Job summary
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust provides a highly specialist service for adults with Mental Health conditions and/or a Learning Disability. Our service at Carleton Clinic is an established inpatient service which includes male adult acute admission mental health, female adult acute admission mental health, older adult functional and older adult organic and learning disability services.
This post is suitable for a Mental Health or Learning Disability nurse, who is registered with the NMC. The post will provide senior leadership to inpatient services at night with the successful candidate providing senior management experience and clinical leadership to Carleton Clinic inpatient wards.
Main duties of the job
You will need to demonstrate senior clinical leadership and support to our inpatient wards out of hours.
You will need to be clinically confident, resilient, solution focused and competent in working within 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 out of hours.
The post requires someone who can adopt a flexible, adaptable, and proactive approach to the workplace.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 10th June 2025
Closing date : 24th June 2025
We welcome your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 10th June 2025
Closing date : 24th June 2025
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Professional Nursing Qualification: Registered Nurse (M) ENB 998 or equivalent
- ENB 998 or equivalent
- Evidence of ongoing study and development
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- At least 2 years post registration
- Having worked in a supervisory capacity
- Safe and detailed working knowledge of Mental Health Act
- Broad experience within various inpatient settings
- Experience of delivering clinical supervision
- Trust Policies and Procedures
- Clinical Risk Assessment and Management
- Professional responsibility and accountability
- Workplace Legislation eg. Health & Safety
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- A proven ability to work unsupervised
- Leadership skills
- Decision making
- Problem solving
- Negotiation, communication and interpersonal
- Crisis management
- Budget management
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Professional Nursing Qualification: Registered Nurse (M) ENB 998 or equivalent
- ENB 998 or equivalent
- Evidence of ongoing study and development
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- At least 2 years post registration
- Having worked in a supervisory capacity
- Safe and detailed working knowledge of Mental Health Act
- Broad experience within various inpatient settings
- Experience of delivering clinical supervision
- Trust Policies and Procedures
- Clinical Risk Assessment and Management
- Professional responsibility and accountability
- Workplace Legislation eg. Health & Safety
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- A proven ability to work unsupervised
- Leadership skills
- Decision making
- Problem solving
- Negotiation, communication and interpersonal
- Crisis management
- Budget management
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
