Job summary
- Main area
- Liaison Psychiatry
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
- Job ref
- 186-058-26-MH
- Employer
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Highbury Hospital
- Town
- Nottingham
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Band 7
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Job overview
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
Main duties of the job
As a band 7 clinical nurse specialist your main duties will be:
-To provide a defined level of specialist assessment and provide access to interventions for a diverse patient group and their families under the care programme approach, who present with significant mental health conditions.
- To offer a stabilisation outpatient clinic with the potential to prescribe medications, to patients that have attended Nottingham University hospitals and seen by liaison psychiatry.
- To provide realistic timely or occasionally intensive support to patients within an acute hospital setting.
- To demonstrate active clinical leadership skills within the team, providing education and supervision to junior staff members and other professionals.
Working for our organisation
#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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical Work Practice
- To implement and evaluate safe, creative and effective treatment plans in collaboration with the patient’s diverse needs, their carers and other professionals.
- Ensuring all interventions are evidence based and designed to reduce stress and anxiety, manage risk and aid recovery.
- To maintain accurate, timely and relevant clinical records both written and computerised. To maintaining the safe custody of healthcare records.
- Responsible for the team and individual application for safe monitoring, management and administration of medication as required by Trust policy.
- Evidence of awareness and completion of relevant assessments. Individual care plans which are specific to areas of need and are evidence based. Quality service provision is reported by service users and carers.
Appropriate professional and agreed criteria are met Clinical Governance systems maintained.
- Practice is monitored through regular supervision process.
- Trust Policy and procedures are followed.
- Safe Practice is delivered.
- Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Standards, Guidance and legislation is adhered to.
- Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy, guidance and legal frameworks are adhered to.
- To apply the principles on infection prevention and control and to comply with Trust policy, procedure and guidance for the team.
- To obtain and interpret physical Healthcare observations acting upon them when required and support the nursing staff around complex cases.
- Demonstrate and be responsible for the safe application of relevant, up-to-date legislation (including the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty etc) within a specified area.
- To be responsible for the team and individual application of safeguarding responsibilities for children and vulnerable adults in line with Trust policy, procedure and guidance, including making timely child and adult safeguarding referrals as required.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Maintain current registration with the NMC
- Professional clinical Qualification plus further specialist knowledge/post registration experience to diploma / degree level or equivalent knowledge and skills in mental health underpinned by theory or other formal training.
- Must have NMP
Desirable criteria
- Teaching Qualification
- NMP experience in clinical practice
Experience
Essential criteria
- Must have recent experience working within a Liaison Psychiatry setting.
- Previous experience of working with adults aged 18-65
- Demonstrate satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding
- Must have a minimum of 3 years post registration experience
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working within older adults aged 65+
- The ability to deal with and resolve conflict
Skills
Essential criteria
- Be willing to continue to develop and complete CPD
- Evidence of post graduate CPD
- Demonstrate Leadership skills and qualities
- Demonstrate Leadership skills and qualities
Desirable criteria
- A high level of emotional intelligence
Contractual
Essential criteria
- 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.
Role completion
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate a high level of clinical knowledge
- Understanding of current legislation
- An understanding of how a liaison service functions
- Demonstrate awareness of liaison Psychiatry KPIs
- Willingness to provide teaching to acute colleagues
- A willingness to evolve the CNS role
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of providing training
Values
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills
- Good IT and literacy skills
- Demonstrate the applicant is a team player
- Ability to work within an MDT
- Ability to provide clinical supervision and leadership
- Works within the values of Nottinghamshire Healthcare
Desirable criteria
- Experience of providing clinical supervision to others
Training
Essential criteria
- Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Daniel Mousley
- Job title
- Interim Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07387 033370
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Duncan Macmillan House
Porchester Road
Mapperley
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG3 6AA
- Telephone
- 0115 667 0369
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