Job summary
We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Clinical Nurse Practitioner (RMN or RNLD) to deliver advanced nursing assessment and intervention within the National High Secure Deaf Service with complex mental health needs. This is a senior clinical role requiring excellent professional judgement, strong leadership capability, and a commitment to compassionate care across this specialist area.
The postholder will offer clinical supervision, mentoring, teaching, and professional development to nursing staff and wider MDT colleagues.
The postholder will work collaboratively within established MDT teams contributing specialist nursing perspectives to care planning, risk management, and treatment pathways.
It would be desirable for candidates to have knowledge and/or experience of Deaf culture and the unique ways in Deaf people experience the range of Mental Disorders.
As a senior clinical, the post holder will contribute to clinical audits, investigations, and quality assurance activity and will provide visible clinical leadership through deployment into ward settings where required to support staff, patients, and service delivery and to provide hands-on clinical support and leadership and reflective practice in response to service need.
Main duties of the job
To provide access to advanced healthcare assessment and intervention for a defined patient group and their families under the care programme approach, who present with significant healthcare problems/disorders.
To provide advance clinical advice on the provision of treatments across this specialist area of practice.
To provide a realistic or occasionally intensive support to patients in a healthcare setting. To demonstrate active leadership skills within the team, providing education and supervision to all staff within a MDT setting.
About us
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the NHSHSW and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Require a registered Nurse professional to deliver advanced nursing care to patients, in line with specific standards within a healthcare environment. The postholder will offer clinical support to the MDT through excellent clinical leadership and management skills.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.
Please note that this post does not meet the pay or skill level required for a Skilled worker visa.
Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary/ skill levelis below the minimum required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa.
Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria here https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
Job description
Job responsibilities
Require a registered Nurse professional to deliver advanced nursing care to patients, in line with specific standards within a healthcare environment. The postholder will offer clinical support to the MDT through excellent clinical leadership and management skills.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.
Please note that this post does not meet the pay or skill level required for a Skilled worker visa.
Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary/ skill levelis below the minimum required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa.
Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria here https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RMN or RNLD)
- Post qualification or equivalent experience in a relevant area of practice.
- Management and Leadership qualification
- Demonstrates continuing Professional Development
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding
Desirable
- The ability to deal with and resolve conflict
Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced knowledge of the principals of medication management and concordance
- Knowledge of education of others and identification of training requirements
- Advanced knowledge of the Care Programme Approach, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty and Safeguarding
- Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments
- Knowledge of the nursing 6 c's
Desirable
- Awareness of national local issues impacting of nursing care
- Knowledge of management theories
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate leadership and management skills and qualities
Desirable
- A high level of emotional intelligence
Values
Essential
- oAll colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: (Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork)
Physical Requirements
Essential
- oAble to physically participate in the management of violence and aggression training and its implementation in practice
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work to meet the needs of the service (including unsocial hours and bank holidays)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RMN or RNLD)
- Post qualification or equivalent experience in a relevant area of practice.
- Management and Leadership qualification
- Demonstrates continuing Professional Development
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding
Desirable
- The ability to deal with and resolve conflict
Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced knowledge of the principals of medication management and concordance
- Knowledge of education of others and identification of training requirements
- Advanced knowledge of the Care Programme Approach, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty and Safeguarding
- Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments
- Knowledge of the nursing 6 c's
Desirable
- Awareness of national local issues impacting of nursing care
- Knowledge of management theories
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate leadership and management skills and qualities
Desirable
- A high level of emotional intelligence
Values
Essential
- oAll colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: (Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork)
Physical Requirements
Essential
- oAble to physically participate in the management of violence and aggression training and its implementation in practice
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work to meet the needs of the service (including unsocial hours and bank holidays)
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
