We fully support the use of AI and other tools to assist in writing your application. However, it's essential that the content, especially your supporting statement, is personalised and factually accurate. Your application should reflect your genuine experiences and qualifications to ensure authenticity and credibility Job overview We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Clinical Nurse Practitioner (RMN or RNLD) to deliver advanced nursing assessment and intervention within the National High Secure Deaf Service with complex mental health needs. This is a senior clinical role requiring excellent professional judgement, strong leadership capability, and a commitment to compassionate care across this specialist area. The postholder will offer clinical supervision, mentoring, teaching, and professional development to nursing staff and wider MDT colleagues. The postholder will w ork collaboratively within established MDT teams contributing specialist nursing perspectives to care planning, risk management, and treatment pathways. It would be desirable for candidates to have knowledge and/or experience of Deaf culture and the unique ways in Deaf people experience the range of Mental Disorders. As a senior clinical, the post holder will contribute to clinical audits, investigations, and quality assurance activity and will provide visible clinical leadership through deployment into ward settings where required to support staff, patients, and service delivery and to provide hands-on clinical support and leadership and reflective practice in response to service need. Advert To provide access to advanced healthcare assessment and intervention for a defined patient group and their families under the care programme approach, who present with significant healthcare problems/disorders. To provide advance clinical advice on the provision of treatments across this specialist area of practice. To provide a realistic or occasionally intensive support to patients in a healthcare setting. To demonstrate active leadership skills within the team, providing education and supervision to all staff within a MDT setting. 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 NHSHSW 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 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 Require a registered Nurse professional to deliver advanced nursing care to patients, in line with specific standards within a healthcare environment. The postholder will offer clinical support to the MDT through excellent clinical leadership and management skills. 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. Please note that this post does not meet the pay or skill level required for a Skilled worker visa. Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed a t the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary / skill level is below the minimum required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria here https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa Additional Information We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants. The Trust believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. We guarantee an interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum essential criteria. 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The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Convictions which would otherwise be considered as 'spent' will also be checked as part of an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.