Clinical Specialist Nurse

NHS; Darlington; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a Clinical Specialist Nurse for substance misuse to join their Durham and Darlington teams. This role involves providing clinical leadership, coordinating care for older adults, and improving service delivery. The successful candidate will work autonomously, supporting individuals with mental health challenges in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health care and complex risk assessment.
• Strong teamwork and partnership skills across agencies.
• Demonstrated clinical leadership and coaching abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and support to team members.
• Coordinate assessment, treatment, and management of older adults.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external partners.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Coaching skills

Complex risk assessment

Safeguarding

Teamwork

Networking

Education

Non-Medical Prescriber qualification

Job description

Job summary

The North and South Durham Liaison Psychiatry teams are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic, and confident Clinical Specialist Nurse for substance misuse to join our diverse and friendly team. This role covers both Durham and Darlington teams, requiring the postholder to travel independently.

In this role, you will provide clinical leadership to colleagues, participate in service development, and coordinate assessment, treatment, and management of older adults accessing the service. The Clinical Specialist Nurse will also offer advice and consultation to colleagues and other agencies regarding client management.

We seek a highly motivated individual with a keen interest in improving care and treatment for older persons. We are proactive in developing innovative ways of working, considering the voices of service users and their families to improve service delivery.

We look forward to welcoming the successful candidate to work alongside our team in developing future practices. If you are seeking an opportunity to enhance your skills, this could be the perfect role for you!

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity to recruit a Band 7 Clinical Specialist Nurse with a Non-Medical Prescriber qualification.

The successful candidate will work autonomously in a fast-paced environment, providing clinical leadership within the team and supporting team members alongside the Team Manager.

You will be part of a resilient, professional team working collaboratively with internal and external partners to support individuals experiencing deteriorating mental health and their families or carers. Our approach is recovery-oriented, formulation-driven, and values shared decision-making.

Strong teamwork, networking, and partnership skills across various agencies are essential.

You should demonstrate strong clinical leadership, coaching skills, sound knowledge of mental health care, complex risk assessment, safeguarding, and its practical application.

About us

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York, and Selby.

Our teams work from education and prevention to crisis and specialist care, partnering with communities to ensure people feel safe, understood, and cared for. We prioritize listening to our patients and their families to support their recovery journey and involve them in decisions about their care.

We are committed to innovative approaches that improve regional wellbeing, engaging with communities and partners to deliver targeted mental health services. We aim to ensure everyone in our region has access to the mental health care they need to lead fulfilling lives.