Clinical Nurse Specialist

Clinical Nurse Specialist

The closing date is 04 February 2026

The Mental Health division of Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust comprises of three directorates;
Adult Mental Health, Mental Health Services for Older People and Specialist Services. More than 2,800 dedicated staff provide vital and integral healthcare services for our patients in a variety of settings, ranging from community through to acute wards, covering a vast geographical area.

We're investing heavily in our staff, facilities and patient care. As we move into this new chapter, we need a strong, motivated and compassionate workforce to reflect our core values of Honesty, Compassion, Trust, Respect and Teamwork. There has never been a better time to join our growing team.

As a band 7 clinical nurse specialist your main duties will be:

• To provide a defined level of specialist assessment and provide access to interventions for a diverse patient group and their families under the care programme approach, who present with significant mental health conditions.
• To offer a stabilisation outpatient clinic with the potential to prescribe medications, to patients that have attended Nottingham University hospitals and seen by liaison psychiatry.
• To provide realistic timely or occasionally intensive support to patients within an acute hospital setting.
• To demonstrate active clinical leadership skills within the team, providing education and supervision to junior staff members and other professionals.

#TeamNotts

HC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.

Clinical Work Practice
- To implement and evaluate safe, creative and effective treatment plans in collaboration with the patients diverse needs, their carers and other professionals. To ensure all interventions are evidence based and designed to reduce stress and anxiety, manage risk and aid recovery. To maintain accurate, timely and relevant clinical records both written and computerised. To maintaining the safe custody of healthcare records.

To be responsible for the team and individual application for safe monitoring, management and administration of medication as required by Trust policy. Evidence of awareness and completion of relevant assessments. Individual care plans which are specific to areas of need and are evidence based. Quality service provision is reported by service users and carers. Appropriate professional and agreed criteria are met.

Clinical Governance systems maintained. Practice is monitored through regular supervision process. Trust Policy and procedures are followed. Safe Practice is delivered. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Standards, Guidance and…