Clinical Specialist Nurse

We are looking for a confident Clinical Specialist Nurse (CSN) to work within the Mental Health Services for Older People North East Community Mental Health Team based in York.

The CSN is the professional lead for nurses in the team, leading on professional development and ensuring the delivery of robust evidence based practice.

You would work with the leadership team to establish systems and to developclinical practice. Applicants should be a registered nurse with excellent knowledge of mental health services from across the community system, including primary care, specialist services, local authority & the voluntary and community sector.

This is an extremely supportive team with a positive outlook who regularly engage in wellbeing and team building activities both in and out of the work environment.

Main duties of the job

The successful post holder will provide specialist advice, guidance, training, therapeutic support, and consultation as part of the multidisciplinary community mental health team.

You will contribute to formulation of a services users need and creating evidence-based plans. Consultation to team colleagues and external health and care professionals and contributing to service development, evaluation and quality improvement initiatives.

Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

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.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.