Clinical Specialist Nurse

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; Peterlee; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a Clinical Specialist Nurse to enhance nursing practice in the East Durham community team. This role involves providing professional leadership, ensuring adherence to high nursing standards, and engaging in training and research initiatives. Ideal candidates should have notable experience in clinical leadership and be passionate about improving patient care through evidence-based practices.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration required.
• Experience in a clinical leadership role preferred.
• Ability to provide training and education for other nurses.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop nursing practice within the team.
• Plan and implement training and educational activities.
• Conduct ongoing audits of care and service delivery.

Skills

Professional leadership

Evidence-based practice

Clinical supervision

Non-medical prescribing

Treatment planning

Job description

Overview

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Clinical Specialist Nurse to join the East Durham community Hub and Intervention team. The role will provide professional leadership for nurses in the designated specialty, lead on professional development, ensure the delivery of robust evidence‑based practice, and participate in establishing systems that embed clinical practice changes within the team and ensure they are sustainable.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional leadership for nurses in the designated specialty.
• Lead on professional development and ensure delivery of evidence‑based practice.
• Participate in establishing systems that assist in the development of clinical practice and ensure sustainable embedding within the team.
• Ensure high professional standards of nursing practice in accordance with the NMC code of conduct and maintain accountability to the Nursing and Governance Directorate.
• Plan, implement and participate in training and educational activities relevant to Practice Development for nurses in the designated specialty.
• Support the establishment and maintenance of high standards and continual improvement within the established governance framework.
• Undertake ongoing audit of care and service delivery, underpinned by research and evidence‑based practice, and conduct research as part of the role.
• Coordinate and deliver clinical supervision to support all nursing staff within the area of responsibility.
• Work as a non‑medical prescriber within the NMC framework and Trust protocol, in accordance with qualification and competence to practice.
• Provide nurse‑led diagnosis and treatment planning.
• Lead the delivery of clinical service, including supervision of clinicians and active participation in clinical decision‑making with other clinicians.
• Provide clinical leadership to colleagues in assessment, treatment and management of patients.

About the Trust

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby. From education and prevention to crisis and specialist care, our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with 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 and believe everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated. 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 and 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.

Sponsorship and Visa

We are able to offer sponsorship for a Health and Care Worker or Skilled Worker visa, subject to candidate and position eligibility. Please review the job eligibility guidance for skilled workers here: Skilled Worker visa: Your job - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and for the Health and Care Worker visa here: Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Health & Safety

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust is committed to the protection of staff, service users and visitors from second‑hand smoke and currently operates a no‑smoking policy which ensures all buildings and grounds are smoke‑free.

Welcome

Here at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys Foundation NHS Trust, we want you to have a positive experience when you start your new role with us. To ensure you have a great welcome, we offer two start dates per month: on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of that month.