Nurse Consultant

As a Nurse Consultant, the post holder will contribute to the strategic direction for the development of nursing practice within Community Mental Health services. They will also take the lead in extending boundaries and creating frameworks for the enhancement of nursing within their specialty. The post holder will also continue to strive towards excellence in nursing care and communicate this excellence to colleagues both within the organisation and externally.
The post holder will provide:
+ 'Expert clinical practice' within the service for at least 50% of the post, ideally including undertaking training and taking on the Responsible Clinician role in practice:
+ Professional leadership and consultancy, including clinical supervision
+ Education, training and development of staff, and a range of other agencies, statutory and non-statutory in management and treatment services for people presenting to the community services
+ Research into various aspects of service provision and service evaluation which involves this client group.
The post holder will be a key member of the senior clinical and management team.
To exercise full responsibility and autonomy for the therapy of clients ensuring appropriate assessment, formulation and interventions communicating with all involved with the care on a regular basis.

The Community Care Group North has an exciting opportunity for a motivated, values driven and passionate nurse for the role as Nurse Consultant. The opportunity is in the Psychiatric Liaison Team within the Access Clinical Business Unit.
The Nurse Consultant will have significant clinical experience and a proven record of leadership, change management and innovation. The role will encompass expert clinical nursing care along with key responsibilities for service developments, education and training, professional leadership and consultancy.
As a senior clinician you will exercise autonomy and provide appropriate clinical assessment, formulation and interventions. You will demonstrate excellent communication skills, working collaboratively with service users, families, operational teams and outside agencies to achieve best possible outcomes.
It is essential that the successful candidate will need to be a First level Registered Nurse, and have a Postgraduate qualification at Masters level or equivalent experience. The candidate should also have evidence of experience in therapeutic interventions relevant to the specialty, i.e. Non medical Prescribing, CBT, DBT, PSI, EFT, NLP and Family Interventions, Group work and will have Advanced level therapeutic training in one of the above modalities.
It is desirable for the applicant to be an Approved Clinician or be willing to work towards this.

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented, and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career

Band 8b
Hello!
We are so delighted you are considering coming to work with us at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW).
We know the power of looking into an organisation, one you might want to work in, or one where you are going to get help, and being able to say, 'I've seen somewhere I can fit in and be myself.' We're on a journey to make the Trust an inclusive employer, representative of the community we serve and we want more of our community to consider applying for jobs with us.
Opportunities for you
Spanning east to west coasts from Northumberland to Cumbria and from the Scottish Borders down to Middlesbrough we've got exciting new opportunities available at every level and in every area.
We offer flexible working, helping work fit around family and caring responsibilities, or training and development needs and there's lots on offer in the way of benefits, such as, lease cars, childcare schemes, staff discounts, season tickets for travel and a cycle to work scheme. All this in a vibrant workplace supported by the following staff networks.
+ Cultural diversity staff network
+ Disabled staff network
+ LGBT+ staff network
We also have a number of staff support groups which are open to any staff to attend. These Include:
+ Armed Forces and Veterans Staff Association
+ Mind, Health and Wellbeing Community
+ Menopause toolkit and cafes and staff carer support group
We offer fantastic personal development opportunities through our Collective Leadership Programme and other Organisational Development initiatives. Whatever you are looking for, you will be joining a supportive, friendly team, offering varied and interesting roles, with opportunities for career progression.
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