Clinical Specialist Nurse

NHS; Peterlee; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK is looking for an experienced Clinical Specialist Nurse in Peterlee. The role involves providing professional leadership, ensuring evidence-based nursing practices, and coordinating clinical supervision. Successful candidates will have significant experience with complex patient needs and current professional registration with the NMC. This position offers a competitive salary and is an opportunity to lead and improve nursing standards in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Significant experience working with patients displaying complex needs.
• Knowledge of clinical risk assessment and management.
• Working collaboratively with service users and their families.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional leadership for nurses in the designated specialty.
• Ensure delivery of evidence-based nursing practice.
• Coordinate clinical supervision for nursing staff.

Skills

Clinical supervision

Risk assessment

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Quality improvement

Education

Current Professional Registration with NMC

Postgraduate diploma relevant to area

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and experienced Clinical Specialist Nurse into the East Durham community Hub and Intervention team, to provide professional leadership for nurses in the designated specialty, leading on professional development and ensuring the delivery of robust evidence based practice.

Main duties of the job

To participate in the establishment of systems assisting in the development of clinical practice, to ensure that the developments are embedded within the team and are sustainable.

To ensure high professional standards of nursing practice in accordance with the NMC code of Conduct, with professional accountability to the Nursing and Governance Directorate.

To lead the planning, implementation and participation in training and educational activities relevant to Practice Development for nurses in the designated specialty.

To support in establishing and maintaining high standards and continual improvement within the established governance framework.

To undertake ongoing audit of care and service delivery, underpinned by research and evidence-based practice. Undertakes research as part of the role.

To coordinate and deliver clinical supervision to support all nursing staff within the area of responsibility.

To work as a non‑medical prescriber within the NMC framework and Trust protocol, in accordance with qualification and competence to practice.

To provide nurse‑led diagnosis and treatment planning.

About us

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 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’re 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.

Details

Date posted: 01 December 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full‑time

Reference number: 346‑DDA‑152‑25‑A

Job locations: Merrick House, Seaside Lane Easington, Easington Village, SR8 3DY

Job responsibilities

The Clinical Specialist Nurse will take a lead role in delivery of clinical service to the patients and carers we support. This will include supervision of clinicians and playing an active role in clinical decision making along with other clinicians. The post holder will have responsibility for providing clinical leadership to colleagues in assessment, treatment and management of patients.

Contact details

Jessica Steele, 0191 527 5050, [e-mail]

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.
• 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).
• 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, together with evidence of relevant CPD.

Person Specification – 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.

Person Specification – 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information, visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Merrick House, Seaside Lane Easington, Easington Village, SR8 3DY

Employer's website

https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/