Clinical Specialist - Nurse

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Clinical Specialist - Nurse to lead a CAMHS Crisis team in York. You will be responsible for clinical leadership, psychosocial assessments, and crisis management for young patients. The ideal candidate should be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and have at least 2 years of relevant experience, preferably in CAMHS. This full-time position offers opportunities for professional development and a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• Current Professional Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council.
• Post graduate qualification in a governed psychological therapy such as CBT, SFT, or DBT.
• Minimum of 2 years experience as Band 6, preferably in CAMHS.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to the service.
• Conduct psycho‑social assessments and manage clinical direction for junior staff.
• Lead a team of clinicians ensuring professional standards are maintained.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Psychosocial assessment

Clinical supervision

Communication skills

Crisis management

Education

Postgraduate diploma in a relevant subject

Professional Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council

Job description

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Specialist - Nurse

The closing date is 21 December 2025

Are you looking for a rewarding career in CAMHS? Are you an enthusiastic and creative clinical leader who is skilled in supporting change and who will bring new ideas? We have an exciting opportunity for a full-time Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist post in the NYYS CAMHS Crisis team.

Our locality-wide service provides young people under the age of 18 and their carers/families with access to 24/7 crisis support. Would consider condensed hours mainly Monday‑Friday with occasional weekends. This post will be based in York; however, you will be expected to travel around the locality/bases during your shift to provide clinical leadership and meet the clinical demand of the service. Therefore, it is essential that applicants can travel independently across the whole locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010. You will be able to claim for your work mileage incurred during your working day and have access to Team pool car.

The successful candidate will provide clinical leadership to the service and contribute to service development. The candidate will work in partnership with the Team Manager and the other Clinical Nurse Specialist to provide consistent care across the locality, as well as working with the wider clinical and operational leadership teams across the care group. It is essential that the candidate can work autonomously and works well in a team.

Main duties of the job

Experienced in conduct psycho‑social assessment, risk assessments and robust safety plans for young people experiencing mental health crisis. You will lead a team of clinicians, supporting the co‑ordination of the shift, providing clinical direction to junior staff whilst maintaining clear clinical oversight across the locality. You will demonstrate good communication skills when dealing with young people, families, colleagues and other professionals from partner agencies ensuring that professional standards are maintained. Providing sound clinical decision in crisis situations to help reduce and manage the potential risk of harm. You will have extensive experience in mental health services and have knowledge of CAMHS, including a good understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. MHA, MCA, Children’s Act), detailed understanding of Safeguarding, Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.

In this leadership role you will conduct clinical audits to identify areas of good clinical practice and identify any learning. You will have the skills to feedback audit findings in a professional manner, to encourage an open and transparent culture to maximise any learning as a team and wider organisation. You will be skilled in conducting clinical supervisions with all staff. You will also attend leadership meeting/events to support service development/delivery.

About us

We are a friendly and supportive team who welcome new members of staff. We are a nurse‑led service who thrive in a fast‑paced service. We strive to work collaboratively with our young people, providing a creative approach to their care. We encourage feedback from our young people, families and partners, so we can continually ensure that the care we provide is responsive and to a high standard. We have a good working relationship with our colleagues in getting help and getting more help CAMHS services. In this role you will develop good partnership working with external agencies by attending multi‑agency meetings offering expert support and guidance to colleagues in partner agencies for young people who present with complex and high‑risk behaviours.

Job responsibilities

We would consider a secondment into the post; however, candidate would need to have relevant permissions from there line manager.

The candidate will have a post graduate qualification in a governed psychological therapy such as CBT, SFT, DBT. Or be willing to complete in first year.

We are looking for someone with a professional registration in Nursing with a minimum of 2 years Band 6 experience, preferably in CAMHS.

You will be offered a staff induction period where you will be supported to build on your knowledge and skills.

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)
• 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.
• 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