work safely and sensitively with service users present with a full range of clinical needs and risk behaviours, and the ability to engage with, and respond to, highly complex clinical, professional and ethical challenges and demands on clinicians and services

• A. Provide a specialist assessment and treatment service based upon comprehensive assessment of the young peoples needs from a variety of sources, including psychological assessments, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations, as well as interviews with young people, family members and others involved in the young persons care.

B. Supporting colleagues and residential staff to reflect on their practice and empathy levels, with reference to Young Person formulation and personal/professional boundaries.

Support and deliver therapeutic group work

Support the organisation on-call (nights and weekends as per rota)

Support duty cover for the organisation (during office hours)

Proactive stakeholder engagement with key stakeholders

Screening referrals

Assessing suitability of new clients

Delivering training

Supervision - line management of multi-agency professionals

Support systemic growth and development by engaging in working parties

Completing qualitative and quantitative audits and identifying any recurring themes with a solution focused outlook and a dedication to learning lessons and improving outcomes.

Provide advice and consultation in respect to individual cases within the wider MDT

Utilise outcome measures and feedback to improve clinical practice in line with clinical governance agendas

To engage in joint assessments and treatments with members of the multi-disciplinary team

Work across a number of settings, being involved in the dynamics of various different multidisciplinary teams and environments

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Is a Registered Nurse (RMN)

Experience

• Legislative knowledge and experience
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Experience of working with young people with complex mental health difficulties and neurodiversity.
• Band 6 or above experience
• Case management experience within a health and social care setting
• Experience of working in a community setting
• Experience of working within a secure setting

Skills

• IT literate with experience of working with Microsoft office applications
• A willingness and ability to work flexibly
• Ability to work confidently remotely and utilise platforms such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom.
• Have access to a vehicle for work purposes with the ability to travel to the sites within the Care in Mind portfolio

Other

• We will expect your values and behaviours to mirror those of Care in Mind, as illustrated on page 2 of this job description.

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.

£47,307 to £52,065 a yearPer annum - Dependant on experience