Clinical Specialist Nurse - Older People Mental Health

NHS; York; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Clinical Specialist Nurse - Older People Mental Health

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Specialist Nurse to shape, develop and have an area of specialism of older peoples mental health within the mental health team. The role would work across HMP Millsike, (a brand new Category C men's prison), and HMP Full Sutton (Category A men's prison) located in the village of Full Sutton near York.

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust were recently awarded the Mental Health Service contract to begin delivering services at HMP Millsike in April 2025.

This is a rare opportunity to be part of a new mental health team of a brand new prison site.

Your clinical expertise and extensive knowledge will support the delivery of Mental Health provision and develop pathways, quality care and clinical governance structures. This role will include a specialist role in developing and delivering older peoples mental health care pathway.

You will have extensive experience of working within a prison or wider forensic services. You will have a positive and compassion-focused attitude towards service users within the prison environment. You will have an awareness of the clinical difficulties that arise for individuals within secure environments and be able to lead by example. The post requires the highest standards of professional practice, and exceptional communication and relationship skills.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an experienced Nurse who will thrive amongst the multi-disciplinary team of professionals to assess, plan and provide patient care. You will work within a team of Registered Mental Health and Learning Disability Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Primary Care Mental Health Practitioners as well as wider partner agencies including primary care services, social care and prison colleagues.

We offer robust supervision arrangements and a comprehensive induction and workforce development plan with a vast array of personal, professional and academic training opportunities enabling you to expand your skill set and evidence-based practices.

You will be required to be innovative, flexible and able to engage clients with complex needs. We require the post holders to be committed to equal opportunities and non-discriminatory practices and reflect the trust values of Responsibility, Respect and Compassion.

Alongside the Clinical Nurse Specialist and Nurse Consultant, the post holder will be the professional lead for nurses within the teams, leading on professional development and the delivery of robust evidence-based practice. They will ensure high professional standards of nursing.

About us

We invest in your training and development. All staff who join TEWV will be provided with a comprehensive induction programme.

Continuous professional development is important to TEWV. Once you are comfortable in your new role, you and your manager will work collaboratively to form a Personal Development Plan (PDP), your personal career aspirations are taken into account and the trust will provide you with the resources you need to develop.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for further detailed information regarding the role and main responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Experience

• Current Professional Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council - RMN / RNLD/ RGN (RNSC - CAMHS Only)
• Recognised Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor or currently in progress of achieving.
• Trained in Clinical Supervision and providing Clinical Supervision or in the process of achieving.
• Postgraduate diploma in a subject relevant to the area or be willing to work towards and achieve within 2 years.
• Within the first year of being in post hold a recognised qualification in a governed therapy/advanced clinical qualification e.g Intermediate Systemic Family Therapy/Post Grad diploma in CBT/British Isles Dialectical Behaviour Therapy /NMP (Independent Prescriber).
• Equivalent clinical experience to that of a Post Grad Diploma/master's level such as working as a band 6 (or above) in relevant clinical area with significant experience (see below under experience), together with evidence of relevant CPD.
• Significant experience working with patients with complex needs in the specialist field.
• Significant experience working with patients who display risk behaviours.
• Clinical risk assessment and management and its application in practice.
• Working collaboratively with service users, their families and carers.
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Quality improvement activities.

Knowledge

• Extensive knowledge of current issues relating to health needs of patients in the field of practice, regionally and nationally.
• Understanding and working knowledge of the legal framework and statutory obligations under the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act.
• Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice.
• Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
• Clinical Governance and its application in practice.
• Working knowledge of clinical medicines management.
• Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment (depending on specialist area).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust