Clinical Specialist - Nurse

NHS; York; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Clinical Specialist Nurse at a leading NHS trust. You will work autonomously in a fast-paced environment, providing clinical leadership while enhancing the quality of life and support for individuals with learning disabilities across a diverse geographical area.

Qualifications

• Must hold a current professional registration with NMC.
• Postgraduate diploma in relevant subject or committed to achieving.
• Significant experience in clinical settings with complex patient needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead on professional development to ensure robust evidence-based practice.
• Provide nurse-led diagnosis and treatment planning.
• Contribute to multi-disciplinary team working and clinical audits.

Skills

Clinical Risk Assessment

Clinical Governance

Knowledge of Mental Health Act

Evidence-Based Practice

Cache Management

Education

Postgraduate Diploma in relevant subject

Current Professional Registration with NMC - RMN/RNLD/RGN

Job description

Go back Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Specialist - Nurse

The closing date is 23 June 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the North Yorkshire and York Learning Disability Intensive Support Team for a competent, confident and enthusiastic Clinical Specialist Nurse.

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

The post holder will be part of a newly formed team working across the North Yorkshire area, Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale, Hambleton and Richmondshire, Harrogate & District and York & Selby . The team works collaboratively with internal and external partners to support the needs of individuals with a diagnosed learning disability and their family /carers to support intensively to avoid mental health hospital admissions, breakdown of placement and risk of hospital admission due to behavioural presentation. The team are friendly, professional, and innovative. They have a common interest in living the trust values, to support adults with learning disabilities to enhance their quality of life and emotional wellbeing. Coproduction and collaboration are key drivers of the team's work ethic.

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.

Main duties of the job

• Leading on professional development and ensuring the delivery of robust evidence based practice.
• To ensure high professional standards of nursing practice in accordance with the NMC code of Conduct
• To provide nurse led diagnosis and treatment planning.
• To undertake ongoing audit of care and service delivery, underpinned by research and evidence-based practice.
• To support the ward or team manager and other senior clinical staff in establishing and maintaining high standards and continual improvement within the established governance framework.
• To participate in clinical/professional and management supervision
• To contribute to multi-disciplinary team working
• To use system one electronic patient record system
• To abide by all Trust policies and procedures
• To be able to respond flexibly and creatively to challenges

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.

Job responsibilities

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

We welcome and encourage informal discussion prior to application / interview.

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

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)

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

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