Main area Community Mental Health Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent: Fixed term/secondment considered Hours
* Full time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (The service operates 7 days a week, 8am–10pm. Flexibility is required to support shift patterns and service needs.) Job ref 246-WSU7659147-D
Site Stowmarket Town Suffolk Salary £49,387 - £56,515 gross per annum/pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 18/06/2026 23:59
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people’s and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience
Job overview
We are looking for a Clinical Nurse Specialist/Advanced Clinical Specialist, with extensive mental health knowledge, educated to degree level who has completed post reg training to at diploma/degree level e.g. CBT, DBT, Systemic Training, NMP or AMHP.
Are you an experienced clinician who is highly motivated with a range of transferrable skills and is enthusiastic about working with children, young people and families? We want to hear from you! In exchange you will be well supported within a friendly and well established team, with continuing opportunities for you and your ongoing professional development.
We are looking for people to join us to continue to build a successful service. We aim to continuously improve the service delivery and outcomes as a part of NSFT.
Main duties of the job
* 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.
* Be able to travel independently
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Some of the benefits you can expect:
* a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
* career progression
* starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
* NHS discounts and many more
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