Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for two Clinical Nurse Specialists who are already a Non-medical prescriber or willing to complete necessary training within an agreed timeframe to work within Health and Justice Services.

One vacancy will be working at HMP Millsike, which is a Category C resettlement prison, and will lead on the Physical Care pathway

The second vacancy will be working across HMP Millsike and HMP Full Sutton (which is a high secure prison). This vacancy will take the lead on supporting the implementation of the Older Persons pathway.

This role is subject to Prison Vetting and the successful candidate must pass this before commencing employment. This includes a thorough review of personal information, including a criminal record check (both spent and unspent), a review of financial standing, and social media checks. Please note that vetting checks may also extend to family members and associates. You must also have resided in the UK for 3 years at the point of application. This will be considered as part of the shortlisting criteria and your application may be rejected if you do not meet this criteria.

Main duties of the job

The main duty of the job is to support the Clinical leadership, practice and oversight of the Integrated mental health Inreach team, leading on professional development, clinical and caseload supervision, clinical audit and ensuring the delivery of robust evidence-based practice.

The Clinical Nurse Specialist will support Clinical Leads and students on placement.

The successful candidate, will hold a caseload of patients with complex needs, providing nurse-led diagnosis, and treatment planning

Post holder will be an NMP, (independent prescriber) or within an agreed time frame work towards gaining this qualification.

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.

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.