Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
The Bishop Auckland and Dales are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, and confident professional to take an exciting opportunity of becoming a Clinical Specialist Nurse within our diverse and friendly team. We are based at the Auckland Park Hospital in Bishop Auckland; however, the successful candidate will be expected to travel independently.
In this role, you will offer clinical leadership support to colleagues, participate in service development, co-ordination of the assessment, treatment and management of older people accessing the service. The Clinical Specialist Nurse will offer advice and consultation regarding the management of the client group to colleagues within the team and other agencies, as necessary.
We are looking for someone who is highly motivated with a keen interest in continuing the improvement of our older persons care and treatment. We are proactive in developing and piloting new ways of working, taking into consideration the voices of our service users and their families to develop better ways of working.
We will look forward to welcoming the successful candidate to work alongside the team in developing future ways of working. If you are looking for an opportunity to develop your skills, then this could be the job for you!
Main Duties of the Job
An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a Band 7 Clinical Specialist Nurse who is a Non-Medical Prescriber qualification.
The successful candidate will be expected to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment and provide clinical leadership within the team, working alongside the Team Manager, utilizing skills to support team members.
The post holder will be part of a resilient and professional team working collaboratively with internal and external partners to support the needs of those who are experiencing a deterioration in their mental health and their family/carer needs. The team takes a recovery-oriented, formulation-driven approach, which values shared decision making.
Strong team working is essential, requiring networking with a variety of people, as well as working in partnership with a range of different agencies both internal and external to the team.
You will be able to demonstrate strong clinical leadership, coaching skills, excellent knowledge of mental health care, complex risk assessment, safeguarding, and its application to practice.
About Us
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York, and Selby.
From education, prevention, 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.
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 are 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 Responsibilities
You will be well supported and work within a friendly team with opportunities for continuing professional development.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
For further details/informal visits, please contact: Judith Brown, Community Modern Matron at 07584594403.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Current Professional Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council - RMN / RNLD/ RGN (RNSC - CAMHS Only).
* 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.
* 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).
* Have equivalent clinical experience to that of a Post Grad Diploma/master's level such as working as a band 6 (or above) in a relevant clinical area with significant experience (see below under experience), together with evidence of relevant CPD.
Skills
* Extensive knowledge of normal child and adolescent development, child and adolescent mental health disorders, and knowledge of specialist therapeutic interventions within the CAMHS specialty and Child Protection Procedure/Policy.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills which are clearly demonstrated.
* Good organisational and time management skills.
* Community Transformation Framework or iThrive Framework and its application in practice.
* Research methodology or within agreed timescale.
* Developing practice standards.
* Inter-agency and partnership working.
* Demonstrate clinical history taking and assessment skills in order to provide nurse-led diagnosis and treatment planning.
* Demonstrate leadership qualities and motivational skills.
* Demonstrate effective communication, organisational, and administrative skills.
* Write reports.
* Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional settings.
* Use approved techniques in physical intervention if required in the appropriate clinical area.
* Demonstrate recovery-focused practice.
Experience
* 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.
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.
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