The Mental Health division of Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust comprises of three directorates; Adult Mental Health, Mental Health Services for Older People and Specialist Services. More than 2,800 dedicated staff provide vital and integral healthcare services for our patients in a variety of settings, ranging from community through to acute wards, covering a vast geographical area.
We’re investing heavily in our staff, facilities and patient care. As we move into this new chapter, we need a strong, motivated and compassionate workforce to reflect our core values of Honesty, Compassion, Trust, Respect and Teamwork. There has never been a better time to join our growing team.
We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our team as a Clinical Nurse Specialist / Senior Specialist Mental Health Practitioner. The role is intended to promote and develop clinical excellence within the Community CAMHS South team and to enhance the emotional well-being of children and young people within Nottinghamshire through sound evidence-based approaches. The role’s purpose is also to support the delivery of high quality and safe patient-centred care through direct clinical work, joint working with professionals and delivering supervision.
We want to help our staff reach their full potential, and are committed to providing the support, skills and development needed to succeed.
The Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) offers treatment for children and young people up to the age of 18 for mild to severe emotional and mental health needs. Our core purpose is to work with children and young people and their families/carers, who may be experiencing emotional and mental health disorders that have a significant impact on the child’s development and cause distress to the child and/or their carers. We aim to improve the mental health of all children and young people with the provision of a timely, integrated, high quality, effective, multi-disciplinary county wide service.
The post holder will work as a Clinical Nurse Specialist / Senior Specialist Mental Health Practitioner within the Community CAMHS South Team. They will hold an appropriate professional registered qualification (RMN, Social Worker or equivalent) and have experience in the supervision or mentorship of staff. They will have extensive experience of working therapeutically with young people and families as well as extensive experience of risk assessment and management. They will have an understanding and working knowledge of the CAMHS system as well as working knowledge and experience of the provision of therapeutic approaches for young people and their families.

TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire’s biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic and innovative individual to work as a Clinical Nurse Specialist/ Senior Specialist Practitioner in the Community CAMHS South team.
This team supports young people and families presenting with mild- severe mental health difficulties within Rushcliffe, Gedling, Broxtowe and the City of Nottingham.
This role will involve the assessment, care co-ordination and treatment of the most severe and complex young people on the Community CAMHS caseload.
The post holder will promote and develop clinical excellence within the Community CAMHS team to enhance the mental and emotional well-being of children and young people within Nottinghamshire through sound evidence-based approaches.
This role will support the delivery of high quality and safe patient-centred care, by working as a senior member of the team, both supporting with and actively working with the most complex cases on the team caseload.
It would be advantageous for applicants to have had further professional training in different therapeutic approaches.
You will be required to work closely with the Clinical and Operational Leads for the team to ensure quality and excellence in service provision.
A key element of the role will be to support the development and sustaining of a positive working culture within the team and the broader service to support clinicians in feeling valued, listened to, supported and provided with clinical learning opportunities.
There will be an expectation for you to carry out audits as required in order to evaluate quality of care provision and to formulate improvement plans as needed.
A working knowledge of risk assessment, safeguarding procedures, experience of working with the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act is essential. Experience of working with young people experiencing mental health difficulties is essential.
Candidates should have excellent written and verbal communication skills and good IT skills.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010

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