Nurse Consultant - CAMHS Intensive Support and Core CAMHS

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Lichfield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Lichfield is seeking an experienced Nurse Consultant to join their CAMHS Intensive Support Team. This role focuses on advanced clinical practice and leadership within mental health services for children and young people. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in mental health nursing and a commitment to service innovation, as well as the ability to work autonomously. The position offers opportunities for career development in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Ongoing training and support

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Experience as a mental health nurse.
• Ability to work autonomously and in leadership roles.
• Expertise in Child & Adolescent Mental Health services.

Responsibilities

• Lead advanced clinical practice within the Crisis Intensive Support Team.
• Mentor and inspire the nursing workforce.
• Drive quality and service development.

Skills

Clinical practice

Leadership

Mentoring

Prescribing

Job description

Overview

Are you a passionate and experienced mental health nurse looking for your next challenge? We are offering a unique opportunity for a Nurse Consultant to join our CAMHS Intensive Support Team (IST) while also providing clinical leadership support across Core CAMHS. This senior role combines expert clinical practice and service innovation—giving you the chance to make a real difference to children, young people, and their families.

Responsibilities

• Lead advanced clinical practice within the Crisis Intensive Support Team
• Shape and champion the voice of nursing in IST and CAMHS
• Support, mentor, and inspire our nursing workforce
• Drive quality, innovation, and service development
• You will be required to work autonomously and be accountable for clinical nursing care across Child & Adolescent Mental Health services, predominantly Crisis and Intensive support services (CAMHS C&IST) and Core CAMHS. These are services for those CYP with the most complex clinical risk in the community and the role will provide leadership in clinical decision-making and care planning, and for professional nursing standards and leadership.
• You will initiate and take the lead on agreed projects to improve clinical effectiveness and efficiency in areas where nurses play a major role, which could include wider CYPMH nursing services.
• Safe and effective prescribing practice as a non-medical prescriber. The post may also provide leadership for adherence to best practice guidelines for NMPs across the services
• Undertaking independent comprehensive assessment and management of young people open to the service. This will include the completion of advanced risk assessment and management to ensure the promotion of the safety and well-being of CYP & families. This will incorporate systemic (family, social & educational), psychiatric, physiological, psychological and pharmacological considerations, requiring the post holder to make multifaceted complex clinical decisions regarding care.

About us

Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.

We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems. We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow. We are "United in our Uniqueness" and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.