Job summary
Employer heading
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Band 7
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.
Nearly 3,800 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 1,400+ staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, catering, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we’d love you to join us!
We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles, please indicate in your application if this is something you require
JOB DESCRIPTION/PERSON SPECIFICATION
Please read the job description/person specification carefully and ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience needed.
YOUR APPLICATION
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Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join a new team and growing service, which aims to help young people at risk of developing psychosis who are experiencing an at-risk mental state. The Therapeutic Interventions for Distressing unusual Experiences Service (TIDES) is a brand-new team working therapeutically with young people across Norfolk & Waveney. We are seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the existing team on a full or part time basis. Your choice of base could be Norwich, Great Yarmouth, or King’s Lynn. However you would be expected to work flexibly between bases in Norwich, Great Yarmouth, Kings Lynn, and home.
You would have a RMN or equivalent professional qualification. Non-Medical Independent Prescriber. Degree Level Qualification or studies at equivalent level.
Main duties of the job
You will be providing clinical leadership to the clinical team in the care, treatment and therapy of the service user, with a clear focus on clinical risk and its management. You will have a passion to influence, lead and motivate staff at all levels within the clinical environment to deliver high quality care. This will also include providing expertise, support and advise to clinical practitioners regarding all aspects of clinical care including implementing best practice based on evidence based practice and National Guidance.
Other duties include providing information, education and support for serve users and their carers re coping with diagnosis and treatment, the interpretation of national guidelines and relevant research to inform local practice and procedures to achieve best practice.
The ideal candidate will be a team player, have a good interpersonal skill, is flexible in their approach, and is enthusiastic about working with young people and young adults, to help live the lives they want to.
Working for our organisation
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are a supported team currently made up of clinical psychology, systemic family therapy, trainee cognitive behavioural therapists and mental health practitioners which are from a variety of professional backgrounds. Our team will be offering young people evidence-based interventions such as psychoeducational work, individual CBT and family therapeutic work aimed at helping our young people and their families to cope with the move on from their unusual experiences. TIDES practitioners work with small manageable caseloads and hold an integrated approach to the care we provide. You will be holding cases as under CPA and have a proven track record in delivering high quality care.
When you join us, you can expect a thorough induction and ongoing support.
As we continue to grow you will be supported by a full MDT to include psychiatry, and support workers. You’ll be joining a team with extensive experience of working in a psychosis pathway, and we are passionate about helping our growing team to develop their skills and understanding in this area through ongoing CPD . You will be joining a supportive environment, with regular clinical team meetings, reflective practice and opportunities to work with the wider MDT.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Non-Medical Independent Prescriber
- Nursing Degree or equivalent e.g. Dip OT or Dip SW
Desirable criteria
- Study Experience at Masters Level.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience at which has required supervision and mentorship of others
- Extensive experience of practice within clinical area with proven track record in delivering high quality care.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate widely in a clear manner.
- Ability to self-manage time and meet agreed deadlines.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- able to demonstrate sound clinical expertise and knowledge of mental health conditions and their treatments.
- Good understanding of At-risk Mental States.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kim Wilkinson
- Job title
- Community Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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