Specialist Nurse

NHS; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a highly motivated band 7 Specialist Nurse within the North Cumbria Children's Mental Health Crisis team. The role includes team lead duties, operational management, and direct clinical care, ensuring high-quality support to children and their families in crisis. This position requires flexibility as the service operates 7 days a week.

Qualifications

• Experience working with complex mental health needs.
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Act and relevant legislation.

Responsibilities

• Lead on service development within the children's mental health crisis service.
• Provide operational management duties and support the clinical team.
• Work closely with the multi-disciplinary team to meet children's needs.

Skills

Leadership skills

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Expert Clinical Supervision Skills

Negotiation and conflict management

Education

Level Nursing Qualification and Registration

Degree or equivalent qualification

Job description

Go back Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Nurse

The closing date is 15 June 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen in our North Cumbria Children's Mental Health Crisis team for a highly motivated band 7 Specialist Nurse who will also have some team lead duties to manage and support the children's crisis service.

The post holder will ensure a high quality of care to children and their families who require this service. They will provide some operational management duties to support the service while clinically working into the service. The post holder will be support by and be part of the CYPS (children and young people) senior leadership team across North Cumbria in CNTW.

Main duties of the job

The service works with children experiencing acute mental health issues. The post holder will be required to work closely with the CYPS multi- disciplinary team, as well as with partner agencies to ensure the needs of these young people are met.

The post holder will lead on service development within the service and the wider CAMHS service.

The post holder will be the team lead for the service while offering senior clinical leadership to staff.

The service works 7 days a week 8am- 7pm so flexibility to cover the service is essential.

About us

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

The Trust aims to deliver a high quality of compassionate care to our children and families to ensure the best health outcomes.

We work in a supportive culture which is open and transparent where all staff, families and children are respected.

Job responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details.

Closing date : 15th June 2025

We welcome your application.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

• Evidence of leadership in a team
• Experience working with complex mental health needs
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
• Participate in Joint Development Reviews
• Commitment to Partnership working both multi-agency and multi-disciplinary.
• Coordinating and supporting staff in the day to day provision of clinical services.
• Knowledge and Understanding of equal opportunities legislation and policies.
• Experience working with children

Skills and Competencies

• A good knowledge of Mental Health Act
• Knowledge and experience of Mental Health Legislation
• Excellent interpersonal skills including negotiation and conflict management
• Evidence of effective organisational skills
• Evidence of Leadership Skills.
• Expert Clinical Supervision Skills
• Evidence of maintaining accurate and contemporaneous record keeping.

Education and Qualification

• Level Nursing Qualification and Registration
• Degree or equivalent qualification or experience in evidence based psychological therapies relevant to Pathway.
• ENB 998/P126/127
• Student Nurse Assessor Safeguarding Children and Adults Training
• If applicable to service Non Medical Prescriber
• If applicable attained "Specialist" level of competency as defined in "Closing the gap" (CSIP 2006)

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.

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust