Job summary
Within this role you will be required to offer clinical leadership support to team members and the team manager, participate in service development, and review/prescribe medication to Children and Young People.
Preferably an experienced Clinician to work alongside the current leadership team in developing future clinical work and ways of working, offering on going prescribing support, and monitoring the safe and effective use of medication.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist with a Non-Medical Prescriber qualification (V300). Ideally the candidate would have ADHD medication included within their scope of practice.
The position would be with South Durham CAMHS, Acley Centre. If you are looking for an opportunity to develop your leadership skills then this could be the job for you.
The job is well supported by many other CNS's within the team all having responsibility for certain aspects of the overall care provided by this CAMHS Service.
We are looking for someone with high motivation and a keen interest in continuing the improvement of our young people's care and treatment.
The service is currently going through transformation and as such this is an exciting time to join the Trust and be apart of the modelling of this transformation.
Within South Durham CAMHS we are proactive in developing and piloting new ways of working taking in consideration the voices of our Service Users and their Families to develop better ways of working.
About us
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Details
Date posted
05 January 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
346-DDC-075-25-A
Job locations
Acley Centre
Carer's Way
Newton Aycliffe
DL5 4PE
Job description
Job responsibilities
Safe and effective prescribing of medication.
Monitoring and reviewing Children and Young People.
Care Coordination of Children and Young Peoples needs
Clinical Leadership support within the team
Recognising safeguarding concerns and effectively communicating with alternative agencies to escalate this appropriately.
Attendance at Safeguarding meetings, and core group meetings.
Monitoring and reviewing risk management, participating in the formulation of safety planning.
Offering clinical supervision, and caseload management.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
1. Current Professional Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council - RMN / RNLD/ RGN (RNSC - CAMHS Only.
2. Recognised Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor or currently in progress of achieving.
3. Trained in Clinical Supervision and providing Clinical Supervision or in the process of achieving
4. Postgraduate diploma in a subject relevant to the area Or be willing to work towards and achieve within 2 years and
5. Within the first year of being in post hold a recognised qualification in a governed therapy/advanced clinical qualification Intermediate Systemic Family Therapy/Post Grad diploma in CBT/British Isles Dialectical Behaviour Therapy /NMP (Independent Prescriber)
6. And have Equivalent clinical experience to that of a Post Grad Diploma/master's level such as working as a band 6 (or above) in relevant clinical area with significant experience (see below under experience), together with evidence of relevant CPD
7. Non-Medical Prescriber qualification (V300)
Skills
Essential
8. Extensive knowledge of normal child and adolescent development, child and adolescent mental health disorders and knowledge of specialist therapeutic interventions within the CAMHS speciality and Child Protection Procedure/Policy.
9. Excellent verbal written and communication skills which are clearly demonstrated.
10. Good organisational and time management skills.
Desirable
11. Good organisation and time management skills.
12. Psychological intervention/counselling.
Experience
Essential
13. Significant experience working with patients with complex needs in the specialist field
14. Significant experience working with patients who display risk behaviours
15. Clinical risk assessment and management and its application in practice
16. Working collaboratively with service users their families and carers
17. Working in a multi-disciplinary team
18. Quality improvement activities