Clinical Specialist Nurse

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

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a Clinical Specialist Nurse to join their North and South Durham Liaison Psychiatry team. This role involves providing clinical leadership, supporting team members, and managing care for patients with complex needs. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in mental health nursing and a commitment to improving patient care.

Qualifications

• Experience working with patients with complex needs.
• Significant experience in clinical risk assessment and management.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and mental health legislation.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and support to team members.
• Participate in service development and management of older people accessing the service.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external partners.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Coaching skills

Complex risk assessment

Safeguarding

Team working

Education

Current Professional Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council

Postgraduate diploma in a relevant subject

Recognised qualification in a governed therapy/advanced clinical qualification

Job description

Go back Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Specialist Nurse

The closing date is 04 June 2025

North and South Durham Liaison Psychiatry team are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, and confident professional to take an exciting opportunity of becoming a Clinical Specialist Nurse for substance misusewithin our diverse and friendly team. The post is to cover both teams which are Durham and Darlington Liaison Psychiatry team therefore would be based across both teams. Thesuccessful candidate will be expected to travel independently.

In this role, you will offer clinical leadership support to colleagues, participate in service development, co-ordination of the assessment, treatment and management of older people accessing the service. The Clinical Specialist Nurse will offer advice and consultation regarding the management of the client group to colleagues within the team and other agencies, as necessary.

We are looking for someone who is highly motivation with a keen interest for continuing the improvement of our older persons care and treatment. We are proactive in developing and piloting new ways of working, taking in consideration the voices of our service users and their families to develop better ways of working.

We will look forward to welcoming the successful candidate to work alongside the team in developing future ways of working. If you are looking for an opportunity to develop your skills, then this could be the job for you!

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a Band 7 Clinical Specialist Nurse who holds a Non-Medical Prescriber qualification.

The successful candidate will be expected to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment and provide clinical leadership within the team, working alongside the Team Manager utilising skills to support team members.

The post holder will be part of a resilient and professional team working collaboratively with internal and external partners to support the needs of those who are experiencing a deterioration in their mental health and their family / carer needs. The team takes a recover orientated, formulation driven approach, which values shared decision making.

Strong team working is essential, requiring networking with a variety of people, as well as working in partnership with a range of different agencies both internal and external to the team.

You will be able to demonstrate strong clinical leadership, coaching skills, excellent / sound knowledge of mental health care, complex risk assessment, safeguarding and its application to practice.

About us

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

From education, prevention, crisis and specialist care, our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities, and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We are committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it. We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Job responsibilities

You will be well supported and work within a friendly team with opportunities for continuing professional development.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Current Professional Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council - RMN / RNLD/ RGN (RNSC - CAMHS Only)
• Recognised Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor or currently in progress of achieving.
• Trained in Clinical Supervision and providing Clinical Supervision or in the process of achieving
• Postgraduate diploma in a subject relevant to the area Or be willing to work towards and achieve within 2 years and
• Within the first year of being in post hold a recognised qualification in a governed therapy/advanced clinical qualification e.g Intermediate Systemic Family Therapy/Post Grad diploma in CBT/British Isles Dialectical Behaviour Therapy /NMP (Independent Prescriber)
• And Have Equivalent clinical experience to that of a Post Grad Diploma/master's level such as working as a band 6 (or above) in relevant clinical area with significant experience (see below under experience), together with evidence of relevant CPD

Experience

• Significant experience working with patients with complex needs in the specialist field.
• Significant experience working with patients who display risk behaviours
• Clinical risk assessment and management and its application in practice
• Working collaboratively with service users their families and carers
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Quality improvement activities

Knowledge

• Extensive knowledge of current issues relating to health needs of patients in the field of practice, regionally and nationally
• Understanding and working knowledge of the legal framework and statutory obligations under the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act
• Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice.
• Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice
• Clinical Governance and its application in practice
• Working knowledge of clinical medicines management
• Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment (depending on specialist area)

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.

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust