Clinical Nurse Specialist

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Full time
An exciting opportunity for the post of Clinical Nurse Specialist has become vacant within the Adult Community Mental Health Services in Borehamwood.

Taking responsibility for making a significant contribution to the nursing input, participating fully in the referral and allocation process, assessments, treatment, risk management, safeguarding vulnerable children and adults, care coordination of service users as well as contributing to case discussions and service-related meetings.

Offering consultations and supervision to colleagues and students as well as staff within the team.

Main duties of the job To develop and provide highly specialist evidence-based interventions for service users, drawing on a wide range of theoretical frameworks and treatment modalities. To deliver timely, accessible services through both clinic-based and outreach models. To provide highly specialist advice and consultation regarding formulations and treatment to colleagues and external agencies working autonomously within professional guidelines. Care-coordinate a small caseload of service users delivering highly specialist assessments and integrated care.

About us Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the

Care Quality Commission .

Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provides health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health, and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence, and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional. Job description Job responsibilities To deliver timely, accessible services through both clinic-based and operational models. To provide highly specialist advice and consultation regarding formulations and treatment to colleagues and external agencies working autonomously within professional guidelines. Care-coordinate a small caseload of service users delivering highly specialist assessments and integrated care.

With others, be responsible for developing nursing practice in the service including the supervision of both nursing colleagues and colleagues from other disciplines in the service. To actively participate in supervision, appraisal, and professional development to enhance clinical skills e.g., nurse prescribing.

To work collaboratively and provide nursing consultation to other relevant professions within HPFT and external agencies to build capacity in terms of the early identification and physical and psychological management of disorders and/or disability.

To work collaboratively with colleagues in Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Care to improve existing service provision within the Trust, enabling the effective management of care in the community, avoiding inpatient admissions whenever possible.

To take a leading role in service innovation and development, including projects with other junior staff to ensure the delivery of safe effective nursing.

For a more in-depth Person and Job Description please read the attached documents before applying. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered Nurse (Mental Health/Learning Disability) Teaching certificate including annual update (ENB 998), or equivalent. Evidence of CPD Nurse Independent Prescriber

Desirable MSc in specific therapeutic treatment modality e.g., systemic practice, cognitive behavioural therapy. Postgraduate clinical and therapeutic qualification related to the community.

Experience Essential Sound experience of working in a range of settings relevant to the post Experience of nurse independent prescribing for relevant service user group Experience of working with service users presenting with emotional/psychological difficulties and challenging behaviour with their families and wider networks in situations of crisis and emotionally demanding environments. Experience and knowledge of implementing safeguarding procedures for children and adults Experience of teaching and training in practice

Knowledge Essential Knowledge of recent developments in mental health/learning disability provision for specific service user group including government initiatives for working with a range of service users with challenging antisocial behaviour in education and the community Knowledge of current developments in research and its application with the specific service user group

Skills Essential Ability to teach and train others using multi-media materials suitable for presentation within public, professional and academic settings Facilitating clinical supervision Skills in the use of complex methods of assessment and treatment of individual, couples, families, and groups frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. Prescribing medication for a group of service users, reviewing effectiveness and side effects.

Employer details Employer name Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address Civic Offices Borehamwood, Elstree Way, Borehamwood, WD6 1WA

Elstree Way, Borehamwood, WD6 1WA

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