Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist

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Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist, London

Client:

West London NHS Trust

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Job Views:

9

Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

Job Description:

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Band 8a Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist and Non-Medical Prescriber to join the Neuro-Developmental and Learning Disabilities Team, Hammersmith & Fulham (H&F) CAMHS based at 48 Glenthorne Rd, London W6 0LS.

The Neuro-Developmental and Learning Disabilities Team is part of the Tier 3 H&F CAMH Service, which includes an adolescent team, learning disability team, and child and family team. The Service links to a comprehensive Community CAMH Service, CAMHS Crisis Prevention/Care Team (ALLIANCE), and a CAMHS Eating Disorder Service. The post holder will be part of a growing team of clinicians with expertise in working with children and young people with complex mental health needs.

The Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist will join a supportive, committed, and skilled nursing team dedicated to improving outcomes for children and young people in mental health services.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will work autonomously to provide advanced mental health assessments and interventions for children, young people, and families. You will contribute to the leadership and development of the CAMHS Nursing Team and be involved in service development, audits, research, and quality improvement projects.

The role includes conducting highly specialist diagnostic assessments of children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions (e.g., ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Tic disorders) and co-morbid mental health issues. You will offer individual, family, and group therapeutic interventions, including risk management.

Non-Medical Prescribing responsibilities are essential, and training as an Independent Non-Medical Prescriber is required.

Working for our organisation

West London NHS Trust is a diverse healthcare provider in the UK, offering mental health, physical healthcare, and community services. It operates high secure hospitals like Broadmoor and provides services across London boroughs. The Trust employs 4,500 staff, with a diverse workforce, and is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission, with forensic services rated ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is a key partner in the North West London Integrated Care System and leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of key tasks and responsibilities, and the person specification outlines required qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge. The full person specification is attached.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

• Degree/diploma in Nursing
• Registration with the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) RMN
• Accredited courses in child and adolescent mental health practice
• MSC level training or equivalent experience
• Mentorship/teaching and assessing qualification
• Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification
• Research training
• CYP IAPT training

Experience

• Post-qualifying experience in multidisciplinary CAMHS
• Experience working with children with neurodevelopmental disorders
• Experience in various settings (clinic, home, school)
• Risk assessment and management experience
• Supervision and team management experience
• Operational protocol development
• Training delivery experience
• Child protection emergency management
• Audit/research experience
• Service development contribution

Core Competencies

• Competent in CAMHS assessments and risk assessment
• Understanding developmental issues and adapting interventions
• Safeguarding knowledge
• Effective communication skills
• Building therapeutic relationships
• Evidence-based intervention principles
• Family and cultural considerations
• Consultation and liaison skills
• Promoting self-management and recovery
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Change management
• Supervision and continuous development
• Specialist assessment skills (e.g., neurodevelopmental disorders)
• Partnership development
• Policy and protocol development
• Therapies such as CBT, DBT, Family, or Group Therapy

Administration and Record Keeping

• Clinical recording systems (RIO, JADE, COMMIT)
• Safe and secure record keeping
• Incident reporting systems
• Effective email communication
• Use of PowerPoint and other presentation tools

Attitude, Aptitude and Personal Characteristics

• Empathy and relationship-building skills
• Respect and dignity for service users
• Enthusiasm, flexibility, confidence
• Workload prioritisation
• Willingness to learn and adapt
• Professional conduct and professionalism