Clinical Nurse Specialist

at  Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

I love working in CAIST for the difference we can make in a young person’s & their family/carer’s life, through their most difficult times .”
Is your passion working creatively with children and families? We are excited to offer an opportunity to join our Award Winning Under 18’s Crisis Service as a Clinical Nurse Specialist/MH Clinical Specialist supporting young people & families across Norfolk & Waveney. We have bases in East, Central & West Norfolk; we allocate a base closest to where you live. The role is peripatetic so you may need to travel to different sites; travelling independently is essential.
The CAIST (Crisis, Assessment & Intensive Support Team) service is a vibrant & dynamic service across Norfolk & Waveney & offers an 08.00 to 20.00 service, 7 days a week. The team offers community based intensive support to children, young people & their families. We aim to establish trusting therapeutic relationships, to reduce risks when children & young people may be experiencing high levels of distress. We work hard to help them avoid hospital admission & expedite safe & effective discharge when required. All caseloads are team held.
In CAIST, you can expect your role to be varied & diverse – no two days are ever the same! You’ll be a valued & supported member of our multi-disciplinary team consisting of Clinical & Forensic psychologists, Safeguarding Lead, Speech & Language, Occupational & Music Therapists, Nurses, Social Workers & much more.
Don’t just take our word for it, hear what one of the team said about working with us:
‘The team consists of a variety of great individuals from all backgrounds and skills, who feel passionately about supporting young people and what we do; this is demonstrated in the hard work and passion for the job.
Despite being challenging at times, working within the CAIST team is incredibly rewarding. Skill development and progression is encouraged to continually evolve and expand the service and I feel proud to be a part of such an amazing team.”
Whilst experience in working with children and young people would make you perfectly suited to this role, we are really open to welcoming people from clinical backgrounds who have experience in other areas of mental health. We understand that you will be able to bring with you a wealth of skills and experience to the team and would welcome new ways of thinking.
We are looking for people to join us with enthusiasm, optimism, fresh ideas and energy. We will expect you to want to work clinically but be equally as comfortable being part of strategic decision making.
We are looking for a dedicated mental health professional with either a Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, other psychotherapy or counselling qualification. We would love to hear from you if you have experience in working with people who suffer with mental health difficulties.
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
To provide clinical leadership to the clinical team in the care, treatment and therapy of the client group, with a clear focus on clinical risk and its management.
To influence, lead and motivate staff at all levels within the clinical environment to deliver high quality care.
To provide expertise, support and advice to clinical practitioners regarding all aspects of clinical care including implementing best practise based on evidence-based practice and National Guidance.
To sustain the clinically based training programme aimed at the development of staff within the clinical environment.
To provide information, education and support for service users and their carers re coping with diagnosis and treatments.
To interpret national guidelines and relevant research to inform local practice and procedures to achieve best practice.
To maintain own expert status by developing training and improvement projects underpinned by research and legislation.
To be member of the Trust Senior Nursing team and to contribute to relevant forums and meetings.
To take part in and facilitate audits relevant to patient care.
To take part in RCA reviews and implement any lessons learnt from incidents and complaints within the clinical area

Please refer the Job description for details