Clinical Nurse Specialist
The Clinical Nurse Specialist will be a senior practitioner within the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT), providing expert clinical leadership, advanced assessment, and evidence-based interventions to individuals experiencing acute mental health crisis. The post holder will support the CRHTT in delivering intensive community-based alternatives to hospital admission, ensuring timely, safe, and person‑centred care within patients’ homes and community settings.
Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, the CNS will model high standards of clinical practice, undertake complex mental state and risk assessments, lead on clinical decision‑making, and contribute to gate‑keeping processes for acute admissions. The post holder will provide specialist clinical advice, consultation, and formulation to colleagues across the acute care pathway—including MHLT, AMHP Service, Bed Management, and Community Mental Health Teams—to promote safe and effective crisis management.
The CNS will take a leading role in service development and quality improvement, supporting governance, supervision, training, and implementation of key clinical frameworks. They will act as a role model for compassionate and recovery‑focused care, promoting least‑restrictive practice and instilling a culture of continuous learning, safety, and responsiveness.
Responsibilities
* Undertake comprehensive biopsychosocial and risk assessments for individuals in acute mental health crisis.
* Deliver high‑level clinical interventions and crisis formulations, ensuring safe and effective home treatment.
* Provide clinical leadership during daily MDT reviews, handovers, and SBAR planning.
* Act as a specialist resource to colleagues and external teams.
Leadership & Supervision
* Provide clinical supervision, reflective practice, and mentorship to junior staff.
* Support service development, QI initiatives, and audit programmes.
* Contribute to workforce planning, skill‑mixing, and clinical standards within the CRHTT.
Governance & Safety
* Support investigations, learning reviews, and implementation of safety actions.
* Promote a culture of civility, psychological safety, and continuous improvement.
Partnership Working
* Collaborate with MHLT, AMHPs, CMHTs, police, ambulance, urgent treatment centres, and inpatient services to ensure smooth crisis pathways.
* Act as a liaison point for families, carers, and external stakeholders.
Why work for us?
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.
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.
Contact
For further details/ informal visits contact:
Name: Brendan McConnellogue
Job title: Modern Matron
Email: b.mcconnellogue@nsft.nhs.uk
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