Specialist Nurse

CNTW NHS Foundation Trust; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Gateshead is seeking an experienced Specialist Nurse (Band 7) to join their Community Treatment Team. This senior position involves advanced clinical assessments, leadership, and providing evidence-based interventions for adults with complex mental health needs. Candidates should have a valid NMC registration and relevant prescribing qualifications. Join us to make a positive impact on the lives of service users in Gateshead West.

Qualifications

• Substantial post-registration experience in community mental health settings.
• Capacity to assess, prescribe, monitor, and review medications in line with best practice.
• Ability to lead in a challenging yet rewarding environment.

Responsibilities

• Undertake advanced clinical assessments and formulate care plans.
• Provide clinical leadership, supervision, and mentorship to colleagues.
• Collaborate with health and social care professionals to promote recovery.

Skills

Advanced clinical skills

Excellent communication

Leadership in clinical settings

Education

NMC Registered Mental Health Nurse

Non-Medical Prescriber qualification

Independent/Supplementary Prescriber (V300)

Job description

Overview

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Specialist Nurse (Band 7) with Non-Medical Prescriber (NMP) qualification to join our Gateshead West Community Treatment Team. This is an exciting opportunity to take on a senior clinical role within a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team providing high-quality, recovery-focused care for adults with complex and enduring mental health needs in the community. As a key member of the leadership team, you will:

Responsibilities

• Undertake advanced clinical assessments, formulate care plans, and provide specialist interventions.
• Use your prescribing qualification to support safe, evidence-based pharmacological management in partnership with service users and carers.
• Provide clinical leadership, supervision, and mentorship to colleagues, supporting the development of skills and standards across the team.
• Act as a senior clinical practitioner within the Gateshead West Community Treatment Team, providing advanced assessment, formulation, and evidence-based interventions for service users with complex mental health needs.
• Use the Independent/Supplementary Prescriber (V300) qualification to assess, prescribe, monitor, and review medication in line with best practice and Trust policy.
• Work autonomously, managing a defined caseload while contributing to team triage, duty systems, and urgent response.
• Provide clinical leadership, supervision, and mentorship to nurses, support workers, students, and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Undertake and contribute to risk assessments and risk management plans, ensuring service user safety and positive risk-taking where appropriate.
• Lead and participate in clinical audits, service evaluations, and quality improvement projects.
• Collaborate effectively with other health and social care professionals, voluntary agencies, and carers to promote recovery and social inclusion.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and professional records using the Trust's electronic patient record systems.
• Actively participate in service development, pathway refinement, and implementation of national/local mental health policy.
• Demonstrate a commitment to professional development through supervision, appraisal, and ongoing learning.

Qualifications

• The successful candidate will be an NMC Registered Mental Health Nurse with substantial post-registration experience, including in community mental health settings.
• You will demonstrate advanced clinical skills, excellent communication, and the ability to lead in a challenging but rewarding environment.
• You will hold Non-Medical Prescriber (NMP) qualification and Independent/Supplementary Prescriber (V300) credentials, with capability to assess, prescribe, monitor, and review medications in line with best practice and Trust policy.

If you are committed to delivering compassionate, person-centred care and want to make a difference in the lives of people in Gateshead West, we would love to hear from you.

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.