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

Clinical Nurse Specialist

The closing date is 03 June 2025

Job summary

We have an excellent opportunity within the North Cumbria Inpatient Clinical Business unit, for a Clinical Nurse Specialist 8a role across our Acute mental health inpatient wards within Carleton Clinic, North Cumbria.

The Clinical Nurse Specialist will contribute to the strategic direction for the development of nursing practice within the designated Clinical Business Unit. Will take the lead in extending boundaries and creating frameworks for the enhancement of nursing within their speciality. The post holder will continue to strive towards excellence in nursing care and communicate this excellence to colleagues both within the organisation and externally. The post holder will work with the Nurse Consultant on nursing developments within this specialist area of practice.

Main duties of the job

Key Functions:

? Offering "specialist practice' within the service for up to 80% of the post.

? Professional leadership and advice, including clinical supervision.

? Take part in service developments within the CBU pathways.

? Education, training and development of staff, and a range of other agencies, statutory and non-statutory in conjunction with the Nurse Consultant. With formal academic links established.

? Undertake audit and related activities in aspects of clinical practice, therapeutic intervention and service evaluation involving service users and their families.

? Contribute to the strategic development of the nursing strategy for CNTW Trust.

The post holder will offer clinical and specialist professional input across the designated pathway within the CBU. It is envisaged that the post holder will have close links and develop consistencies in practice with equivalent Clinical Nurse Specialists across the locality group and the trust.

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 post is suitable for registered nurses and is an ideal opportunity for individuals who have significant clinical experience and a proven record of leadership, change management and innovation wishing to extend their role in delivering service developments, education and training, professional leadership and consultancy.

You will need to be clinically confident, solution focused and competent in working with individuals and teams in an inpatient setting and be able to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary context.You should have a collaborative and enthusiastic style as well as a passion and commitment to networking with other services across community and access within the North Cumbria Locality.

Date posted

20 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

263-ICG25-042-LB

Job locations

Carleton Clinic

Cumbria

CA1 3SX

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 20th May 2025

Closing date : 3rd June 2025

We welcome your application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 20th May 2025

Closing date : 3rd June 2025

We welcome your application.

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

Essential

First level registered nurse
Recognized teaching qualification.
Postgraduate qualification at Masters level or equivalent.
Evidence of continuous professional development.
Evidence of experience in therapeutic interventions relevant to working with enduring mental health problems i.e. PSI, CBT, Family Interventions, Group Work
Advanced level therapeutic training in one of the above modalities

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Experience of working therapeutically with adults with severe and enduring mental health problems requiring rehabilitation and recovery.
Have been involved in service development changes.
Awareness of the evolving healthcare agenda and the implications for nursing
Experience of audit and related activities.
Evidence of facilitating quality improvement in practice.
Knowledge of clinical governance issues.
Experience of training and education.

Skills and Competencies

Essential

Leadership skills.
Ability to work across professional and organizational boundaries internally and externally
Interpersonal skills
Ability to put strategy into action.

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

Essential

First level registered nurse
Recognized teaching qualification.
Postgraduate qualification at Masters level or equivalent.
Evidence of continuous professional development.
Evidence of experience in therapeutic interventions relevant to working with enduring mental health problems i.e. PSI, CBT, Family Interventions, Group Work
Advanced level therapeutic training in one of the above modalities

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Experience of working therapeutically with adults with severe and enduring mental health problems requiring rehabilitation and recovery.
Have been involved in service development changes.
Awareness of the evolving healthcare agenda and the implications for nursing
Experience of audit and related activities.
Evidence of facilitating quality improvement in practice.
Knowledge of clinical governance issues.
Experience of training and education.

Skills and Competencies

Essential

Leadership skills.
Ability to work across professional and organizational boundaries internally and externally
Interpersonal skills
Ability to put strategy into action.

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.