Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a competent, confident, and enthusiastic full time permanent Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our team. The Persistent Physical Symptoms service is based within adult mental health planned care services covering the County Durham and Darlington area and is located at Picktree ward, Lanchester Road Hospital, Durham
The recently expanded multi-disciplinary team works with patients who experience persistent medically unexplained symptoms including functional neurological disorders, predominantly in community settings to deliver care and treatment to enable individuals to reach their recovery goals.
We are looking for an individual who will be able to demonstrate a highly developed knowledge and understanding of, and experience working with a wide range of mental health conditions including those with sensory needs and can work flexibly to meet service need.
Due to the nature of the highly sensitive clinical roles and responsibilities, with specific regard to the psychosexual element of assessment and treatments offered within the team, it is an occupational requirement that this post is to be advertised as female only.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide evidence-based nursing assessment and interventions for patients with functional neurological disorders. They will be able to demonstrate thorough assessment of patient need and the therapeutic use of intervention to support patients in meaningful recovery of ordinary lives, daily roles and occupations. They will have the vision, energy and inspiration to develop creative, imaginative solutions to delivering nursing intervention in this clinical specialty. They will contribute collaboratively to plans to manage risk as part of the MDT.
The ANP role will include other responsibilities within the Service, including undertaking specialist training. This includes non-surgical treatment for chronic pelvic pain such as trauma and psychosexual work. Patients will be assessed in a multidisciplinary clinic, offered medical advice and explanation, hormone treatments, antidepressants (as required) and then seen in follow up by the advanced practitioner.
They will be part of the clinical leadership team, leading on the nursing element of the role. There is an expectation of ability to utilise skills including supervision of staff, development and delivery of training and service evaluation and development both within the team and wider within the trust and local statutory sectors and third sector organisations.
It is highly recommended that candidates contact the service directly to express their interest prior to application.
About us
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
There are varied opportunities for training and development, with CPD needs being identified and monitored through appraisal. There is a requirement for the applicant to hold an up-to-date and credited non-medical prescribing qualification, or willingness to work towards this within an agreed timescale. There is also a requirement for the applicant to look at expansion and development of the service and ensuring the specialist nature of the provision is reviewed and improved systematically.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please review the Job Description attached to this advert for full details of duties, responsibilities and required competencies. It is essential that candidates meet the Person Specification in order to be considered for this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please review the Job Description attached to this advert for full details of duties, responsibilities and required competencies. It is essential that candidates meet the Person Specification in order to be considered for this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current Professional Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council - RMN / RNLD/ RGN
- Recognised Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor or currently in progress of achieving.
- Trained in Clinical Supervision and providing Clinical Supervision or in the process of achieving
- Postgraduate diploma in a subject relevant to the area Or be willing to work towards and achieve within 2 years and
- Within the first year of being in post hold a recognised qualification in a governed therapy/advanced clinical qualification e.g Intermediate Systemic Family Therapy/Post Grad diploma in CBT/British Isles Dialectical Behaviour Therapy /NMP (Independent Prescriber
- And have Equivalent clinical experience to that of a Post Grad Diploma/master's level such as working as a band 6 (or above) in relevant clinical area with significant experience (see below under experience), together with evidence of relevant CPD
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience working with patients with complex needs in the specialist field.
- Significant experience working with patients who display risk behaviours
- Clinical risk assessment and management and its application in practice
- Working collaboratively with service users their families and carers
- Working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Quality improvement activities
Knowledge
Essential
- Inter-agency and partnership working.
- Demonstrate leadership qualities and motivational skills
- Demonstrate effective communication, organisational and administrative skills.
- Demonstrate recovery-focussed practice.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Able to work in accordance with Trust Values.
- Committed to continual quality and service improvement.
- Self-aware and committed to continual professional and personal development. Able to accept and respond positively to feedback from supervision.
- Committed to promoting a positive image of people with mental health conditions and learning disabilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current Professional Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council - RMN / RNLD/ RGN
- Recognised Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor or currently in progress of achieving.
- Trained in Clinical Supervision and providing Clinical Supervision or in the process of achieving
- Postgraduate diploma in a subject relevant to the area Or be willing to work towards and achieve within 2 years and
- Within the first year of being in post hold a recognised qualification in a governed therapy/advanced clinical qualification e.g Intermediate Systemic Family Therapy/Post Grad diploma in CBT/British Isles Dialectical Behaviour Therapy /NMP (Independent Prescriber
- And have Equivalent clinical experience to that of a Post Grad Diploma/master's level such as working as a band 6 (or above) in relevant clinical area with significant experience (see below under experience), together with evidence of relevant CPD
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience working with patients with complex needs in the specialist field.
- Significant experience working with patients who display risk behaviours
- Clinical risk assessment and management and its application in practice
- Working collaboratively with service users their families and carers
- Working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Quality improvement activities
Knowledge
Essential
- Inter-agency and partnership working.
- Demonstrate leadership qualities and motivational skills
- Demonstrate effective communication, organisational and administrative skills.
- Demonstrate recovery-focussed practice.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Able to work in accordance with Trust Values.
- Committed to continual quality and service improvement.
- Self-aware and committed to continual professional and personal development. Able to accept and respond positively to feedback from supervision.
- Committed to promoting a positive image of people with mental health conditions and learning disabilities.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Persistent Physical Symptoms Service
Lanchester Road Hospital, Picktree Ward, Bowes Lyon Unit
Durham
DH1 5RD
Employer's website
https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
